Every person we work with has dramatically different work styles — from communication preferences and ways of expressing themselves to things they value and like (and things they don’t). These…
As I grow as a designer, the time I spend working on solutions has decreased. Not because I am faster, or even necessarily better, but because experience has taught me…
Being a web designer is an awesome job! More than just designing a beautiful online experience, I often get to help small and medium-sized businesses define who they are and…
Buzzwords and overly used phrases are dangerous. We all have words we rely on and overuse, but when it comes to work, we have to be careful they aren't a…
You abruptly learn there are many things you don't know after finishing design school, be it a degree or short program. Entering the job market, and getting your first job…
In the past year and a half there is one thing I can attest to pushing my design further than anything else: consuming content. Thanks to the explosion of content…
If you're about to embark on working with a digital agency, you're going to deal with a lot of great minds and interesting personalities. Maybe you are a new graduate…
Good designers create exactly what the client wants. Great designers deliver what the client needs… There is a big difference. Great designers create successful outcomes under any circumstances – even…
I must be doing something right. Right?! I've heard about it, we learned about it in university: Plagiarism. I thought it was for the Stefan Sagmeister’s and Paula Scher's of the design…
Technical skill level and project outcomes are important, but the difference between being remembered as a “great” designer over a “good” designer is more to do with people and communication…