Design leadership as we know it, is over, but it’s going to be OK.

How to survive the design leadership reckoning.

Does anybody have experience working in UI/UX and branding? which one is more stressful?

Is anyone working in product design, UX-heavy, or startup now working in design subscriptions, creating landing pages only or graphic design? if so, why.

Not evey company needs/wants inovation, initiative and influence apparently. Even maybe only modern tech/startup with VC only who need it. That's why sometimes became the topic of workshop. Not applicable for let's say corporate vibes, government unless you have power already.

I've seen a bit more 'design twitter' of framer makers, especially from my region trying to blend with similar designers around the world and build followers, which I think +, because they know they need to be + & work hard on their craft. Unlike here, built followers by being -

Discord notification sounds are less anxious than Slack sounds. Although we can change it, but still...

it is surprisingly the dev community in my region in a dev bootcamp doesn't actually need dev mode of figma because they already have their tool, so I wonder about tokens too. Are Figma made up of the features and too listen to all to the community but not the main users?

why framer over webflow to learn and to use? 🤔

work in startup/tech with investors now is scary even at the strong one, no?

Is there any design veteran here who is thinking about retiring from design? or When will you be retiring from IC? especially for mother designers. Dad designers are ok too...

is the medium partner program worth it for 'unknown/not well-known' writers? although most writers on the medium are community based.

to all leaders out there, if you have personal problems or problems at work with someone, don't release your emotions to others especially at work as well. It's not fair. I know someone who is afraid to be like this, but an entrepreneur, thus he takes a day off!!!!.

when you don't have networking, applying to startups now is like they want to marry someone while it's not forever like on marriage or corporation (since it's tech winter as well), unlike in the design subscription agency, they only need your skill, accountability and integrity

If someone belittles you, you have a right to uplift yourself as long as you are in the right place with careful words. Let stupid people belittle you without thinking twice, but you uplift yourself in the right place with the careful words to differentiate from them

Are you okay with your current job? I mean like (despite tech winter era), do you have anxiety every Sunday night? I'm good myself and fine, just curious since I remember my previous jobs right before the tech winter era. Bigger salary but more anxious.

Twitter is full of "prominent designers" that love to tell other designers what they're doing wrong. Isn't that exhausting? Cultivate some positivity. Relax.

who's product designers who 'adapt' (and back) more to the web and more visual design to suit the tough market like me 😁

What i like about Posts is everyone looks equal even if it's not technically 🤔 and that won't fit the narcissistic. I got it now.

lower salary 'trend' affected by tech winter has become one of issues which many people tolerate it. But i'm thinking, it might be the other way around, we were 'normalised' overpaid in tech because we were overhiring too, we just back to the default now. Of course not all orgs..

anyone know a group/community (not just a random inactive slack) for remote designers/workers globally?

Is Framer very easy (despite looking like figma) because it also includes section templates? 

*I don't use framer yet, but I know how to use elementor and divi on wordpress

I feel like the UI3 of Figma changes don't need to be changed unless it is for 'new branding/marketing ' needs. If we look at the floating sidebars as well, there is something that can be improved, of course, but it is small details, not the overall features.

Work from home. Not sure need photo filter or need to tidy up the table or cleaning up the wall.

Do designers at Apple use Sketch? rather than figma

just found out that the more expensive ergonomic chair doesn't always equal the more comfortable it is even in the same brand (I.e Ikea). It could be about how tall and weight factors too.

is it only me that seeing many thread app's contents are doubtful or too good to be true and smells like marketing or selling dreams although, the + is like this Post app, followers is not really matter to be engaged.

Does anyone know the articles or videos (better) source about product/UX designers' impact and influence with client based, not in-house/startup? although, I know it is different and might be less thing about that, I need the source on the impact strategy sides

as a designer, people sometimes forget that you are a woman and mother with kids.  Some people think (especially maybe if I've never appeared online in public), you are a man, without kids. I mean in my region. I feel like how people treat women should be different.

not sure is it because i work remotely in years to EU or why, but I'm more align to western thoughts on the internet, they are more make sense, caring, empathy, not made up things, natural than in my region 🇮🇩

I have a job already and I got a new remote offer letter without applying as a UX UI or Product Designer. But would anyone like to hire me before I quit and sign the offer letter? 😄 in case better
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what UI elements do you use for your team? for those who not build the design system from scratch

After getting offered without applying n accepting the offer, my past employer reached out to me back during this probation, although for freelance (both remote). But I only have availability for full-time/part-time+freelance. Despite that, I need a very clear communication org

some design influencers gave the tips in this tough job market or encourage to be the jack of all trades designer or back to it which I think make sense. However, it's mostly applied to those with graphic design background with UI/UX expertise with or without design degree 🤔

just curious why webflow/framer over elementor, divi or anything in wordpress while i'm sure client don't mind use anything (or no?). Unless it's because less popular?

anyone should have 'community' or group for those who works/partnership with the design subscription agency 👋🏻 especially the workers, non-founders

anyone here work at a design subscription agency too? (which is as a new industry trend, UNLIKE with larger team -manypixel, designpickle), how do you/your team apply public holiday?

is there any way to translate automatically the newsletter before we send it or generate it in 2 languages? for different types of subscribers by region?

when you have a job project to record a video lesson on figma this month but you haven't got UI3 🤨

if you hire Indonesian remotely, especially in design tech, make sure to ask them for their attitude and whether they support bullying based on power or not. Because many people normalize it here. This might have nothing to do with work quality, but beware.

home office, switch the desk setup so that I have good enough background for teaching video online course project

Pulled Coffee. 

🇦🇪 is holiday today, although I'm 🇮🇩 remotely

I like it how more articles/blogs/newsletter who write honesty about this tough market situation no matter how hard it is to realise it

does anyone tried contra platform and works well? I registered even before it started getting popular but then deleted it because I thought new users are always hard to get the project 😁, and i prefer to work fulltime even in the uncertain/tech winter era, now is it better?

worked for so long in UI and UX then worked in a design subscription agency in web and graphics was challenging enough but good and enjoyed, then now back to UI and UX only after a few months in a different company, I feel like I have jetlag 😵‍💫. It's all bcos adapting..

for those who work for the agency as a web/product designer. do you have your own/your team's design system? especially if the client doesn't have one. Or you don't use DS at all? 😁

creating online course project for an ed tech in south korea (indonesian branch) 🎙️🎥 I was almost declined this project since I just got a new remote job, but...why not 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

at a restaurant this morning while no one here. People work, I hang out (not everyday). I work, people go home or hangout.