What I Learned While Mentoring Designers
Mentoring designers has taught me as much as it’s taught them. Every conversation, critique, and review becomes a mirror - showing how people think, where they struggle, and wha...
The Core Habits of Effective Design Leaders
Design leadership is more than managing a team or delivering on deadlines. It’s about building the right culture, enabling creativity within structure, and shaping how design co...
How to Overcome Creative Blocks as a Designer?
I've come across many designers who feel completely drained by their daily work. Every design they create seems to get pulled in different directions by multiple stakeholders, l...
Mentoring Isn’t About Giving Answers
When I first started mentoring younger designers, I thought the role was about giving answers. Share the tools, show the shortcuts, pass down the knowledge - that’s what I assumed...
Why the Design Ladder Isn’t Just Titles
When I first started in design, I thought career growth was all about climbing titles. Junior to mid, mid to senior, senior to lead - it looked like a neat ladder. But the reality...
Openness Unlocks Real Creative Power
Whenever I step into something new, I remind myself that I don’t have to be perfect - I just have to be willing. Too often we freeze because we think we need all the answers upfro...