And it slows down their progress. — Education is definitely going into places! It’s pretty exciting to see new innovation — from interactive learning platforms, to AI tutoring and direct mentor access (ADPL). It’s great that we’ve come out of the traditional, slow to adapt and often late to the party educational systems like universities. Design education When it…

Only level 4+ gets you hired. — The context I went through 500 junior UI designer portfolios in 2022 and almost 150 in 2023 already. Then I tried tracking their career — finding out who ended up employed and who didn’t. The results were quite interesting. Looking at the data and my comments to their portfolios I noticed patterns…

Step by step guide on how to start your form designs — Registration forms are one of the most important pieces of design you’ll ever make (right next to checkout forms) because this is how the users get into our product ecosystem. It is important to do them right! Of course, there are many ways to do registration, and in this post…

How to design a login form, including portfolio annotations and hierarchy strips — Let’s explore a simple, minimal login form, with potential options for further improvement. When it comes to Log-in forms there are many different UX design patterns that work for specific scenarios. There are cases where you can log in with a magic link, so only an email field is required. …

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…

Also, Figma CEO blocked me 🤣 — Wow! What a Thursday! First, many crypto bros held their breath waiting for the Ethereum merge towards Proof of Stake. And when that horror ended without any bugs or glitches we got hit by another news. Adobe is buying Figma. Adobe expressed interest to purchase Figma for $20B thus having one less competitor in…

I see some problems and some inconsistencies in the UI. — I’ll be honest! I used to be a huge Apple fan. Watching the 2007 iPhone keynote led me to getting a jailbroken version from abroad a week after launch, as of course it wasn’t even available in my country. It was super expensive (half my salary) but it was the…

A step by step guide. — Over the last 2+ years I looked at over 500 junior designer portfolios and gave them free feedback. Because many of these people kept in touch, I also knew which ones of them got the job they wanted and how long it took them. I started to notice some patterns…

One crucial skill that a lot of juniors are not learning. — Mobile is the future! It sure is, but some junior designers take that a little bit too seriously. They start by learning mobile app design and then … stop there. The web is still here and it’s not going anywhere, even if it’s accessed more often on smaller displays. Most junior designers really struggle…