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Designers, charge more $$$ to help yourself and your clients. By charging more $$$, you are lifting up the quality of the outcome and satisfaction.
11 months ago
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Easy steps to start investing in the stock market Invest in long term, Diversify, Don't stress to time the market, Stay calm ... It is not that...
8 months ago
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Designers, charge more $$$ to help yourself and your clients. Many designers shy away from increasing their rates, fearing it will scare clients away and put them...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Many designers shy away from increasing their rates, fearing it will scare clients away and put them under pressure to deliver higher-quality work. Understandable concerns with the common fixed mindset. However, if you want to grow as a Designer, you must be comfortable with...
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Hustle Culture for Designers We all have our aspirations and goals in life and career. For me, it goes from having an impact on...
a year ago
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a year ago
We all have our aspirations and goals in life and career. For me, it goes from having an impact on my full-time work to helping designers via my blog, email newsletter, and other educational content. I need to work damn hard to achieve these goals! Making the most of every
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2023 Letter with 10 Lessons I’ve been writing my 2023 reflections for myself and I thought I’d share them with you. This is a...
a year ago
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a year ago
I’ve been writing my 2023 reflections for myself and I thought I’d share them with you. This is a bit of a long and personal one. Feel free to skip it if you like. OK, let’s get to it! Write I've been
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Letter to Young Designers Dear Young Designer, Yes, you can already call yourself a “Designer” Everybody in this world is a...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Dear Young Designer, Yes, you can already call yourself a “Designer” Everybody in this world is a designer. What you want to be is an “Excellent Designer”. To become that; Explore! Do not worry about specialising. You will have time for that. Take whatever comes your
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Practising distraction-free creativity The design world is filled with exciting opportunities. We see Designers on X who are creating...
a year ago
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a year ago
The design world is filled with exciting opportunities. We see Designers on X who are creating Framer templates, experimenting with 3D, writing newsletters, starting design subscription agencies, selling icon packs and many more. I know it’s tempting to chase them all. I’ve given...
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Unlock higher $$$ income with this approach as a Designer Happy Sunday mate, So, you want higher-value clients who pay higher $$$ dollars. I'm with you. We...
12 months ago
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12 months ago
Happy Sunday mate, So, you want higher-value clients who pay higher $$$ dollars. I'm with you. We all do (in a way). However, if you keep the $$$ income as the primary goal in your conversations with clients, it will completely affect your attitude, vibe...  You are going
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Why Visual Design Matters Visual Design often doesn't receive the respect it deserves among other disciplines such as UX,...
a year ago
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a year ago
Visual Design often doesn't receive the respect it deserves among other disciplines such as UX, Development, and so on. I have faced situations like: Devs have already started the development based on UX. Just spend a few hours adding colours, please. We do not need visual...
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Hustle Culture for Designers We all have our aspirations and goals in life and career. For me, it goes from having an impact on...
a year ago
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a year ago
We all have our aspirations and goals in life and career. For me, it goes from having an impact on my full-time work to helping designers via my blog, email newsletter, and other educational content. I need to work damn hard to achieve these goals! Making the
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2023 Letter with 10 Lessons Write I've been writing for years, however, I gave the focus it deserved in 2023 as I felt the urge...
a year ago
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a year ago
Write I've been writing for years, however, I gave the focus it deserved in 2023 as I felt the urge to express my ideas more in words than colours and shapes. I didn’t resist the urge and I have seen amazing benefits. Articulating my ideas, feelings,
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Tackling FOMO-driven social media struggle with your new Designer Mindset You are a designer, working on your full-time job or your freelance projects. You go online Open X...
a year ago
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a year ago
You are a designer, working on your full-time job or your freelance projects. You go online Open X app You see  1. John released his Framer template  2. Fatma launches her “How To Make $100k As A Designer” course  3. Gary starts his subscription model
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Why Visual Design Matters Visual Design often doesn't receive the respect it deserves among other disciplines such as UX,...
a year ago
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a year ago
Visual Design often doesn't receive the respect it deserves among other disciplines such as UX, Development, and so on. I have faced situations like: Devs have already started the development based on UX. Just spend a few hours adding colours, please. We do not need visual...
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The War of Art by Steven Pressfield More details and reviews on Amazon Interesting take on creative minds and struggles. It is almost...
a year ago
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a year ago
More details and reviews on Amazon Interesting take on creative minds and struggles. It is almost like a religious book, the author talks about Muses, Angels, how God has created us for a specific purpose equipped with genes/soul to achieve that purpose and how we are destined to...
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Communicate Value over Long Hours of Work as a Designer The tagline for my newsletter goes as below: Grow As Designer | Helping Designers Grow Their Value...
a year ago
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a year ago
The tagline for my newsletter goes as below: Grow As Designer | Helping Designers Grow Their Value and Income. It's a bit unclear, right? What the heck is "Value" anyway? How can you grow it? Well, there are many meanings to it and ways to grow it
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Communicate Value over Long Hours of Work as a Designer The tagline for my newsletter goes as below:  Grow As Designer | Helping Designers Grow...
a year ago
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a year ago
The tagline for my newsletter goes as below:  Grow As Designer | Helping Designers Grow Their Value and Income. It's a bit unclear, right? What the heck is "Value" anyway? How can you grow it?  Well, there are many meanings to
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Design Your Way to Success: How task management can boost your career as a Designer As designers, our days are filled with a variety of tasks and responsibilities. Here is a likely...
