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The most effective designers shape their work strategically. By generating ideas, building strong partnerships, and owning a problem space, you can amplify your impact—without waiting for permission. Learn how you can use strategy and tactical execution to drive real outcomes.
Captivating presentations rely on powerful storytelling. This article presents 30 techniques—from crafting relatable protagonists to building suspense—with examples illustrating each one. Use these strategies to connect with any audience and make your message memorable.
Designers who do excellent work are fast on their feet, embracing flexibility and adaptability as core traits. These skills help us navigate shifting priorities, collaborate effectively, and grow in our careers. Learn how to cultivate them and stay nimble as a designer.
In many companies, success isn’t just about doing good work but how you’re perceived. Using Shreyas Doshi’s framework of content, confidence, and context, this self-reflection exercise helps you assess how you’re seen and where you can grow to advance in your career.
This guide explores how to effectively document design decisions and provide context in Figma, creating transparency and improving collaboration throughout your design process. Discover how to establish a single source of truth, minimize miscommunication, and improve team alignment and efficiency.
It takes more time to design something simply than to create a complex design. Tesler’s Law, also known as the Law of Conservation of Complexity, states that any system has a certain amount of complexity that cannot be reduced. The key is finding the right balance.
Strong UX case studies tell a story, highlight key decisions, and demonstrate your UX design process. Learn how to structure and present UX case studies that showcase your UX design skills, stand out in interviews, and turn case study examples into job offers.
Branding isn’t just a visual layer—it’s a competitive moat. In this conversation with Family Style, we explore how product designers can embed a sharp, ownable point of view into digital products, create distinction in startups with little branding, and build long-term competitive advantage.
Trust shapes how we collaborate, communicate, and build relationships at work. This post explores practical ways designers can foster trust—through better introductions, clear communication, and thoughtful ways of working. Small, intentional actions add up, creating stronger connections.
Struggling to fall asleep? The problem might not be what you're doing before bed—it could be what you're not doing during the day. Research shows that unfinished creative work lingers in the mind, making it harder to wind down. Here’s why—and how to fix it.
Flow is a stunning animated film and a testament to creative independence. Made by a self-taught filmmaker without storyboards or a traditional pipeline, it proves that great work comes from curiosity, experimentation, and trusting the process. Here’s what Flow reveals about the creative journey.
The most effective designers shape their work strategically. By generating ideas, building strong partnerships, and owning a problem space, you can amplify your impact—without waiting for permission. Learn how you can use strategy and tactical execution to drive real outcomes.
Key lessons from Duolingo’s handbook on designing engaging, intuitive, and effective products. Learn how to balance fun, engagement, and long-term impact to create experiences users love—and keep coming back to.
The UX industry is evolving, shaped by economic pressures, AI, and global shifts. Designers face tough challenges—role confusion, undervaluation, and fierce competition. Thriving now requires adaptability, upskilling, and delivering measurable impact while staying true to the craft.
While AI and code-first approaches are on the rise, design tools remain essential for collaboration and iteration. However, not every project requires a design process. Here’s when Figma is worth it—and when jumping straight into code makes sense.
We don’t build careers overnight—they’re shaped by thoughtful choices, stepping into the unknown, and following curiosity. Discover how intentional growth, strategic learning, and meaningful risks can help you step beyond the familiar and design a career aligned with your aspirations.
Become a better thinker with 20 actionable principles designed to help you reflect, focus, and engage with the world more thoughtfully. Paired with insightful book recommendations, this post offers practical steps to cultivate clarity, resilience, and meaningful decision-making in a distracted age.
In his talk Inventing on Principle, Bret Victor challenges us to anchor our work and lives to guiding principles—beliefs that define what truly matters. Learn how principles shaped innovations by Tesler, Engelbart, and Kay, and discover how to find and live by your own guiding principle.