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What UX Design Services Actually Look Like (Not What Agencies Sell You)
Series A fintech startup. $12M raised. Hired "top-tier" agency for complete product redesign. Six weeks, $85K, beautiful deck.
If Your Brief Includes a UX Design Skills List, I Already Know How This Project Ends
It was a referral. Good sign, usually.
Design System Alternative: You Don't Need a Design System – You Need Modular UX
Every SaaS team hits the same wall around 10-15 features: the interface feels inconsistent, new features take longer, and someone suggests building a design system.
The UI UX Design Portfolio Is a Story Designers Tell Themselves
You know how this goes.
The UI UX Design Skills Lie That's Bankrupting Designers
If you need seventeen different skills just to get an entry-level job, maybe the problem isn't your qualifications.
When Your MVP UX Design Stops Being Scrappy and Starts Being Expensive
A client came to me with 18 months of traction, 2,000 active users, and an MVP that looked like it was styled with inline CSS and prayers.
You Hired a UI/UX Designer. Now Let Them Do Their Job.
This post isn't a polite reminder. It's a cautionary tale. A reflection, really – on every well-funded, well-intentioned product team that decided to hire a UI/UX designer... and then slowly suffocate
UX Design Entry Level Jobs Don't Develop Junior Designers. They Filter for Survivors
Six months into her first junior role, she kept doing something her manager couldn't figure out.
UX Design Internships Taught Designers Their Work Was Disposable. AI Confirmed It.
Six months into her first junior role, she kept doing something her manager couldn't figure out.
UX Design Is a Great Career If You Enjoy Being Told You're Wrong by People Who Can't Draw a Rectangle
Got an email last week from a design student asking: "Is UX design a good career?"