Have you ever watched a movie that left you feeling amazed, but when you think about it, you struggle to remember which part of the movie left you feeling amazed? Or perhaps you’ve used a product that made you happy, but couldn’t quite put your finger on why it was…

Working at a startup is a dream for many people, but I believe the journey of being a founding product designer is not for everyone. Being a founding designer requires one to wear many hats, make a lot of decisions, lead conversations, and often work alone with minimal resources —…

As a product designer, I am always looking for new and innovative tools and plugins to help me stay ahead in my work. As we move into 2023, the design landscape continues to evolve, and staying up-to-date with the latest tools and trends is more important than ever. In this…

As a designer who often joins startups as their first designer, a couple of things that I’ve always struggled with are showing the value of design beyond just UI/UX and influencing product directions. To overcome these challenges, I’ve found that facilitating workshops is an effective way to engage with the…

In school, we are trained to use a design thinking approach that involves a discovery-to-test process for the design work we are working on. This approach requires us to conduct research with users to gain insights into their needs, behaviors, and preferences. However, for designers working in B2B companies, the…

Last September, I was invited to be part of the designer hiring team that helps to screen candidates (review profiles, portfolios, resumes, etc.) and interview them. As we finally managed to hire someone after a long process, I decided to spend some time documenting what I’ve learned from the process in the blog post. — First things first, what does the backstage of the Greenhouse look like? When I wanted to look into the candidates’ profiles in the backstage (Recruiter’s dashboard), I normally saw two views. By default, when I entered the candidate page, I saw a table with a list of candidates who had applied for the position, along with their interview stage and current job…

I remember at school, we spent a whole semester just observing how users interact with prototypes and how to make our designs “user-centered.” However, growth design requires as much attention to speed and business impact as to user-centeredness. …

Six years ago, I was a Computer Science student in London. I took a course in web fundamentals, and I was swamped with HTML/CSS, SQL… for a web development assignment. The worst part of that assignment was not the coding part, but was how could I present the designs? Where…

In life, we are, facing dilemmas and decisions. Thoughts and dilemmas hunting our days and nights. At the end of the day after mental exertion, emotional, intellectual efforts, we have to decide. Decision. Dilemma-Driven Design Dilemmas are everywhere. We choose to get up in the morning, we choose to go to work…