I’ve been a designer long enough to see more than a few tools come and go. Without dating myself, I can remember designing UI with a little Fireworks followed by LOTS of Photoshop. I …

Early in my career, I thought great designers were the ones who said yes. Yes to features, yes to timelines, yes to being helpful, flexible, and easy to work with. It took years … …

Looks aren’t everything when it comes to real-world design Not long ago, I was wrapping up a design review with a client when a stakeholder asked, “Can we make it look better, it's kinda …

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 …

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 …

“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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …