Stephanie SellinBootcampNavigating declining metrics as a designerImagine you are sitting through a quarterly or monthly meeting to walk through the key business metrics for your company. You’re the…Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 2023
Stephanie SellProduct design innovation in a world of samenessI’m going to say something that’s been said many times before — websites and apps all look the same and have for years. I’ve seen endless…Jun 23, 2022Jun 23, 2022
Stephanie SellinBootcampWhat it’s like interviewing for product design jobs in 2022I quit my product design job at the end of May 2021 to take a break and work on my online stationery shop while I figured out what I…Jan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022
Stephanie Sell3 product design philosophies I’m taking into 20222021 was…well, a year. To distract myself, I spent a lot of time thinking about design and formed a few philosophies that will shape my…Jan 8, 2022Jan 8, 2022
Stephanie SellBeing a good product designer isn’t good enough anymoreDesigners need to do more than just design. They need to sell and promote design’s value. How did we get here?Nov 3, 20214Nov 3, 20214
Stephanie SellinBootcampDo you actually want to be a design manager?I was focused on a singular goal my entire design career — getting promoted to a senior designer. When it finally happened after nearly…Oct 28, 20215Oct 28, 20215
Stephanie SellinBootcampStop hiring entry-level designers only from top design schoolsI get it. Hiring designers is a tough gig.Oct 20, 2021Oct 20, 2021
Stephanie SellWhy I’ll Probably Never Stop Being a DesignerDesign is a way of life for me. Ever since I was little, I‘ve wanted to be an artist. The passion for it came naturally.Oct 13, 20211Oct 13, 20211
Stephanie SellWhat’s the difference between a Product Designer and a UX Designer?In 2016, I went to my first design conference, the IA Summit (now known as the Information Architecture Conference), a conference for…Sep 29, 20218Sep 29, 20218
Stephanie SellinBootcampWhy it’s been challenging for me to share my designs publiclyI used to be fearless. As I was growing my Twitter following in 2015, I would post my mobile and web designs directly to my feed.Sep 16, 20216Sep 16, 20216