Sharpen your craft with insights on the skills that make great designers.
From soft skills like critique and communication to skills like interaction design and research strategy, this series explores what it really takes to grow as a designer today.
In the fall of 2023, a quiet private school in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, became the center of national attention, not for academic excellence, but for a disturbing misuse of technology. Deepfake images had surfaced online depicting several female students in explicit, AI-generated nudes. None of the images were real. But the impact was. The photos, […]
Recently, I’ve noticed increased conversations among designers about learning to code. Coding is valuable, and I would never discourage anyone from picking it up. In fact, I first learned to code and later focused my career on design. Throughout my design career, I’ve found that some parts of my early coding knowledge have been beneficial. […]
Picture this: a designer spends weeks crafting a visually stunning user interface, only to hear a developer say, “That’s going to be hard to implement.” Tensions rise, deadlines are missed, and both sides feel frustrated. Sound familiar? The relationship between designers and developers is at the heart of creating successful digital products. Yet, their different […]
