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Your UX Design Competitive Analysis Is Thorough, Accurate, and Completely Useless
The founder sent it the night before our first call. "Background reading," he said. "So we're not starting from zero."
The UI UX Design Portfolio Is a Story Designers Tell Themselves
You know how this goes.
Product Designer vs UX Designer: Made-Up Titles for the Same Confused Job
The job posting said "Product Designer."
Articles I've Written Elsewhere 📌
I write on this blog weekly. Nobody edits me. Nobody tells me to "soften the tone" or "add more tactical takeaways."
Hidden Cost of 'UX Consultant' Positioning: Replaceable, Underpaid, Forgotten
For three years, my LinkedIn headline said "UX Consultant."
Why I Stopped Hiring UX Designers with 'Great Soft Skills'
Five years ago, I hired a UX designer with exceptional soft skills. Articulate in meetings. Diplomatic with stakeholders. Created beautiful presentation decks. Responded to Slack within minutes with e
Building an Audience Through Strategic Authenticity
The most common advice for building an audience is "just be yourself."
Social Media Marketing Essentials for Designers Who Hate Marketing
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5C8vK7nsbZA0yBFj2KWnc5?si=Kaf-K6YQSsifNcDlmvJz0Q
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.
The Harsh Truth About UX Design in Education (and Why It Fails New Designers)
Your beautiful portfolio won't survive first contact with a real stakeholder meeting.
