Design Archives - Damian Jolley

Design Feature

There is always a solution. So what’s the problem?

As I grow as a designer, the time I spend working on solutions has decreased.…

DamianApril 21, 2019

Design Feature

Why I design

These questions float around, usually in awkward interviews, meetups – or sometimes you find yourself…

DamianOctober 10, 2018

Design

Website Navigation Best Practices to Improve User Experience

A recent Microsoft study found that since the year 2000 (or about when the mobile…

DamianNovember 28, 2017

Design Feature

Line spacing: Leading the way for accessibility

When you’re designing, line spacing (or leading) is just as important as font size. Line…

DamianSeptember 12, 2017

Design Events + Conferences

Feedback fuels better design [Presentation]

I presented at Style & Class on feedback and the attitudes, processes surrounding feedback and…

DamianMay 16, 2017

Design Workflow

Design buzzwords you need to stop using

Buzzwords and overly used phrases are dangerous. We all have words we rely on and…

DamianMarch 31, 2017

Design Workflow

Things I never learned at design school (but wish I did)

You abruptly learn there are many things you don't know after finishing design school, be…

DamianFebruary 13, 2017

Design

A space odyssey: The design of nothingness

White space is an unknowingly powerful design tool. It is often overlooked and underutilized. It allows elements…

DamianJanuary 10, 2017

Design

How to start a design blog

Starting a design blog will establish yourself as knowledgable, up-to-date and an expert in the…

DamianNovember 17, 2016

Design Workflow

How to consume your way to being the best designer

In the past year and a half there is one thing I can attest to…

DamianOctober 27, 2016

Design

Typography matters: Perfect your punctuation

Typography isn’t just for designers and font nerds like me. We make important decisions about…

DamianSeptember 12, 2016

Design Workflow

6 Personalities found in creative agencies: Which role are you?

If you're about to embark on working with a digital agency, you're going to deal…

DamianSeptember 12, 2016

Design

There is always a solution. So what’s the problem?

Why I design

Website Navigation Best Practices to Improve User Experience

Line spacing: Leading the way for accessibility

Feedback fuels better design [Presentation]

Design buzzwords you need to stop using

Things I never learned at design school (but wish I did)

A space odyssey: The design of nothingness

How to start a design blog

How to consume your way to being the best designer

Typography matters: Perfect your punctuation

6 Personalities found in creative agencies: Which role are you?

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