They aren’t us
We understand people on the other side (of the ocean, of the window, of the divide) but they aren’t us.
Beating design jealousy… is it possible?
When I see the amazing work of other designers, especially that of former classmates, and see how successful they are, I can’t help it: the green demon rears its ugly head. Avoiding the comparison is hard, and so is dealing with my design jealousy.
What’s all the hype about Hype? (a Tumult Hype review)
A Tumult Hype review. Hype is an HTML5 animating tool for Macs that destroys Adobe Flash. But is it the next best thing? Read more to find out!
This is how I get rid of distractions
Smartphones, the Internet, social media and emails are among the 10 biggest workplace distractions. This is how I get rid of my distractions.
Stop thinking you’re not good enough
I’ve been there so often in my life that it’s almost become a horrible mantra in my head. That feeling of not being good enough for the people close to you. That feeling of being a failure to them. Of disappointing them with everything you are. Well guess what? Stop thinking like that.
The biggest design myth, debunked
Once upon a time, I did some work for my mother because I was going to do “a beautiful job” (her words). She thought I had a beautiful style and an eye for great design and liked to tell everyone how good I was. Unfortunately, my mother suffers from the belief that an age-old design myth is true. Here it is, debunked.
How I got fired, despaired for 6 months, and then learned from my mistakes
Getting fired is never fun. I only got fired once in my life, and that was definitely not the exception to the rule. If anything, I pretty much couldn’t feel a thing as it was happening. I barely remember the moment I was told I was out. Here’s the story of how I got fired, pretty much died inside for half a year, and then got offered a little lifeline.
