Career Advice

Cultivate your ability to effect change actively rather than reacting passively. Human agency with the courage to do something new, without being told, will separate the designers of the future from the assembly-line workers of the past, and the empowered learner from the spoon-fed student.

Probably not. So… what’s the plan? Let’s work on your individual path for your future.

A lot of people say the best career advice they ever got came from a formal mentor or a leadership program. For me, it came from something…

If you’ve been in UX design for a while, you already know: early in your career, mistakes are inevitable. They can be silly, repetitive…

An unordered list of general guidelines I keep in mind when starting a new role

Age-proofing your CV is crucial to ensuring that your job application makes it past the early assessment and into the right hands.

The structural reality behind disappearing entry-level design roles and some practical advice for finding ways in

Why range, not mastery, is becoming the most valuable trait in the age of AI.

Many designers, especially those in their 30s and 40s, are feeling a growing sense of disillusionment with their careers. The passion that…

She applied to all the jobs. This is what she learned.

If you had asked 22-year-old me what my “career aspirations” were, I would have looked at you blankly and then casually changed the subject…

I was a solo designer for 1.5 years at an edtech startup, handling everything from apps and websites to branding for the company.

Notes of a (maybe dirty, yet not so old) designer

Design is shifting — again. These are the signals I’m seeing, and where I think we’re headed.

6 Signs you Should be a Product Designer in 2025. Love creativity, empathy, and solving problems? Find out why product design could be your

I recently embarked on an exciting new chapter of my career at Microsoft, and one of the first things I did was revisit a trusted resource…

In 2025, reevaluate tactics; use AI to deliver user value; and develop deep UX skills, instead of relying on toolkits.

In times when UX jobs are not plentiful, use these tactics to prepare yourself to navigate a difficult job market.

Can you make up for the time you invested in a first career?

The realities of tech and the grim future that lies ahead

Industry leaders from companies like Ableton, Snapchat, and Coda set resolutions for managing teams, shipping products, and sparking great ideas in the year ahead.

Don’t be Trapped by the Glamour of Any Single Tool

Beyond the Pixels: Thinking Bigger

How do you design for a user that doesn’t use your product?

It’s probably not a good idea to write an article after having only slept for 6 hours in the past 48 hours. I just flew across the globe…

Designers shouldn’t always manage, but they’re often forced to for career growth. Let’s fix that.

Why your UX suggestions might be getting ignored

How to drive impact and gain influence on your team — an article from Ryan Scott / /

What I wish I’d known starting out as a designer in big tech.

The skills that can elevate your design career and your influence as an individual contributor