Learn what it takes to become one of the best at what you do — Becoming a subject matter expert is no easy journey. Depending on your field, you might have both hard and soft skills to master before you can state you belong to the top 1%. …

Look out for those people and learn how to handle them — I know I know, the cover image is a strong one. But this is a strong topic. And it deserves a worthy cover image. With that said now, I’ve identified 3 common traits shared by “selfish” co-workers. Blaming culture Given that we started strong, let’s kick things off with the worst of…

Learn what to expect from your agency or studio life — Ownership can be a tricky business. Both in relation to in-house and client ownership. In-house ownership means that very often you will have somebody above you who could change your approach or even your design outputs without much of an explanation. I define this as bad leadership, but shit happens. Client-wise means that you will often…

Apply this and get hired faster — Throughout my career, I have created and reviewed my fair share of UX/UI portfolios. From simple 1-page website to full product and services portfolios. Then, without further ado, let’s cut to the chase and see what are the 3 things I learned that every UX/UI designer should include in their…

Notion tips and tricks to develop your digital brain — The SIO model This is something I came up with to facilitate my note-taking system. I use Notion.so for taking notes, but this model can be re-used on your tool of choice. SIO stands for Source, Input, Output.

Why it is okay to cheat on your own designs — You have to understand that there are crazy talented people out there. You might be one of those. But my initial statement does not change: It is okay to cheat on your designs with someone else’s ideas. Designers are part of an extraordinary community. More often than not, everyone is…

How to tell if your workplace is a toxic environment and what to do next. — 1. Micromanaging Micromanaging can take various forms. It usually manifests when your manager shows signs of mistrust in you or the work that you are doing. Managers who closely observe, control and remind the work of their “subordinates” or employees are usually defined as bad managers. How to deal with it? If you are the type of…

How the “J” word is negatively affecting your life — By definition, the word JUST diminishes the statement that follows this word: I’m just following up on this email… Let me just close this and I will be with you… I just finished this… Just let me know… I just looked at the numbers and… I just sent you an…

Leveraging the NEW Jira Product Discovery tool to conduct UX exercises. — What is Jira Product Discovery BETA? Jira Product Discovery is a new Atlassian offering, still in its BETA phase. If you would like to access it, you first need to sign up to their waitlist here. This product comes out of Atlassian Point A, the in-house accelerator/incubator by the folks at Atlassian. The idea behind Jira…