Your Figma Skills Aren’t as Important as You Might ThinkDon’t be Trapped by the Glamour of Any Single ToolYour Figma Skills Aren’t as Important as You Might Think
Path to a greater impact for a Product DesignerBeyond the Pixels: Thinking BiggerPath to a greater impact for a Product Designer
How learning about value can start your journey from UX to Product DesignHow do you design for a user that doesn’t use your product?How learning about value can start your journey from UX to Product Design
Surviving 2025 as a Product Manager — or anyone in tech, reallyIt’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…#StackSurviving 2025 as a Product Manager — or anyone in tech, really
Fixing product design career paths with the Mirror ModelDesigners shouldn’t always manage, but they’re often forced to for career growth. Let’s fix that.Fixing product design career paths with the Mirror Model
Understanding priority (or the next step to go from UX to Product Design)Why your UX suggestions might be getting ignoredUnderstanding priority (or the next step to go from UX to Product Design)
🤿 Dive Club | You’re not getting enough credit for your design workHow to drive impact and gain influence on your team — an article from Ryan Scott / /🤿 Dive Club | You’re not getting enough credit for your design work
Unsolicited advice to my younger designer selfWhat I wish I’d known starting out as a designer in big tech.Unsolicited advice to my younger designer self
The path to design principal: Mastering archetypes and defining successThe skills that can elevate your design career and your influence as an individual contributorThe path to design principal: Mastering archetypes and defining success
Experience Design: The Next Iteration of UX?As an umbrella term for UX/CX work, “experience design” reflects blended roles and core human-centered principles.#StackExperience Design: The Next Iteration of UX?
Top tips for measuring workplace successTo measure workplace success, employees need to consider a range of factors, such as personal goals, the needs of the business and wellbeing.Top tips for measuring workplace success
Embracing the Hybrid Path: Reflections on Creativity, Career, and ResilienceIn my recent talk at the MIT Media Lab with Professor Hiroshi Ishii, I shared reflections on what it means to pursue a hybrid career — one…Embracing the Hybrid Path: Reflections on Creativity, Career, and Resilience
The Great Tech Worker Revolution Has BegunPushed too far, tech workers are pushing back, and it’s a volcano waiting to eruptThe Great Tech Worker Revolution Has Begun
Seven things I’ve learned in seven years as a user experience designerMy experience as a UX designer started back in 2017 when I was a fresh graduate from a premier design school and joined my first corporate…Seven things I’ve learned in seven years as a user experience designer
Why empathy is key to this product designer’s workWorkhuman’s Susana Rojero on how she ended up in product design and why communication skills are just as important as technical skills.Why empathy is key to this product designer’s work
Why Designers Fail: The ResearchData on where designers struggle the most at workWhy Designers Fail: The Research
8 Harsh Truths About UX Design CareerThat every UX designer should know8 Harsh Truths About UX Design Career
How did a company acquisition feel like for a product designerBusiness as usual? No.How did a company acquisition feel like for a product designer
This common mistake can tank a salary negotiation in minutes, says hiring expertWhether you want 10% or 50% more than what was offered, you need to justify why you're worth it, says Adam Broda, a senior manager at Amazon.This common mistake can tank a salary negotiation in minutes, says hiring expert
UX Design Isn't Recession ProofIn fact, many UX designers have found themselves struggling to find work, with some even being laid off multiple times in recent years.UX Design Isn't Recession Proof
Why Tech Employee Productivity CrateredLet’s talk about how techies got nerfedWhy Tech Employee Productivity Cratered
Here’s How Companies Are Surviving Without Laying Off EmployeesYou can’t cut your way to growth, but you can save your company without gutting itHere’s How Companies Are Surviving Without Laying Off Employees
Let’s Talk About The Real Reason For All These Tech LayoffsThe slew of tech job cuts are a massive mistake but also probably unavoidableLet’s Talk About The Real Reason For All These Tech Layoffs
What makes a Shitty UX designer and how to fix it (Part 01)I have mentored over a junior UX designers on adplist.org in the past two years, and here are what I realized.What makes a Shitty UX designer and how to fix it (Part 01)
ADPlist rejected me as a mentor despite a 25+ year career in designHow cultural sincerity can lead to enormous misunderstandingsADPlist rejected me as a mentor despite a 25+ year career in design
Why you are not the Top 1% Product Designer — yetRoadmap to become the best and top 1% product designer: Dive deep into business objectives, master tech integration and humanize your…Why you are not the Top 1% Product Designer — yet
The four phases of a design careerI was recently invited to speak to a couple hundred students at a UC San Diego Cognitive Science Department event. Several other…The four phases of a design career
The Path to Professional Eminence and Making Your Career FlourishI rolled my eyes more than once whenever I heard my parents tell me how it was “back in the day.” Fast forward 30 years, and now I find…The Path to Professional Eminence and Making Your Career Flourish
My Sister Says This Makes Me UnemployableShe’s a human resources manager, so I believe herMy Sister Says This Makes Me Unemployable
Maintaining a growth mindsetHow the challenges of the design industry can fuel our passion for learning new skills#StackMaintaining a growth mindset