Recently I got to think a bit about design and leadership. I mean, to be totally honest I think a lot about design and leadership… But recently I needed to crystalize some thoughts around the subject and in order to do that I decided to make it an article, as…

In 2019 a photo was uploaded on a Reddit community that depicted a graffiti on a wall that read in Chinese characters: “We can’t return to normal because the normal we had was precisely the problem”. That message was written presumably during the Hong Kong unrests but it echoes to…

Does your company have a purpose? — This article part of the Holistic publication on Substack. If you want to be the first one to read these articles, as they appear later in medium, subscribe to the (free) publication! What is your purpose? Imagine this question in a job interview! It would pose a big WHAT(?) moment…

Understanding the need for a multi-angled view of design in business. — What is the value of design? This question is overwhelmingly bounced around, not only on social media like design twitter, but also in meetings, in product teams, and in companies’ strategic steering groups. Rightly so, we all need to understand — even designers — the real value that design creates. …

A research guide when starting a design system. — Design systems are a hot topic right now. Everyone talks about them and wants to build them. It is evident that software has eaten the world, and design has a major role in this. Undoubtedly, design systems are a much needed help to scaling design and development teams. A design…

Exploring the possibilities of product design in the future, sans dependencies on tools — Invision Studio is just around the corner. I got the early access, but I am supposed to keep it hush-hush for now. I have seen what it can do, and what it could potentially also be in the future. Last week I read an article on Fast Company yesterday, about…

Everyone is talking about it. At the same time whenever everyone is talking about it, there is a lot of buzz and hype around it. That is great. But it should not take us away from the prime reason of Design Systems. …

Timeless advice that new, and not so new designers, should think about. — There are a lot of articles out there that will tell you how to become the best designer in the world! Some of them are probably pretty good. However this one… Well, this one is mine. Starting off, I will give you a bit of TL;DR. You will not learn…

Every once in a while, the conversation about Everyone being a designer is bound to happen. This conversation reboots in uncertain patterns of time, but it sure frequents the lively Slacks, Twitter feeds, Medium articles… You name it. …