Automation is killing the tedium in design, but our jobs are about to get more exciting — This article originally appeared on Abstract’s blog. With new studies showing that companies prioritizing design are seeing 32% higher revenue than those who aren’t, it’s no surprise that the conversation around design trends (a word we all love to hate) is no longer about gradients. The way designers work is…

Our biggest release since launch, bringing you a streamlined navigation, new project overview, and more! — Today we’re releasing the biggest set of improvements to the product since we launched in July. This release is all about removing friction, so you can work faster. From finding what you’re looking for to creating new work to loading and syncing files, everything is faster now. …

Any designer on a growing team has grappled with this question: How do you maintain a centralized design system? …

So you’ve received a job offer. Congratulations! — The role is exactly what you’ve been looking for, the salary is competitive, the benefits package looks great, you believe in the mission of the company, and they have cold brew on tap! You can’t wait to sign — but you shouldn’t, yet. Every now and then, I see a…

I’ve reviewed a lot of design portfolios, from design school applicants to seasoned designers looking to join booming tech startups. In the past few months alone, I’ve reviewed more than a thousand design portfolios to select top candidates for the fifth session of Designer Fund’s Bridge program. As you might…

On learning the true cost of design debt and reimagining RelateIQ’s visual style — Hitting the Limits of Our Visual Style When RelateIQ publicly launched in 2013, we used an image of a sunset on our homepage to signify the end of relationship management. Something new—our relationship intelligence platform—was on the horizon. Until then our team was focused on delivering our users’ most requested features, but features alone don’t make a…