Category: Design

Surviving the gauntlet. There I was, sweating bullets, my cursor hovering over the “Share Screen” button. Five familiar faces stared back at me through the webcam, all waiting to dissect...

The subtle art of guiding users from A–B. From my home office I watch a magpie swoop down to collect a bit of aluminum foil. That bird and I have...

Turning chaos into roadmaps. Fifteen tickets, thirty features, and a deadline that was already giving me night sweats. I stared blankly at the chaos before us. “I think we need...

A love story (sort of). Last Tuesday, I found myself staring at a Figma comment that read, “Would be good to explore some more ideas.” Translation: “You’re not there yet.”...

The mess you’ll regret later. I’ve got a confession that might sound familiar to product folks. Last quarter, our team shipped a sleek new feature that, if I’m being honest,...

Before you waste half a year. There’s a moment in every product journey when the team stands around, squinting at a wireframe, and someone mutters, “Should we just build it?”...

I was so proud the first time I presented wireframes to our design team. I’d spent hours crafting boxes and arrows with pixel-perfect precision. Then, the gentle questions started to...