Like so many career paths, mine too took a surprising turn. Although I can no longer imagine myself working in any other field, I’ve not always wanted to be a designer. Leaning towards humanistic topics as a teenager, I somehow also knew my brain lacks the grit of an artist…

Being a Solo Designer Without a formal design background, starting in a small company as a solo designer was challenging to say the least. Guidance? Forget it. Freedom? Plenty. But you know what they say: Freedom brings a lot of anxiety. After my first few months, it became clear: this is a make-or-break experience…

Forms are commonly known to be the dullest part of an interface. It’s become so much of an issue that entire products are being built to solve it. Golden Krishna, in his bestselling “The Best Interface is No Interface” argues that forms might just be the core failure in human-computer…

A vast pool of tempting articles has been written about designers sitting in the heart of every product: about their skills to deliver elegant solutions and the great satisfaction that comes after the exploration process. A good designer needs to be empathic, smart, creative, critical but also sharp in knowing…