Design Flows Better When You Know Code
Designers often hear that coding isn’t required to do their job well. And that’s mostly true - design is about empathy, clarity, and solving problems through experience. But for...
Consistency Starts with Shared Thinking
A few months ago, I joined a design sync between two product streams - one focused on merchants (B2B) and the other on customers (B2C). Both teams were doing great work, but somet...
Design Works Best When Everyone Builds Together
I still remember a design review where the product manager, engineer, and I were staring at the same screen - but seeing three different things. I saw layout issues, the PM saw ro...
What Keeps a Design Team Truly Alive?
Have you noticed how some product design teams seem unstoppable while others struggle to deliver? Often, the difference isn’t talent - it’s collaboration. When designers, PMs, eng...
Stop Chasing Design Feedback Alone
Last week, I joined a session where the team gathered in one room - designers, product managers, developers, even a marketer. The goal was simple: resolve all pending design decis...
Conversations Save Time in Design
Early in my career, I spent three full days polishing wireframes during a sprint. Every flow, every edge case, every detail was mapped out. I was proud of it - until the review me...
Why Figma Replaced Sketch for Good
When I started using Sketch, it felt like the future of design. Clean interface, vector-first, and purpose-built for UI work - it quickly became the tool of choice for many design...
The Mindset You Need for Design Collaboration
During my time at Microsoft, one of the most valuable lessons I learned was the power of a growth mindset. Early on, I sometimes saw collaboration as a test of defending my idea...
Design Execution: Where Ideas Meet Reality
Design ideas are exciting, but they only matter when they make it into the hands of users. Early in my career, I thought the hardest part was wireframing and UI polish. But I qu...
Conversations Save Time in Design
Early in my career, I once spent three full days polishing wireframes during a sprint. Every flow, every edge case, every detail was carefully mapped out. I walked into the revi...
Why Smart Work Starts With Communication
I used to think working smart meant cutting corners - using faster tools, skipping steps, and moving quickly. The idea was simple: speed equals efficiency. But I learned the hard ...