please just ignore the cold call solicitations to chat from sketchy startup guys on linkedin

Iterate on the ideas that you are convinced won’t work. You will surprise yourself more often than not. 

Still working on that!

Take your time. There is no rush to get senior, just get better at your craft.

these are all sooo good!! thanks for sharing y’all! mine is “always invest in yourself and put yourself first” being impacted by the recent rolling layoffs I realized that I often pour my heart and soul into companies without reciprocation

To get better at design, you have to actually design… Just reading is not enough

I had several chances to move on but I stuck it out only to be laid off. I guess another one would be “know when it’s time to move on”

The fundamentals never go out of fashion. Gestalt & HCI principles, typography, IA, color theory, etc.

What advice would you give your young designer self?

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