Put in a good day’s work, then close the damn laptop. Waste some time on the rest of the human experience. At this time of the year, eat some damn duck. Watch a shitty Xmas movie. Help decorate that stupid tree. Dare to be so bold as to embrace the ordinary every now and then.Let’s bury the hustle
By being connected to each other night and day and by consuming and sharing infinite and self-updating content, we are not only becoming more shallow ourselves. We are also willingly investing our time to help every person around us become equally as shallow.The Right to Stay Offline
As we march towards 2020, we have a much clearer picture of the design field: visual designer, UX researcher, UX designer, interaction designer, and product designer. Keep in mind, I said “clearer” not “clear”. Companies are still defining each role differently, but these capture about 85% of the design job openings on Indeed and LinkedIn.2018's UX Designer Salary Forecast
“You’re looking for three things, generally, in a person,” says Buffett. “Intelligence, energy, and integrity. And if they don’t have the last one, don’t even bother with the first two. I tell them, ‘Everyone here has the intelligence and energy—you wouldn’t be here otherwise. But the integrity is up to you. You weren’t born with it, you can’t learn it in school.”Warren Buffett: The Three Things I Look For in a Person
Imagine if you had built an artificial life simulator, and you sample a different neural network to control the behavior of each ant inside an ant colony. Using the Simple Evolution Strategy for this task will optimise for traits and behaviours that benefit individual ants, and with each successive generation, our population will be full of alpha ants who only care about their own well-being.A Visual Guide to Evolution Strategies
New technologies come with many unknowns, creating a need for establishing best practices, standards, and design patterns. It’s assumed that this is why UX designers will have long-term job security in the coming years. There will always be a need for designers employing user-centered design techniques to put warmth into products. New Realities: VR, AR, MR, and the Future of Design
The world of designing moves very fast and constant changes take place here within no time, you have to know the stuff from the core. Read about new tricks and patterns. Concentrate on the design theory to create a sense in what you’re doing.How to hone your designing skills?
The world never tells you that you're wrong; it only gives you outcomes.Opinions on Everything
Rick was a very talented developer. Rick could solve complex business logic problems and create sophisticated architectures to support his lofty designs. Rick could not solve the problem of how to work effectively on a team.We fired our top talent. Best decision we ever made.
Don’t be afraid to write a blog post with their comments in it and point out why you think the actual case is a bit different than what they wrote. Be respectful. If they wrote some good points obviously point those out, too.6 Tips for Building Relationships with Journalists
The first thing to say is — don’t go into design for the money. It’s true that some design careers are in high demand and can be quite lucrative — but to be a successful designer, first and foremost you need to have a real belief in creating product experiences that enhance people’s lives and help solve the problems they face.The Ultimate Guide to Becoming A Designer Without Going To Design School
No one’s stopping you from creating your own lettering club or starting a meetup or whatever you want to do in your community. No one gave me permission to create my own mini-lettering conference, but I did it. Why not? There are no rules.Stop-Motion Animation Good Enough to Eat
A motive claimed by many is that “writing a blog post helps me clarify my thoughts about something”. Whilst this is true and a nice sentiment, I cannot believe that it is what causes someone to sit down, open a new Evernote and start hit hitting the keys. Lessons from a surprisingly successful blog
On Google Maps, you can see and compose a pretty nice aerial shot, but when you go out to that location, take your drone up, shoot it, edit it, and get it to look the way you want, you should then be able to achieve a pretty big smile while sitting in front of your computer.From Google Maps to DJI Inspire: How I Find Places to Shoot Aerial Photography
