Reflections after another 3 years in Product Design
Spoiler: don’t bring your whole self to work
A new product design career path
Note: This article is from my personal experience of 17 years working in design. I’d love for others to share their experience in the…
The difference between a junior, mid, and senior level designer
Navigating the different career levels, as a designer, can be extremely difficult. With no standardisation across the industry, it’s like…
20 Skills Required for UI/UX Designers
Glassdoor included UX/UI Designer roles in their list of 50 Best Jobs in America. Based on the Indeed data, the average salary for a User…
Why Every UX Designer Should Understand Product Management
Imagine being in a room full of inventors, each holding a mysterious box. Some are nervous, others confident, but all are eager to reveal…
List of success metrics for your UX design career (or any career)
We all measure success metrics when it comes to our designs, but have we stopped to think about measuring success for our very own design…
The Looking Glass: What company politics actually is
What you and your biggest work adversary have in common; the magic incantation in times of conflict; and 5 steps for disagreeing…
“Top 8 Common Mistakes Junior UX/UI Designers Make and How to Prevent Them”
“Hey there, I often mentor and consult with junior UX designers, and I’ve noticed some common mistakes that come up in their work. Today…
Work at a company that is design-agnostic, not design-mature
Stop dreaming about working at an ideal company, be employed and start building your own ideal environment instead.
Design Isn’t A Team Sport
Stop saying that design is a team sport. No other domain at our company declares that their department or work is a team sport.
When hiring product designers, I look for ᴄᴀʀᴅɪᴏ
CARDIO is a simple method for evaluating the quality of a UX design case study.
My biggest Regret- starting a UI/UX career in 2023
This title is misleading, I should word it better. I shouldn't have started a career in UI/UX in 2023.
Why sketching and drawing are super-important skills for every UX designer
How impactful design is quickly visualized with pen and paper
Hey designers, they’re gaslighting you.
“Prove your value.” “Justify your presence.” “Demonstrate impact.” Too many organizations have convinced designers that they’re the…
Where can your career path take you as a designer?
Throughout my 11 years as a designer, I’ve observed different designers taking different career routes. Here are some of those options…
Things I’ll Do Differently If I Had To Restart My Design Career
Learn from me, to speedrun your way through
UX Design: A thankless profession?
We are trees falling in forests with no one to hear our fall
Reflection: for UX designers, being too polite is just as dangerous as the ego problem
Dress shirts, belts, and slacks. Smile and nod to everyone. I was a college kid when I first came to my current company, from a highly…
Why UX Research is falling
Or: who controls the cycle of product development
Five tips to get better at asking for help from Senior UX Designers
How you ask influences how others give.
Ultimate Self-taught UI UX Design Roadmap for Beginners: 2023
By-technalay
Is It Still Worth It to Switch to UX Design in 2023-24?
User Experience Design, commonly known as UX Design, is a multidisciplinary field focused on creating products, interfaces, and systems…
Why designers need thick skin and good communication skills
The key to handling criticism and maintaining your sanity
Hustle Culture for Designers
We all have our aspirations and goals in life and career.
The constant tension between design tools and soft skills
As a designer, we’re constantly pulled in two directions: towards learning new design tools and towards honing our soft skills. But which…
Why creatives should treat their work like athletic training
Replacing the 40hr grind with deliberate cycles of focus and rest
Why side projects are essential for creatives - and employers should embrace them
Last week, an internal memo from Shopify’s CEO leaked, stating that the company is tightening its policy about employee side projects.
How our creativity as artists changes as we age
Every artist thinks their competition of a different age bracket has an advantage. But how does aging really impact creativity?
Dan Mall’s 10 Principles for a Worthy Design Career
Dan Mall distills decades of experience navigating the design world into ten pieces of advice for tackling complex tasks, preventing burnout, and fostering continuous learning.
Learning to speak about actionable next steps is crucial to growing as a designer
Design communication is a soft skill that can drive progress