We all know what what we should do. Actually doing it, however, is another thing all together. “I should learn that new design software.” “I should read that book.” “I should follow-up on that freelance lead.” “I should learn to code in my spare time.” “I should exercise.” For each person, their next “should do” …
What really matters to you? What is worth pushing forward in your design career for? Why put in the extra work and effort? Over the years I’ve always been striving for various things as I leveled up my design career. Trips with my family have always been among my goals. It might seem small to …
Being an effective designer requires being a productive designer. You can’t be an effective designer without getting the deep creative design work done. We’re only one week into 2021. It’s a new year and a fresh start. What better time to make leaps forward in your productivity as a designer. If you want to be …
Ah yes. The heroic designer who takes on the web/product/UX design project and then shuts himself off in his own creative silo only to emerge days or weeks later with the final design that will be sure to blow everyone away. Early on in my career I thought that was the way to do it. …
I disagree with the above “Don’t stop when you are tired, stop when you are done” quote, which I saw the other day. I get it. I’ve been there. Knocking out designs and mockups into the wee hours of the morning and literally falling asleep at the computer. …But I still disagree with the quote. …
Crazy year. But the year isn’t gone yet. With all the challenges, pain and distractions that 2020 has brought, you still have time to make progress on your goals. What did you tell yourself this year you’d do that you haven’t done yet? You still have time to keep the promises you made to yourself …
“What day is it today anyway?” That comment from one of my designers could just as easily been any of us designers who were thrown into into an unexpected remote-only work scenario back in march with the COVID-19 lockdowns. Looking back to march, the blurred lines between home and work were enough to drive me …
What will happen today if you do that thing you’ve been putting off? What will it feel like to finally check it off your list? What would happen if you do it now, instead of waiting longer? Sure, scrolling instagram is a much easier alternative. But that thing you’ve been putting off will still be there …
The longer I’ve been in leadership, the more I value people who don’t easily get bent out of shape. Six years ago, I took on my first official design leadership role. I was pretty excited that all the years of hard work at multiple companies had paid off as I moved from a Sr. Designer …
Many of us dislike meetings. Some of us kinda hate them. Meetings are often a waste of time. Especially when we have a pile of actual design work that is due. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You can make your meetings organized, focused, and effective to make them suck way less. …