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Earn trust
When you're talking to a client, a colleague, a friend, family, anyone(!) make them feel like you are paying attention (PAY ATTENTION). ...
Jun 13, 20221 min read


How can I give quick feedback on a client's website?
Received via email: A client asked me to look at their website and give general feedback on the design and my impressions. Thank you for...
Jun 10, 20221 min read

Cheatsheet: 10 Usability Heuristics
There are some good reasons why you might use this technique: It can be a quick and inexpensive way to generate feedback for designers It...
May 30, 20221 min read


Book: The coaching habit
The subtitle of this book is "Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever", which does rather neatly sum up this book. This book...
May 28, 20221 min read


A reason for being / how to figure out your purpose
How to find and do work that you love. Heard of Ikigai? In Japanese it means “a reason for being”. And it’s broken down into four...
May 27, 20221 min read





How meet the growing demand for talent that is in short supply
As the creative economy continues to make headway, we find creative skills equally rising in demand. Specialized expertise in the...
May 18, 20222 min read




Stop making your clients jump through hoops
Why are we asking our clients to jump through hoops, having to go through our elaborate processes to get to the outcome they seek. We...
May 10, 20223 min read

Time blocking: a gift to yourself
Time blocking is a way for you and others to respect your time. Respecting your time means you give yourself the freedom to do what you...
May 5, 20222 min read



The Design Community is on Slack! justthinkdesign.slack.com
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Apr 30, 20221 min read


Advisory & Consulting - same same or different?
What IS the difference between the advisor and the consultant for the creative business? Unfortunately mixing up these two experts can...
Apr 20, 20223 min read


Design your business experiences by starting at the beginning: The blueprint
Would you build a home without first having an agreed blueprint from your architect? Would you bring in the builders, tilers, painters,...
Mar 17, 20222 min read

How to respond to clients who have no idea what they want
First acknowledgement: you can't control what the other person does. Second acknowledgement: you CAN control what YOU do. I met with a...
Mar 16, 20223 min read

What do you do when the client says "just WOW me"?
We say “We can ‘just wow you’, it's going to cost you R100k. I can't put my team to work on anything less. We are in business, just...
Mar 15, 20222 min read


Long live our UI Design Specialists
Why is it that today our talented UI (User Interface) design specialist’s are being pressured more than ever to dilute their roles, and...
Feb 28, 20222 min read


Design Project Advisory: how deep expertise can accelerate project potential
We often talk about moving from good design to great design. As in any field of design, those best at their craft can see beyond the...
Feb 7, 20222 min read
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