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Campfire #51: Key differences between junior & senior product designers

When I speak of "Junior" vs. "Senior" levels, I refer to lower levels vs. higher levels as two independent buckets. These buckets make drawing generalizations and using metaphors easier.

Campfire #51: Key differences between junior & senior product designers
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Building blocks of a product designer's career

The six high-level design dimensions: Product Thinking, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Intentionality, Drive, and Self-awareness.

Building blocks of a product designer's career
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Campfire #50: Five reasons why you should change your job frequently

Changing jobs frequently can be scary, but if you can manage it strategically, you’ll stay up to date, gain new skills and build a wide network that can open many more doors and opportunities for your future.

Campfire #50: Five reasons why you should change your job frequently
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How to effectively communicate design decisions to stakeholders?

As designers, we understand how difficult it may be to communicate our decisions to stakeholders. It requires exceptional design skills, efficient communication, and collaboration throughout the company.

How to effectively communicate design decisions to stakeholders?
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Campfire #49: My favorite resources for design systems

In complex projects, you'll eventually reach the point when you consider establishing a design system. In this post, I want to share some helpful tools for developing a successful design system that works for you and your team.

Campfire #49: My favorite resources for design systems
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Anyone else feel like they are not a good designer?

When we look at the work of other designers after years and years of skill and experience, we call them talented. Their remarkable undertakings capture our attention, and it may appear that this has always been the case.

Anyone else feel like they are not a good designer?
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Campfire #48: Adding value as a senior designer is all about effective communication

It is no longer sufficient to be talented in design aesthetics alone in today's world; you must also have an excellent working knowledge of digital strategy, customer journey mapping, business, and coding.

Campfire #48: Adding value as a senior designer is all about effective communication
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Finding dream clients

When building a sustainable freelance business, you must find your dream clients. Clients who will choose you over the endless list of freelancers who might be charging less or sometimes even doing a better job.

Finding dream clients
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Campfire #47: Success makes you lazy. And that’s good

Despite all the negative things with laziness, laziness can be beneficial if you know how to use it.

Campfire #47: Success makes you lazy. And that’s good
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Explore cognitive load to design better interfaces and experiences

By keeping the cognitive load in mind throughout the design process, we can create interfaces that are not only visually appealing but also functional and user-friendly.

Explore cognitive load to design better interfaces and experiences