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Oct 5, 2025

Management values I didn’t expect to learn

Design management is harder (and better) than I thought

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Jul 9, 2025

Designers: We’ll all be design engineers in a year

And that’s a good thing.

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Feb 19, 2025

How I review design work

Defining what “good design” actually looks like.

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Jul 22, 2024

Why you should have a brag document

It’s your secret weapon for performance reviews and job interviews.

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May 10, 2024

How I interview product designers

I’ve been part of the interviewing teams before, but this is my first time being the hiring manager. It’s been quite a learning experience.

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Jan 9, 2024

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…

Why it’s important to have downtime at work

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Oct 19, 2023

How to design climate-friendly emails

Sustainable email design

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Sep 18, 2023

‘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…

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Aug 21, 2023

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

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

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

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Aug 21, 2023

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…

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

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