Designing for accessibility: the WCAG guidelines that actually matter
Focus states, color contrast, and the patterns that make design usable for everyone.
Figma vs Sketch in 2025: which design tool should you use?
Collaboration, pricing, plugins, and performance. An honest breakdown after using both professionally.
How to give and receive design feedback without making enemies
The critique frameworks that actually improve work without destroying relationships.
Motion design in product: when animation helps and when it hurts
The 12 principles of animation applied to UI. With before/after examples.
Brand identity in 2025: trends worth following and ones to ignore
What's resonating with audiences and what design studios are quietly moving away from.
The typography rules that separate amateur from professional design
Tracking, leading, measure, and the principles I see violated most often.
Brutalism is back: the design movement that won't die
Why designers keep returning to raw aesthetics — and who's doing it well right now.
Design tokens best practices: the system I use for a large-scale design system
Naming conventions, theming, and the toolchain from Figma tokens to production CSS variables.
How I charge $200/hour as a freelance designer and fill my calendar
Positioning, portfolio, and the client relationships that create long-term revenue.
My Figma component library workflow after 5 years of refinement
Auto layout, component properties, and the naming system that scales to 200+ components.
Dark mode design patterns that don't look like an afterthought
Color system thinking, elevation, and the accessibility pitfalls most dark modes fall into.
UX writing as a design discipline: why copy is half the UI
Microcopy, error states, and the button labels that quietly destroy conversion rates.
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The design portfolio mistakes that cost you job interviews
Process over polish. Case studies over galleries. What senior designers actually want to see.