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When you have an idea: Immediately make a logo. Build a simple website. Make it real. Give it tangible momentum Skateboardđš -> Bike đ˛ -> Car đ
Indie founders, how did you get your logo? Any logo designer recommendations?
Good design gives you as much competitive leverage as good sales or technology.
Itâs amazing that so many product/design teams still fail to understand the following: Over time, your customers/users will conflate âfamiliarityâ with âgood designâ. And prefer âfamiliarityâ to âgood designâ.
Dev Twitter is all about React vs Vue. đ§âđť Design Twitter is all about UX vs UI. đ
Good design makes people feel empowered, understood, happy, smart, included. Bad design makes people feel irritated, guilty, insecure, anxious, helpless, dumb. Thatâs why good design is important.
Finally figured out a concise way to sum up my job title đ - part-time product designer - part-time graphic designer - part-time web designer - part-time photographer - part-time storyteller - part-time marketer - part-time copywriter - part-time operations - part-time manager
UI/UX Tip đĄ Don't use hamburger menus on desktop. They are less noticeable than on mobile. Plus hiding navigation is considered a bad practice. It depends on the case though, but hiding it completely under the hamburger icon is not that great.
Being creative is not reserved for specific roles or industries - itâs required for all of them.
Stranger: So what do you do for a living? Me: Iâm a web designer. Stranger: So can you fix my laptop? đ¤Śââď¸
Designers are translators. They translate complex information into something easy to consume, understand and access. They translate problems and needs into solutions that are helpful, usable, delightful and empowering and if done well: invisible.
It doesnât matter what design tool you use if it gets the job done. Denigrating people publicly because of the tools they use is immature and reinforces the elitist behavior people often ascribe to the design profession. We can do better.
I don't like telling people how to live their lives, but you should probably learn how to use Figma.
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