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Why I burned out and how I'm recovering

100 books to fuel design growth

Why you should *curate*, not create, a design system

Reverse engineering YouTube's video grid UI in Figma

Default it or design it

How I make an aesthetic Figma thumbnail component that scales

The creative's conundrum: being the maker and the manager

Liquid Death: Selling Rebellion, One Sip at a Time

Why creatives should treat their work like athletic training

How to make the case for design systems

A tale of three layoffs

Special Edition: The most advanced yet acceptable products win

How I use the power of competition to unlock better design

The design execution gap

The single most important thing

Events

5 proven sets of design principles and how I use them

4 tips for clear communication

The gooseneck kettle

Designerpreneur #5: Doubling in half the time

Embracing life as a design misfit

The Amazon "Smile" Logo

The era of design entrepreneurship

The aluminum can: Innovation hiding in plain sight

50 resources to grow your strategic thinking

Eames Shell Chair

Nintendo Switch: The hybrid darling of gaming

The Sonicare Toothbrush

Google Search: A paradigm shift for internet discovery

The Anglepoise Lamp

Teenage Engineering OP-1: The micro synth with massive impact

The Vitamix Blender

Variety: the spice of life or a creative distraction?

Designerpreneur #4: 1 year, 70 articles, 28,000% growth

10 YouTube channels to ignite your creative spark

Interview: Chase Adams

The Creative MBA #13

My pathless path into technology, design and beyond

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The 3 ways I’ve tried to land a design system into existing software

The Creative MBA #11

The 5 zones of peak creative fitness

The Creative MBA #10

Amazon Kindle: A new chapter in reading

The Creative MBA #9

The creative cold start problem

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The enduring power of the MAYA rule

The Creative MBA #7

Porsche 911: A dream in the shape of a sports car

The Creative MBA #6

7 rules of improv comedy that made me a better creative professional

Designerpreneur #3: 1,000 subscribers

The Creative MBA #5

Dr. Bronner's Soaps

Dangerous lies creators tell themselves

The Creative MBA #4

Stardew Valley

10 types of tech debt that have broken my creative heart

Be Prolific: Why More is More for Creative Impact

The Concorde Jet

The Creative MBA #3

The Creative MBA #2

Apple Fitness+

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