As someone who writes blog posts pretty consistently and as a content creator in general, I find that I end up working on a lot of the same types of tasks quite regularly.
Reading The Accidental Creative by Todd Henry really opened my eyes to the fun and creativity that can be found in the world of designers and creators. As a UI designer, I now have a renewed motivation to continue to improve my craft and to create new things.
I recently did some research into the best practices for designing modals on mobile devices.
I’ve been writing quite a bit about goals, reviews, and routines lately as a result of the new year and that’s going to continue in today’s article.
You might think you know how to read a book but you’re probably not remembering much of what you’re reading. That’s where this book comes in. It describes the different levels of reading and how you can get much more out of the books you read.
At the start of a fresh new year, or when you’re planning out the week ahead during your weekly review, it can be tempting to pile on more and more things to your to-do list.
Reading The Productivity Project showed me that being busy isn’t the same thing as being productive. When we are productive we are accomplishing the right things that we intentionally set out to work on.
The start of a new year brings with it the chance to review and refine our routines.
Running a sprint is an excellent way to test out a solution to a problem without sinking lots of time and money into it.
As it’s the start of a brand new year, we’re all in the throws of reflecting over the last year and setting our new goals for the year ahead.
As an avid Obsidian user, I am always curious to learn how I can get the most out of this application.
Each time I re-read The Bullet Journal Method, I come away with something new that resonates with me.
As a UI designer at the company where I work, I am often tasked with creating new designs for complex systems that manage a lot of data.
From reading Steal Like An Artist, I learned how to become more confident in sharing the work that I create. By learning that nothing is truly original, simply a mashup of other ideas, I learned how to harness my creativity to generate ideas that are unique to me.
In this article, I would like to walk you through my Notion Library setup.
Reading Show Your Work unlocked the motivation I needed to be more confident in sharing my thoughts with the world. This is a helpful book for content creators, knowledge workers, and creatives alike.
How To Take Smart Notes completely changed the way I look at reading books and taking notes based on what I watch, read, and listen to. This is a must-read for anyone that really enjoys reading but wants to get even more value and insight from the books they read.
In today’s day and age, people are constantly changing jobs as well as changing careers. Gone are the days when we simply had one career and one job until retirement.
As a blogger or content creator, it’s natural to want to increase your productivity.
If you are considering a career in UI Design, you’ll likely want to know is UI Design stressful. Being able to work in a stressful job is not something everybody enjoys doing. Some people can cope with the high demands of a job but others would much prefer a career with less stress.
If you are a designer you’ve no doubt heard of the terms sketching and drawing. It’s easy to confuse these 2 terms or wonder are sketching and drawing the same thing? These terms seem to be used interchangeably online so it’s no wonder people have a hard time understanding each term individually.
Determining the best IDE to use as a web developer can be a difficult process. You want to ensure you’re picking the best tool to learn and use for perhaps years to come. What’s more, as a Windows user, the choice can be even more difficult. It seems like all great IDEs are made for Macs.
A very common question most people have before they become involved in UI design is should UI designers be able to draw? Lots of people say they are not the best at drawing and so this can prevent them from becoming a UI designer.
The term CMS or Content Management System seems to be everywhere online if you’re a web developer. From forum posts to advertisements on websites, you’ve more than likely heard this term before. With that being said, you might be wondering: should a web developer use a CMS?
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a popular buzzword many people hear online but it can be difficult to understand what it means. It’s easy to get a sense of the tremendous benefits of SEO which makes us want to try our hands at it. With that said, you might be wondering: can you learn SEO without learning to code?
Writing new blog posts can be a huge challenge, especially starting out on your blogging journey. Learning how to improve your blog post can be even harder.
Your SEO Ranking is an important factor in determining how many visitors you attract to your website.
The workspace is the hub of any designer, developer, and programmer’s world.
Color theory is a fundamental concept used in a wide variety of disciplines, from artists to architects to web designers.
There are numerous benefits to using social media for your business. Everything from promoting a new product or service you are offering to generating new business, social media can be used in a variety of ways to great effect.
Each year, the company where I work organizes a bake-off / coffee morning in aid of Temple Street Children’s Hospital.
The idea of a digital photo frame really appealed to me as I tend to take lots of photos but am reluctant to print them all.