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10 more things they didn’t tell you about design management…

This is a follow up to my original post, 10 things they didn’t tell you about design management.

Sep 17, 2019

10 more things they didn’t tell you about design management…

Sep 17, 2019

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The one critical skill most designers overlook

Most designers spend a ton of time learning about the latest design tools. Or debating the latest and greatest interaction design patterns…

Jul 24, 2019

The one critical skill most designers overlook

Jul 24, 2019

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Designing Atlassian

New to a design team? Use these 4 pillars to set it up for success

I always tell people when I meet them in interviews that I have had the pleasure or misfortune (depending on how you look at it) of…

Jun 4, 2019

New to a design team? Use these 4 pillars to set it up for success

Jun 4, 2019

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Design Leaders are Business Leaders

In October 2018 I was lucky enough to speak at The Leading Design conference in London, put on by the wonderful folks at Clearleft. The…

Nov 27, 2018

Design Leaders are Business Leaders

Nov 27, 2018

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Designing Atlassian

Learning to let go as a designer leader (Part 2)

Welcome back for part two! If you’ve not read part one about being a first time manager, you can find it here.

May 16, 2018

Learning to let go as a designer leader (Part 2)

May 16, 2018

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Learning to let go as a design leader (Part 1)

An inflection point is defined as:

May 15, 2018

Learning to let go as a design leader (Part 1)

May 15, 2018

Alastair Simpson
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Designing Atlassian

10 things they didn’t tell you about design management

I’m often asked; What is it like to be a design manager? For many designers they aspire to get into management at some point in their…

Jul 11, 2017

10 things they didn’t tell you about design management

Jul 11, 2017

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Designing Atlassian

Design lessons from my newborn son

This is a follow-up piece from my original post, Design lessons from my four month old daughter.

Jun 6, 2017

Design lessons from my newborn son

Jun 6, 2017

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Designing Atlassian

Why prototyping is a must for designers

Have you ever set in a meeting trying in vain to describe exactly how you want a transition in your design to work? Or even worse, you were…

Feb 7, 2017

Why prototyping is a must for designers

Feb 7, 2017

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Designing Atlassian

Q&A from design interviews

In 2015, I was lucky to be part of our European hiring tour. We visited four cities in two weeks, had over 500 applications, interviewed…

Jul 27, 2016

Q&A from design interviews

Jul 27, 2016

Alastair Simpson

Alastair Simpson

I help teams create engaging, enduring product experiences…using pencils, sharpies, post-its & collaborative thinking…Design Leader @ Dropbox. Ex-Atlassian.

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