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Why it’s important to have downtime at work

An empty calendar is a competitive advantage. The person who fills their calendar with average opportunities has no time for exceptional…

3 min readJan 9, 2024

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Why it’s important to have downtime at work

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How to design climate-friendly emails

Sustainable email design

9 min readOct 19, 2023

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‘Doing strategy’ as a product designer

Business and strategy are not taught in design school and it’s not something every designer is drawn to, but senior designers should know…

10 min readSep 18, 2023

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A still from the Simpsons with Homer standing in front of a crowd in front of a sign that says “Can’t someone else do it?”

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From senior designer to lead: advancing your career without becoming a manager

If not just a pixel-pusher, then what else?

5 min readAug 21, 2023

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From senior designer to lead: advancing your career without becoming a manager

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Product Design interview questions

Questions I ask candidates in product design interviews that give me the strongest signal about what they’d bring to our team and what…

5 min readAug 21, 2023

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A closeup of someone holding a small sign saying ‘What can you do today that you couldn’t do a year ago?’.

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A product design process for the real world

The product design playbook I use to break down and execute on design projects.

8 min readAug 21, 2023

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A product design process for the real world

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All design projects should start in a Google Doc

Most designers jump into their UI tools too quickly.

5 min readAug 19, 2020

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All design projects should start in a Google Doc

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Suddenly Working from Home?

A Short Guide to Working Remotely for Co-located Teams

4 min readMar 18, 2020

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Suddenly Working from Home?

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UX Planet

The business case for good design

“Good design is good business!” Makes a nice sound bite, but how does design actually contribute to the bottom line?

4 min readOct 8, 2019

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The business case for good design

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My experience as a design mentor

Design is not just about pixels. It’s also about sharing, coaching, and giving back to the community from which you’ve learned so much.

6 min readOct 2, 2019

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My experience as a design mentor

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Ted Goas

Ted Goas

I plan, prototype, & publish for the web & email ¶ Design @dialpad ¶ +1 climate tech, hockey, snowboarding, soccer, Troy McClure quotes ¶ #blacklivesmatter

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