Truth About Design

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many parts of the world to work from home. For many people, it’s the first time they’ve ever worked from…

At my current job at Facebook, I’ve been fortunate to work with engineers that do their job at the highest level and that understand the…

After a very enjoyable initial call where I had a great rapport with the interviewer, she explained that the next round of interviews was…

In the world of UX Design, Guerrilla User Testing is a well-known and popular technique for gathering user research on a shoestring budget.

The lowest common denominator for interface design has risen over the last decade. You see a lot less of this now:

Terrible UX Design jobs are flooding the market right now.

“I feel like I don’t belong here” “Everyone else is so good, I don’t know if I’ll ever reach that level” “How in the world did I get into h

The term “Customer Delight” is being thrown around a lot lately. The little apps you’re making are to be “usable, useful, beautiful and…

Ageism is a huge issue in the tech industry. People over 50 are seen as “too slow” to keep up with the fast pace of the industry, they…

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Only a certain type of person succeeds at freelancing. If you’re not that type of person, don’t do it. Here’s what I discovered what makes…

Summary: Clients don’t want you to do what they tell you — they want you to listen to what they say, then use an insight-driven design…

I’ve been interviewing at a lot of companies lately. A big part of doing well in the interview process, is being able to tell a compelling…

Summary: Focus on the work first, job applications and marketing second. The most important component of getting work as a designer, is…

There’s two big problems with most of the design communication on the internet right now: inexperience and pretentiousness.

Freelancing is a topic that junior designers frequently ask me about. They hear a lot of jazz about being location independent and working…

This excitement would inevitably turn into frustration when I showed it to a client, and they didn’t see how clever my solution was, and…

When I’m out teaching, I frequently get asked “What’s better? To be a jack of all trades designer, or someone that specializes in one…

As a design professional, it’s important to take responsibility for your part in managing a client relationship. The better you are at…

One of the top questions I get when I’m mentoring students is, “What tools should I use? Sketch? Photoshop? What about Adobe XD?” (They…