Design

Find out if you’re getting paid fairly and start your salary negotiation right. — In 2019, my starting salary as a new grad UX designer living in Toronto was $76,500. Comparing that with the city’s average income of $52,700 puts into perspective how well UX designers in tech are paid. But as good as it may seem, it’s no secret that not everyone is…

Show that you understand the WHY of your visual work. — Presenting your work is essential on every stage of your design career. Whether you’re working with developers, clients, stakeholders or just trying to get your portfolio to have the most impact. Presenting a digital product design on its own is often not enough. Sure — great work can defend itself…

The quest for worthiness in the name of the world’s most universal form of communication — Designers complain about many things — not getting paid enough, nobody listening to us, or people mistaking us for artists, to name a few. Interestingly, many of these gripes stem from a lack of design respect — sometimes as a profession, but more notably, as a form of communication and…

A quick method for getting user guidance about how they actually work — You might find workflow interviews to be your best friend when designing more complex interfaces. Workflow interviews aren’t a prominent user research method because they’re usually not done as stand-alone research. They’re usually a part of user interviews, but they don’t necessarily have to be. I’ve often found that they…

And you can too — actionable advice, not a clickbait. — As the year comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on the various streams of income that I’ve added to my business this year. While each has been valuable in its own way, one that has stood out is starting my own online course. In this article, I want to…