Career Advice

Note: This article is from my personal experience of 17 years working in design. I’d love for others to share their experience in the…

Navigating the different career levels, as a designer, can be extremely difficult. With no standardisation across the industry, it’s like…

Glassdoor included UX/UI Designer roles in their list of 50 Best Jobs in America. Based on the Indeed data, the average salary for a User…

Imagine being in a room full of inventors, each holding a mysterious box. Some are nervous, others confident, but all are eager to reveal…

We all measure success metrics when it comes to our designs, but have we stopped to think about measuring success for our very own design…

What you and your biggest work adversary have in common; the magic incantation in times of conflict; and 5 steps for disagreeing…

“Hey there, I often mentor and consult with junior UX designers, and I’ve noticed some common mistakes that come up in their work. Today…

Stop dreaming about working at an ideal company, be employed and start building your own ideal environment instead.

Stop saying that design is a team sport. No other domain at our company declares that their department or work is a team sport.

CARDIO is a simple method for evaluating the quality of a UX design case study.

This title is misleading, I should word it better. I shouldn't have started a career in UI/UX in 2023.

How impactful design is quickly visualized with pen and paper

“Prove your value.” “Justify your presence.” “Demonstrate impact.” Too many organizations have convinced designers that they’re the…

Throughout my 11 years as a designer, I’ve observed different designers taking different career routes. Here are some of those options…

Learn from me, to speedrun your way through

We are trees falling in forests with no one to hear our fall

Dress shirts, belts, and slacks. Smile and nod to everyone. I was a college kid when I first came to my current company, from a highly…

Or: who controls the cycle of product development

How you ask influences how others give.

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User Experience Design, commonly known as UX Design, is a multidisciplinary field focused on creating products, interfaces, and systems…

The key to handling criticism and maintaining your sanity

We all have our aspirations and goals in life and career.

As a designer, we’re constantly pulled in two directions: towards learning new design tools and towards honing our soft skills. But which…

Replacing the 40hr grind with deliberate cycles of focus and rest

Last week, an internal memo from Shopify’s CEO leaked, stating that the company is tightening its policy about employee side projects.

Every artist thinks their competition of a different age bracket has an advantage. But how does aging really impact creativity?

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.

Design communication is a soft skill that can drive progress

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.