“process”

2024

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The File Folder Structure Every Designer Needs

Keep it clean.

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How Did You Pick That Typeface?

Design is deciding.

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Say, Do, Say

The 3-step framework I use on every project.

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The Crystal Email

The greatest power move is compassionate service.

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6 Techniques for Group Decision Making

Help your team move forward.

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Math: A Great Design Tool

Use specificity to lead to action.

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Creating Portfolio Pieces

The art behind creating portfolio pieces that convince.

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How Long Does It Take to Design a Landing Page?

A surprising answer for how long good design takes.

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A “Definition of Done” Template

How do you know when to stop?

2023

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A Case Study: Building an Accounting Brand & Website

The story of a small project I did earlier this year.

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Mastering Manual and Mundane Work

Is manual work worth doing? Skip it or face head on?

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The Work Always Wins

How to establish ownership of most situations.

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How To Be a Hands-On Leader Even Though You Know You Shouldn’t But You Will Be Anyway

One of the biggest lessons I learned from both my teachers and my interns: let them finish.

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One Fundamental Decision

How to evaluate the job and success of a consultant—especially if that consultant is you.

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Deliver Value Every Week

The simple process I use on every project.

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The Danger of ‘Whaddya Think?’

Get better feedback.

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My Daily Recap Template

A 5-minute ritual.

2022

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The Folly of Design System “Foundations”

The idea of “foundations” is one of the biggest threats to creating a design system people use.

2021

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It’s Easier to Revise than Create

How to hack starting from scratch to make something great.

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Building Momentum

What should you do when you feel like your projects are going slower than you’d like?

2019

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The Hot Potato Process

A better way for designers and developers to truly work together.

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Designer + Developer Collaboration Workshop

Recapping our Philly workshop.

2017

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Stealing Your Way to Original Designs

There’s nothing new under the sun.

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Design Systems: Pilots & Scorecards

Pilots are a great way to start a design system.

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Cooking with Design Systems

Design systems make deciding in the browser much easier if you have the right ingredients.

2015

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Time for Work

What’s the minimum amount of time we should be working per week?

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Switch

Dealing with creative block.

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