Entrance of IKEA offices featuring design icons of 22/23 with a huge watering can.

There is very important distinction between the type of no that means “No, I won’t” and the type that means “No, you can’t”.

How NOT to Say No as a Leader

https://medium.com/@machineError/how-not-to-say-no-as-a-leader-994d39db8a5e

Before you continue to YouTube

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSdoVPM5Wnndt8dMKPFlo4MnwGLiAopXo&si=Hyf21mjJfx__R9xS

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Bilgi Karan - UX Leader, Designer and Strategist

The Cynical Designer - Bilgi Karan

https://www.bilgikaran.com/blog-detail/the-cynical-designer

Wearable concept with three parts. Pen, eyepiece and smart watch,

Listen to this episode from Hatch: Design Talks on Spotify. Our 2023 season starts with no other than Brad Frost, author of Atomic Design and probably the person we owe a lot of our mental models for how we deal nowadays with Design Systems. Besides talking about the current state of Design and his masterclass at Hatch Conference, we dive into AI, holding onto things you love that don't necessarily pay the bills, and he reveals the story on how that famous astronaut helmet came to be. ----- Remember you can get a 15% discount on your online ticket using the code HATCHDESIGNTALKS at checkout on https://www.hatchconference.com

Is Atomic Design Dead? with Brad Frost

A colorful sketch for my passion project carefulinnovation.org website.

Last week marked one year at Microsoft for me, and what an unexpected adventure it’s been! I thought I was coming in to lead a a stable of popular, but well-trodden web properties, and I ended up getting to work …

One year at Microsoft » Mike Industries

https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2024/01/one-year-at-microsoft

A conceptual mock-up of a music playing device.

Company Description: We are on the journey to transform our digital capabilities, bringing core business processes, people, data & technology together - an enabler for IKEA to become an even better home furnishing retailer in the future. A journey that needs passionate people who embrace change, dare to question, and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you, come and join us. Together, we can do great things! &nbsp;  Job Description: We are the team that delivers the digital capabilities needed to Retail Concept Business of IKEA as a franchisor. We are a group of highly entrepreneurial IKEA enthusiasts that provide modern solutions, tools, and frames to all of IKEA to elevate and harmonize the global digital footprint of this iconic home furnishing retailer. It means that we are responsible for the digital experiences and technical enablers across retail experiences, brand & marketing, learning and development which covers IKEA.com, IKEA.net, Skapa, Visa, Knowledge Graph, Learning Solutions, SEO, Domain, and Modular Content.&nbsp;&nbsp;IKEA, in its 80 year-long experience as a home furnishing retailer, accumulated a remarkable body of wisdom. Now, we are on a journey to make this ever-evolving wisdom easily findable, searchable, friendly, and impactful.&nbsp;About the job&nbsp;In this job, you will be designing co-worker experiences and tools that deliver towards IKEA Strategic Landscape in close collaboration with developers, content specialist, Product Leaders and more. You will be enabling every IKEA co-worker around the globe (there is more than 200 000 of them) to access any piece of information they need, on the spot, whenever and wherever they might need it.&nbsp;&nbsp;About you&nbsp;Each time a customer meets IKEA at any customer meeting point, that meeting represents IKEA as a whole. We want a people that can take the responsibility of serving every co-worker seriously and with the understanding of scale towards the billions of customers who should always look forward to their next visit to IKEA.&nbsp;We want you to be extremely passionate about co-worker happiness and to be able to achieve that, have a very high entrepreneurial spirit. Falling in love with problems and not solutions is a major success factor for this job. Our 12 franchisees across 60 markets are depending on the solutions you will create. So, being service minded about user outcomes is a must. We expect you also to be passionate about efficiency. Imagine every co-worker wasting 1 minute looking for information. That is 200 000 minutes or 138 days in total!&nbsp;To be successful in this role, the following knowledge, skills, and experiences would be valuable:&nbsp;A naturally empathetic mind that can combine analytical and emotional that allows you to break down complex information, organise it, and present it in a clear and engaging way. &nbsp;In-depth and demonstrable experience in Figma.&nbsp;Proficient English language skills with the ability to cater to non-native audiences with storytelling skills.&nbsp;Knowledge and proficiency about web technologies and web design.&nbsp;Experience working for, or with, an IKEA company. Alternatively, a great passion for IKEA and home furnishing business.&nbsp;A solid portfolio that demonstrates your ability to design impactful experiences.&nbsp;The ability to build trusting relationships and long-term partnerships with stakeholders at all levels.  &nbsp;Being able to create journey maps, experience flows, wireframes are natural expectations for this job as well as data literacy and digital UX patterns.&nbsp;Workshop facilitation in a way that creates lasting impact and can produce tangible results.&nbsp;Hands-on experience with Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design.&nbsp;Awareness about the complexity of the operations of a company like IKEA.&nbsp;    Additional Information: This role is full-time and based in Malmö. It sits in the Digital Capability Area of Retail Concept and reports to UX Manager.&nbsp;We always recruit based on values, competence, potential and diversity. We will prioritize co-workers employed in Inter IKEA Systems BV, Inter IKEA Services BV, Inter IKEA Systems Service AB, and Inter IKEA.&nbsp;Interested? Submit your CV, in English, by April 26th 2024. Applications with portfolios will be prioritised. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please connect with jamila.harmal2@inter.ikea.com

UX Designer

https://www.umu.se/en/umea-institute-of-design/uid-23/project-gallery/

Historic venue for the Hatch Conference in Berlin.

