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Mastering Client Communication: How to Get Stakeholders to Buy Into Design

As designers, we like to believe that great work speaks for itself. But here’s the truth: it rarely does. I’ve seen brilliant design solutions die in meetings simply because they weren’t communicated the right …
May 4, 2025
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Design Handoff Doesn’t Have to Suck: How to Bridge the Gap with Devs

Design handoff isn’t a finish line, it’s just … the next step in a meaningful back-and-forth. On paper, this is where a polished design makes its way to development. In reality? It’s sometimes the …
April 27, 2025
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5 min read
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How to Approach Digital Transformation as a Designer

“Digital transformation” has become one of those buzzy, overused phrases that tends to mean everything and nothing all at once. To some, it signals a massive tech investment. To others, it’s a cultural overhaul …
April 20, 2025
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UX/UI Principles That Won’t Go Out of Style

Design trends come and go … glassmorphism today, brutalism tomorrow, perhaps we'll see skeuomorphism again … but the core principles of great UX and UI design tend to stand the test of time. Whether …
April 13, 2025
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Do You Need to Be a Unicorn Designer?

Somewhere along the way, “T-shaped designers” turned into frankly ... “unicorns,” and now, we expect designers to do everything. UX, UI, research, coding, product strategy, animation, marketing, front-end … the list goes on and …
April 7, 2025
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Why Product Designers Need to Think Like Product Owners

There’s a moment in every designer’s career when they realize the job isn’t just about making things look good ... it’s about making things work and be useful. I think that moment often hits you …
March 31, 2025
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The Role of Design Leadership: From Consulting to Startup to Freelancer

Design leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all. It shifts and reshapes depending on the environment, the organization, and the stage of the product — and yes, the team you’re leading (or not leading). I’ve moved across consulting, …
March 24, 2025
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Working in Consulting or Product

I'm a little over 15 years into my career as a creative and most of my time has been spent in the consulting side. I want to share my thoughts and experiences so far …
March 18, 2025
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My Journey In Design & What’s Next.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my career, it’s that great design isn’t just about the pixels… it’s about people and impact.  I've had a lot of time to think about my career …
March 14, 2025
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Field Notes

"Have no fear of perfection ... you'll never reach it." - Salvador Dali "Have no fear of perfection ... you'll never reach it." - Salvador Dali "Have no fear of perfection ... you'll never reach it." - Salvador Dali "Have no fear of perfection ... you'll never reach it." - Salvador Dali "Have no fear of perfection ... you'll never reach it." - Salvador Dali "Have no fear of perfection ... you'll never reach it." - Salvador Dali "Have no fear of perfection ... you'll never reach it." - Salvador Dali "Have no fear of perfection ... you'll never reach it." - Salvador Dali "Have no fear of perfection ... you'll never reach it." - Salvador Dali "Have no fear of perfection ... you'll never reach it." - Salvador Dali

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