Personal Growth

10 Qualities of Highly Effective Designers

How to be, or hire, the best designer possible.

The year 2018 gave us tons of growth from our favorite design tools like Sketch, Figma, and InVision. They opened up our creative potential more than ever before, and the year was filled with experimental animations, thoughtful illustrations, and delightful interfaces.

As you set goals and ponder your own personal growth for 2019, I encourage you to consider these 10 qualities of highly effective designers.

1. Organized

Maintain a tidy design environment.

The difference between a good designer and a great one is organization. A great designer properly manages their time, and keeps a clean work environment — everything from file structure to layer naming.

Organization primarily serves you as the designer, but in collaborative workspaces, it’s essential for effective collaboration. Others working on the project with you will have a much easier time making sense of your design file or the decisions you made along the way…