Created light/dark mode for my website in under 30 minutes. Using Framer feels almost criminal sometimes.

If anyone is curious how the entrance at the headquarters of IKEA looks like… 🫶

For those of you who have been a victim of perpetual naysayers. https://medium.com/@machineError/how-not-to-say-no-as-a-leader-994d39db8a5e

My portfolio update post went viral on Xwitter and I don’t know what one does in such a situation. Funny that I consider Posts a safe and cozy community that I can come here and tell you all about my 15 seconds of fame. 🥹

There is almost nothing of interest anymore at the old bird app. Anyone feel the same?

“I so much want a more expensive, slightly thinner iPad that destroys all known creative tools” said no one ever.

- Can you share the deck?
- I already did.
- The latest version?
- It is a cloud doc...

Experimenting with a new metaphor for carefulinnovation.org

Could not help myself and added a custom cursor to my website. Sorry not sorry. Thanks framer.

I managed to get my hands on one of the rarest artifacts on earth, the Ikea Varmblixt 🍩

Y’all, I joined the “open to work” club unexpectedly today (along with a bunch of other brilliant people from Spotify). I’m a dope content designer and I know I can do amazing work at a dope company.

Kinda crazy how the most important news in the world is just a hyperlink away and I will still choose to doomscroll twitter and tiktok. But fr super super cool product Rahul. This is awesome.

It’s shocking how quickly AI generated images  made it from “fascinating” to “cheesy.”

Any design students out there? I’m curious whether any schools banned or restricted the use of Gen AI for projects.

Been binging on Memory Tapes from Daft Punk and each one is gold. That duo was the Apple of music with their perfectionism. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSdoVPM5Wnndt8dMKPFlo4MnwGLiAopXo&si=Hyf21mjJfx__R9xS

What’s on my mind? The babies that were born when iPhone was first released are getting their drivers licenses soon. That’s what.

I found this while looking through the archives. A UI pattern to zoom and pan with one hand. 🤚 From 2012.

Genuine question... I'm about to start hiring a designer. I hear so many negative recruitment stories. What should avoid doing as a hiring manager during the process? 

(Disclaimer: This is not my first hire by far but I'm always willing to learn)

Hey everyone! @abbieewang & I love checking out cafés/coffee shops around the world. We thought it would be cool to share a list with everyone and you can contribute too! :) 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Qnh5YIA-Do0bXw2h5VWW2xA6Z3xoWggnbPoX_B1IfuU/edit?usp=sharing

Side project domain expiration notice. Please send your energy my way.

Figma just opened their intern positions for Fall. All yall talented college students apply and go make a cool figma

Playful dots. Frame by frame animation on Procreate. Love the zen this gives me while creating.

Anyone struggling with cynicism? I did. Let me know if this helps. https://www.bilgikaran.com/blog-detail/the-cynical-designer

New experiment in progress... 🙌 What if you could find music as easily as tuning an FM radio? Hope you like it. 🥹 (Sound on if you want to hear it)

Any recommendations for AI related but not too technical podcasts for designers and strategists?

I designed this 22 years ago. Whew.

Let me know if y'all want to see more.

Sent out a bunch of applications today and feels kind of like I'm flying a bunch of paper airplanes into a tornado but hopefully at least one works out lol 

If anyone knows of companies hiring early next year LMK

At the end of a critique session, one of my fav designers in the team said: “This was like a mini MBA in under 30 mins.” Made my day.

Chatted with Brad Frost about AI & Design System automation coming for us, and a few more topics.
Should have asked him why he isn’t on Posts 😜

I felt very privileged today watching both Apple and Microsoft join us and talk about A11y to our company. Remember your users who need more independence people.

Is anyone interested in learning about how to find meaningful problems to work on? I’m holding an atelier at Hatch Conference next week on the subject for a limited audience and can share a small deck later if anyone is interested.

I'm at the point where I will pay someone to hire me.

Experimenting with a new carefulinnovation.org

Microsoft is hiring designers. Links inside a great candid article from Mike here: https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2024/01/one-year-at-microsoft

I was among the many who were laid off from @ProductHunt.  I'll be on the hunt for what's next but there are also a bunch of wonderful people across design/eng/sales/marketing who deserve better than what happened yesterday. Lmk if you're hiring or leave a reply  😿❤️

A few year ago when frustrated with the gradient UI in Figma and Sketch, I made this prototype. Just two fingers...

Found this concept mock-up of a music device in the archive. Circa 2010 at Sony.

Today I hired an amazing person. So stoked.

Hi everyone! 
I'm hiring a UX Designer in Malmö, Sweden.

https://smrtr.io/k4F9Q

Do you like student projects? Check out what the peeps at UID have done:

https://www.umu.se/en/umea-institute-of-design/uid-23/project-gallery/

Proud to share the new website for OWL🌸  Been working on this gem for the past months and it's finally live 💕 

Creative Direction: Valerie Steenhaut
Frontend: Arvin Leeuwis
Backend: Carlos Salvador 
Identity: Allie Heesh

Site: owlfurnitureandobjects.com

loneliness crisis makes me sad 😥 design is coping. more: https://www.benlibor.com/now

Fact: The venue for the Hatch Conference in Berlin used to be a crematorium. Fittingly, I used a lot of morbid metaphors during my workshop.