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Jun 28, 20211 min read
Show your work.
We believe that every designer can play a part in contributing to design. We have yet to meet a designer who didn’t have something...
Jun 22, 20211 min read
Book: Burn your portfolio
A book I think every creative should read is "Burn your portfolio" by Michael Janda. A take away for me was how to calculate your burn...
Jun 22, 20211 min read
How do I get started in UX?
Want to apply a human centered design approach to you creations? Here as some pointers for when it comes to websites, apps and software...
Jun 11, 20211 min read
How do you qualify leads?
Criteria for qualifying business leads Money. Talk about value first or about money first? Talk about money upfront. Why? If the...
Jun 9, 20211 min read
Entrepreneur loneliness
Being an entrepreneur is tough whether be it an entrepreneur running your own business or a freelancer being responsible to make ends...
Jun 7, 20212 min read
We do not give our ideas away for free
pitch (verb) To attempt to sell or win approval for one’s ideas by giving them away for free, usually within a competitive, buyer-driven...
May 27, 20211 min read
Don't give away your thinking for free!
Release the power money has over you. Say no to jobs that don't pay you. They're not in your best interest and it doesn't let you move...
May 26, 20211 min read
Take your time
We have learnt over the years that great design takes time. A very senior designer with lots of experience can perhaps take less time,...
May 24, 20211 min read
Three things to do for telling better stories
Use stories to sell your work. Have an informed opinion. Organise your thinking. Think about things in your life that you know, that...
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.
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