Articles (People & Career)

On Embracing Insecurity, Learning Everything You Can, and Building Employee Culture

Understanding why UX is not enough and three ways to augment your skills

What does it mean to be a designer?

Whether we want to admit it or not, a large part of design work is convincing other people it’s actually good, and the right thing to do in the context of a project.

About 3 years ago around late 2020, I came across a few reels of designers working on their desks.

An unreliable guide for you to survive what you’ve gotten yourself into

Since October 2023, as a senior product designer seeking new roles, I’ve interviewed with about 20 companies, encountering numerous…

We have seen how over-inflated job titles for UXers in their first jobs hurts them, processes, work relationships, and more.

Asking the right questions can redefine your week

Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.

Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.

In a job interview, consider telling a story of a mistake you made and what you learned. "I want people that reflect," says ex-Google recruiter Nolan Church.

Thoughts about design, code, technology and everything in between.

Issue 183: A renewed focus on the work

Have you been worried about the recent tech layoffs that have been happening (again)?

There I was, sitting in the dark, behind the messy desk in my unfinished home office, head in my hands. The only light in the room was coming from the scree ...

Portfolio presentations are an opportunity for designers to showcase their design process and problem-solving skills to potential employers, peer groups, and mo...

Or why your cookie-cutter portfolio doesn’t cut it and how to fix it

How to deal with being a UX team of one or working with vague stakeholders

Design should be experienced. Not just explained.

Yes, that is the bear from Jakob’s clearly spurious alternative text example and yes, that is The Fonz after jumping the shark. If you have been following the saga of Jakob Nielsen, there a few quotes I could use here: Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster (Nietzsche).…

UX practitioners are being gaslit by people inside and outside of UX. It’s time to recognize it, stop believing it, and internalizing it.

When you show your visual design to people, they might ask questions or challenge your decisions. Here are some notes on how to make your visual design easier to defend.

Shine brightly in your UX job interviews by demonstrating stellar communication skills to common types of interview questions using STAR and METEOR.

I Made My Team Ask These Questions During Meetings and This Has Changed Our Culture and the Results of Our Work.

I want you to ace your whiteboard design interview. So, take my experience as a cautionary tale.

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the fact that AirBnB is getting rid of product managers, and the doomsayers are suggesting that…

The career ladder is a story. A story of success, mistakes, and finding the right path.

Don't suffer and merely survive, aided by your noise cancelling headphones. Optimising for individual happiness can result in less of the joy that people find in teams that achieve great things together.

Tips from a marketing expert on how to sell yourself as a graphic designer.