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May 21, 20211 min read
Personal branding
The four pillars of personal branding Manufacture authenticity Create envy Flaunt success Become a know-it-all (From the podcast Dexter...
May 19, 20211 min read
Video: To design is to create.
The design way. To design is to create. It’s a mindset, not aesthetics.
May 9, 20211 min read
Getting to YES. Three negotiating principles.
Try…their point of view. Both should rather try to find a solution. How did they arrive at their current position. Why they might be...
May 2, 20211 min read
Don’t just survive. Discover. Create. Make something.
I waited for a sound. A voice. A sign. Something. If you are hungry go and look around. Why do you wait and mope? If you focus on...
Apr 27, 20211 min read
A design overview
Too much fuss about "I'm a UI/UX Designer, I'm a UX Designer. I'm a Product Designer, I'm a Service Designer, or a UX Engineer or a UX...
Apr 23, 20211 min read
Video: The human insights missing from big data
Unlocking human truths can be the catalyst to the greatest innovations. Tricia Wang explains the enriching value of a phase often...
Apr 22, 20211 min read
Don't drown in opportunity
As business owners and entrepreneurs we have a keen business sense and are always vulnerable to the lure of a new project or an exciting...
Apr 21, 20212 min read
Three things to do before you design anything
You need to know how to pitch! It’s hard to determine what your client wants when it’s as if they don’t even know what they want. At the...
Apr 18, 20211 min read
Book: The User Experience Team of One
The User Experience Team of One prescribes a range of approaches that have big impact and take less time and fewer resources than the...
Apr 16, 20211 min read
What makes creatives more valuable than others?
What’s the most difficult thing in life? The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Don't sell. Help.
We need to sell. I get it. We need to pay to live. I get it. But..... Don't think of others as (sales) opportunities. How would you...
Mar 8, 20211 min read
Book: Don't make me think
A fun book to read. Krug wrote the book with the mindset he could teach anyone to think like the an expert, so the book really does take...
Mar 1, 20211 min read
The merits of approaching research with a design mindset
A design mindset encapsulates the ethos of being open to what could be. When researchers understand that design is not just how things...
Feb 11, 20211 min read
Why are we here?
We cannot possibly always know what’s going on all of the time. We know change is a constant, so we constantly need to evolve, and in...
Feb 1, 20212 min read
How badly do you want it?
I received an email the other day from a guy asking me how did i become so successful in my business. He also said that he works very...
Jan 30, 20214 min read
How to become more confident in speaking with clients
Why is it so hard to speak up in meetings? How do you avoid sounding foolish and dumb? How can you feel more confident in...
Jan 18, 20211 min read
Things i get wrong (as a designer).
i sometimes walk around with an attitude thinking i am the gift! What to do about it: Don't be ego-centric. "Don't try to be original,...
Jan 12, 20211 min read
I wrote this post because i needed to read it
I have been making art (any form of creating is art to me) for, goodness, since forever, and it didn’t seem to be getting any easier. ...
Jan 12, 20211 min read
Reinvent yourself
1. Connect 2. Be generous 3. Make art 4. Acknowledge the lizard (brain) 5. Ship 6. Fail 7. Learn
Jan 6, 20212 min read
Letting go of perfectionism
Perfectionism is something we tell ourselves we should have. And we get it all mixed up in our head. I'd suggest there are two forms of...
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