a year ago
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a year ago
As designers, our days are filled with a variety of tasks and responsibilities. Here is a likely scenario;  You wake up, go through your morning routine, and sit down at your desk to start working.  First, you see a flood of emails in your inbox. You start replying
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Design Your Way to Success: How task management can boost your career as a Designer As designers, our days are filled with a variety of tasks and responsibilities. Here is a likely...
a year ago
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a year ago
As designers, our days are filled with a variety of tasks and responsibilities. Here is a likely scenario;  You wake up, go through your morning routine, and sit down at your desk to start working.  First, you see a flood of emails in your inbox. You start replying
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1 Simple Approach to Discover Your Design Career Path As designers, we can sometimes feel lost in our design career and it applies to all of us from...
a year ago
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a year ago
As designers, we can sometimes feel lost in our design career and it applies to all of us from Junior to Senior levels. We either have no idea where we are going or get lazy and lost in our comfort zone. If I've based the advice purely on
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The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo More details and reviews on Amazon This book has a different, more human approach to management and...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
More details and reviews on Amazon This book has a different, more human approach to management and leadership, unlike most books that are usually written by top-level CEOs. Julie's journey from IC role to Manager is more relatable, at least to me. 3 premises I got from the
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Tackling FOMO-driven social media struggle with your new Designer Mindset You are a designer, working on your full-time job or your freelance projects. You go online Open X...
a year ago
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a year ago
You are a designer, working on your full-time job or your freelance projects. You go online Open X app You see  1. John released his Framer template  2. Fatma launches her “How To Make $100k As A Designer” course  3. Gary starts his subscription model
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Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur by Derek Sivers My recommendation: 9/10 More details and reviews on Amazon You don't need the perfectly systemized...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
My recommendation: 9/10 More details and reviews on Amazon You don't need the perfectly systemized plan to have a successfull business. Focus on giving the best service possible to the small number of people and improve/invent as you get feedback. Don't fear to be
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Design Process is Messy! as it should be. Meticulously structured design courses are valuable. Study them, learn them, but if you ever get...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Meticulously structured design courses are valuable. Study them, learn them, but if you ever get overwhelmed (and you will), bear in mind that the real work environments are not that strict, you will have room to break the rules you learned, explore and make your own rules.
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3 skills that will get you ahead ~90% of Designers in 2023 Technical skills will get you so far in Design. You need to focus on soft skills such as...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Technical skills will get you so far in Design. You need to focus on soft skills such as Communication, Time Management if you want to grow and stand out.
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Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur by Derek Sivers You don't need the perfectly systemized plan to have a successfull business. Focus on giving the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
You don't need the perfectly systemized plan to have a successfull business. Focus on giving the best service possible to the small number of people and improve/invent as you get feedback. Don't fear to be casual and human in the process.  Notes: Success comes
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The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham My recommendation: 9/10 More details and reviews on Amazon The advice in this book is timeless! No...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
My recommendation: 9/10 More details and reviews on Amazon The advice in this book is timeless! No wonder why this book has taken its well-deserved place in the best-ever investment books. The main premise is investing in the companies we know of and believe its value at. Not...
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Saying no to projects with pricing Don’t undervalue your service and experience, you will be amazed to find out how much some...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Don’t undervalue your service and experience, you will be amazed to find out how much some businesses are willing to pay for it.
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1 Simple Approach to Discover Your Design Career Path As designers, we can sometimes feel lost in our design career and it applies to all of us from...
a year ago
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a year ago
As designers, we can sometimes feel lost in our design career and it applies to all of us from Junior to Senior levels. We either have no idea where we are going or get lazy and lost in our comfort zone. If I've based the advice purely on
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The Almanac of Naval Ravikant My recommendation: MUST READ More details and reviews on Amazon This book took its place in my...
a year ago
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a year ago
My recommendation: MUST READ More details and reviews on Amazon This book took its place in my annual re-reading list. Lots of common sense practices in this book. I especially liked how Naval emphasises the importance of being a perpetual learner and reader which I greatly value...
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Stop charging hourly! Start charging for the Value! Money has always been an uncomfortable topic to talk about, especially for us creatives. We value...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Money has always been an uncomfortable topic to talk about, especially for us creatives. We value our creation, get satisfaction from the process and the result so much that we often do not really give the importance it deserves to this money topic. I have been designing for many...
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"Thank You" letter to Designers for 2022 Dear Designer, You have done an amazing job this year! Maybe you didn’t achieve everything you...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Dear Designer, You have done an amazing job this year! Maybe you didn’t achieve everything you wanted. Go easy on yourself. Design is hard! You are expected to touch everything from stating business problems to communicating your solutions to developers, stakeholders. You work...
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The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stainer My recommendation: 7/10 More details and reviews on Amazon Focusing on the good you can do for...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
My recommendation: 7/10 More details and reviews on Amazon Focusing on the good you can do for others than yourself was an interesting perspective to build habits. I found the practical tips about how to phrase some questions useful such as using "What..." instead of "Why.
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Introvert Designer I’m an introvert. Unfortunately, I have discovered this term and its true meaning quite late in my...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I’m an introvert. Unfortunately, I have discovered this term and its true meaning quite late in my life. I have always been the person who talks less in a large group. I've always preferred to be either by myself or with a small number of people
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Video Gamer skills that make a Great Designer Enjoy your time with video games, do not see it as a waste of time as society thinks. This is YOUR...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Enjoy your time with video games, do not see it as a waste of time as society thinks. This is YOUR time, use it as you like it. It will make you a better designer.