HOW TO MANAGE MENTAL HEALTH AS CREATIVE IN 2021

  I grew my professional career in the Berlin startup scene and I’ve been part of two founding teams (grover.com and Kenjo.io). The first startup I joined went bankrupt four months after I joined. That was the first time I experienced depression in my professional career.  It was terrible. Being a young designer and having

HOW TO RAPIDLY TEST YOUR IDEA WITH 100 CUSTOMERS IN A WEEK

  To launch a successful startup, one has to hit many dead-ends. The more you know about solutions that won’t work, the higher the chances of arriving at solid ground.  What we encourage our clients is to deliberately postpone the production until all the potential ideas have been tested.  Moving an idea into production comes

The Business of Design – Part 2 : How to deal with clients, write a proposal and more

  In the first series of business of design Part 1, we talked more about how to price your services and how to establish your personal brand. The second article in the series breaks down how to seal the deal with your clients and secure your business. Now that you know how to attract your

The Business of Design: How to build up your personal brand — Part 1

    The business of design is a complex one. Balancing creativity and making it profitable doesn’t come in handy. It requires years of experience to be able to lead a profitable business.  One of the ongoing challenges for every designer is how to manage the client’s expectations and communicate what’s required to get the

HOW TO STAY SANE AND GET A JOB AS A JUNIOR UX DESIGNER DURING COVID CRISIS

Junior Months passed since this pandemic but the damage remains. As businesses are starting to collapse and employment is going in a downward direction. Things around us are not getting any better and permanent solutions are far from reality. If you are a junior UX design looking for opportunities things might be a blur for