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
Defining UX-Career Progression: What Practitioners Say
UX career progression is not singularly defined, though it typically involves a mix of measurable signals and gut feelings. Growth in the industry is often described as slow and inflexible due to a lack of consistent, measurable criteria and reliable personal-tracking tools.
Gen Z are more concerned by getting better at their actual jobs than they are with improving the office soft skills their bosses say they lack, survey finds
Adobe's new Future Workforce Study surveyed 1,000 Gen Z workers and found that 70% are eager to climb the corporate ladder to the C-suite.
My self-taught journey into UX design
How I kickstarted my career in UX without a UX degree, course, or bootcamp.
What separates great designers from good ones?
Adam Glynn-Finnegan, Staff Product Designer at Netflix has spent a career designing exceptional user experiences. He shares what makes a great product designer.
Why being a “tool monkey” is important for entry-level product designers
As design graduates from university or short courses, we’re often educated that it isn’t about how meticulous your UI is, it’s about the design thinking
How to think strategically as a designer and understand product vision
3 critical skills to learn to make yourself a stronger design job candidate
25 fun facts about Google offices and data centers
For our 25th birthday, we’re taking a look at some of the most interesting facts about a few of our more than 100 offices and data centers across the globe.
What is User Experience Design?
If you try to take a look around you, you will notice everything in this world is designed.
6 tips to navigate the design world
Design is more than making things look good. It’s about handling clients, getting paid what you’re worth, and standing up for solid, ethical work.
Unlocking UX Design Success: Mastering the process, the art of asking the right questions, and managing your time.
Embarking on the journey of UX design is like navigating a multifaceted terrain where understanding the goals of a business, its value…
Tracking Your UX Design Achievements: 5 Compelling Reasons to Start Early and Be Thorough
Looking back, I can’t help but wish someone had emphasized the significance of tracking professional achievements to me ten years ago.
Gen Z Lack Some Workplace Skills Due to Social Media, Channel 4 Boss Says
The cult of productivity
Is the decline of elitism of creativity inevitable?
5 things I learned as a product designer: a 10-year journey at Amazon, Walmart and startups
In 2019, I wrote an article titled What I learned as a Product Designer over the last 6 years - a snapshot of my journey with points I…
What I learned as a product designer over the last 6 years
My personal story, tips, and hurdles during my journey as a Product Designer.
When you start to doubt yourself, design from the inside out
Hard times forced hard questions about the value of my work. The answers revealed the worth I was missing in myself.
Fatigue and the Designer
How I combat my job insecurities through storytelling and collaboration.
Rediscovering The Joy Of Design
Pratik Joglekar takes a philosophical approach to remind designers about the lost joy within themselves by effectively placing massive importance on mindfulness, introspection, and forward-looking.
The Art of Negotiation: When and How to Ask for a Salary Raise as a Product Designer
Strategies for Successfully Advocating for Fair Compensation and Professional Growth