5 designers pick their 5 favorite product experiences, hear more at Roadmap

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The design of a product isn’t really about aesthetics, it’s about the experience created from the product (as Om put it in this post this week). That’s one of the underlying themes of our annual Roadmap conference, to be held on Nov. 5th and 6th (yes, two weeks away!).

And it’s also the reason why we asked five of our favorite design-focused folks to weigh in on the five product designs that represent the very best in experience design. Here are their top picks, and they’ll be discussing these more at Roadmap in a final session to sum up the 2-days.

Shoshana Berger, Editorial Director, IDEO

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Shoshana Berger, Editorial Director, IDEO
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Square Wallet & Card Reader: The startup makes a sleek mobile payment system.
3 / 6

Spark Camera: A video app that lets you apply filters.
4 / 6

Smart locks like the one from Goji allow mobile and keyless entry.
5 / 6

Haptic Lab city quilts: Blankets designed from GPS maps (San Francisco above).
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MakerBot Replicator 2: A low cost mobile 3D printer for the maker community.

Josh Brewer, former Principal Designer, Twitter

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Josh Brewer, former Principal Designer, Twitter
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iPhone: Apple's highly successful foray into the smartphone market. First released in 2007, it now has 5 generations and has sold over 250 million.
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Uber: A venture-funded startup and mobile app that connects passengers with drivers of vehicles for hire.
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Google (especially Now, Maps and Search). Google Now is a personal assistant that offers up location-based information.
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Amazon stage
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Ryan Freitas, Cofounder, About.me

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Ryan Freitas, Cofounder, About.me
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Kindle Paperwhite: An e-reader meant for easier reading.
3 / 6

Dropcam: A Wi-Fi video camera with continuous cloud-based recording.
4 / 6

Fitbit Force: Wireless activity and sleep wristband.
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Fitbit Aria: A Wi-Fi smart scale.
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Julie Horvath, Designer, GitHub

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Julie Horvath, Designer, GitHub
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Twitter: The online social networking and microblogging service that is going public.
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Instagram: The online photo & video-sharing service bought by Facebook.
4 / 6

NSFWCORP: "Not Safe For Work Corporation is the Future of Journalism (With Jokes). "
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Netflix
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Rdio: An ad-free music subscription service.

Braden Kowitz, Design Partner, Google Ventures

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Braden Kowitz, Design Partner, Google Ventures
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Rdio: An ad-free music subscription service.
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Letterpress: iPhone word game from "pull to refresh" creator Loren Brichter.
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Google Maps: Web-based mapping application that features many map-based services.
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BitTorrent Sync: Lets you share files with family and friends, share files between mobile devices, and backup your phone.
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One Medical Group: Tech-savvy medical practice.