Stu SmithCreating the Conditions for RemoteHave you ever been to truly great performance? Think about the best music festival or play that you’ve attended. Seeing artists perform at…Nov 18, 20191Nov 18, 20191
Stu SmithinDesigning AtlassianHow Our Remote Team is Using FigmaEvery few years there is a tidal shift in the tooling used by Designers for web products. I’m old enough now to have been an evangelist of…Oct 1, 20191Oct 1, 20191
Stu SmithMy Sketch StackRecently, I was helping my wife with a problem she was having in Adobe Illustrator and I had the sudden realization that I’ve been using…Jul 7, 20172Jul 7, 20172
Stu SmithThanks, Able.In 2014, I was the most stressed I had ever been running my business. I was in the middle of a ton of transition, but the single thing…Jan 27, 20173Jan 27, 20173
Stu SmithDesigning with Flexibility in FinanceIf you’ve ever applied for a loan for anything, you know it can be a fairly invasive process. To actually get an offer or commitment from a…Nov 22, 2016Nov 22, 2016
Stu SmithWhen things with clients get uglyFor the first 10 years of my career, I worked exclusively for clients. First as a freelancer and then later in the context of my design…Aug 30, 20162Aug 30, 20162
Stu SmithAdios, 2015As a design studio owner, December was always one of the most stressful months of the year. It inevitably was a messy mix of cramming in…Jan 6, 20161Jan 6, 20161
Stu SmithSeasonsAt the beginning of the summer, I had the great pleasure of getting to speak at AIGA Austin’s event, Under the Radar. AIGA is a fantastic…Sep 25, 2015Sep 25, 2015
Stu SmithCraft Requires ConcentrationA couple of years ago my wife and I bought an older house in South Austin that was in desperate need of major updating (check out the…Jul 21, 2015Jul 21, 2015
Stu SmithRe: Buying DesignQuick things to consider before hiring for your design project.Apr 14, 2015Apr 14, 2015