Design is all about relationships

“Dear designer, this is your job.”

Words Matter

“‘Copy is interface’ is more true today than ever.”

Google Ventures On 12 Shortcuts Designers Should Never Take

“Great designers don’t need the dark arts to succeed.”

How top startups pay designers

Typical salaries for UX designers, UI designers, and visual designers.

Google Ventures' Formula For Attracting Top Design Talent

How to write a great job description for designers in demand.

Stop the overuse of overflow menus

Let’s not confuse obfuscation with simplification.

“The older I get, the more comfortable I am admitting I don’t know things. The key is having honed ways to find the answers fairly quickly.”

Everyone is a designer. Get over it.

Why everyone needs a design mindset.

“Your type of design is just one of many. Your way to design is just one of many.”

“Design to learn, not to get accolades. Other designers are rarely your real audience. It doesn’t matter if 10,000 designers applaud your work if your customers find it hard to use.”

The best ‘design’ books that aren’t explicitly about design.

Popular recommendations from designers.

“Beautiful prototyping tools are distracting designers into creating beautiful interactions over beautiful products.”

“Your resumé shouldn’t be a listing of everything you’ve done. It should tell a story about your passions and experience.”