22 May 2026
Everyone can build an app now. Almost nobody can think through a successful product. Here's why the most invisible and undervalued design skills are suddenly the most important ones in the room.
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29 April 2026
How ElevenLabs fits into a design workflow — from AI voiceovers and music generation to accessibility and global localisation.
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17 January 2026
4 June 2025
Linkedin is drowning in posts from people who have been out of work for months and seem to be banging their heads on a brick wall. Do you keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result?
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13 May 2025
Much of the current angst surrounding job applications is completely avoidable with effective communication. Start the conversation with these essentials and avoid being inundated with applications
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5 May 2025
Don't skip learning & using this crucial skill as part of the Design Thinking process...
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16 April 2025
This short read will inform you of designer/artist traps and how to recognise and avoid them
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11 March 2025
You want to do User Research, to include a survey: How do you encourage responses without paying a fortune to a user research company, and avoid paying for each participant?
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11 January 2025
Subtle and simple animations are a great way to get your portfolio noticed.
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11 January 2025
Creating animations of UI for demonstration purposes on a marketing website, or for your own portfolio is technically much easier than it used to be.
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9 January 2025
Sometimes clients, or people who think they know about UX will claim that less clicks = good UX, but this is an oversimplification and an assumption that just doesn't stand the test of logic.
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9 January 2025
For designers it's an age-old problem that every man and his dog will give you conflicting advice on how your portfolio should be - here I set out the solution to be all things to all people
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9 January 2025
Junior designers beware, this unethical recruiting practice is insidious
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9 January 2025
If you hear anyone saying 'Pixel Perfect' you can be sure they don't know much about digital design at all... here's why
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8 January 2025
Davinci Resolve is free software that Hollywood studios use, but it's best for feature length movies whereas After Effects is better for creating online animations.
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8 January 2025
When you need to create web animations, there are many possible tools and it's important to use the right one for your requirements
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6 June 2024
Graphic design is a fun field to be in and natually leads on to UX and Product Design. If you're just starting or thinking about a design career, this guide is for you. I'll cover all the key steps and tips to get you started
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30 May 2024
How to create exciting and engaging designs with assets (Images, animations etc)
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25 March 2024
What it's like to have a creative tech career, qualities required and how to pick a tech career path based on your own personal traits
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14 March 2024
Digital product design plays a crucial role in shaping the way people interact with technology
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14 February 2024
The mystery of how to choose colours in digital design is unravelled here by the use of some basic principles, tools & tricks
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1 February 2024
Portfolio homepages and case study pages: the GOOD and the BAD
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29 January 2024
As a product, UX or web designer, it's important for you to know this tricky concept
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22 January 2024
A user story is a simple statement that can be used at various points in the design thinking process
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1 September 2023
Save time and grab this pre-built mobile nav-bar component. Build using the new figma variants - you can replace text, icons and colours as you need to, and the file includes detailed instructions so you can learn to do this yourself easily.
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22 August 2023
Are you fascinated by the interaction between humans and technology? Do you often find yourself critiquing the user experience of apps and websites? If the answer is yes, then you might just be cut out to become a UX (User Experience) or Product Designer.
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21 August 2023
Save yourself hours by downloading these figma wireframes, and gain clarity with content guidelines for your new design portfolio
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27 June 2023
As UX or Product Designers, whilst designing we often need a quick placeholder image which conveys the meaning of the page for user testing purposes even though it may well be replaced later by the marketing team.
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24 April 2023
As Product or UX Designers, we are designing an experience, a thing which happens between the temples of our target customer. We should start off with blue-sky thinking to design a truly ground-breaking experience.
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24 April 2023
As Product or UX Designers, we are designing an experience, a thing which happens between the temples of our target customer - this can't be communicated by flat images of UI design in postcard-sized boxes
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18 April 2023
Compare to find the best website builder to create a beautiful portfolio based on YOUR needs and skill levels.
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17 December 2022
AI is a tool which we can use to enhance our design efforts!
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14 September 2022
Being a successful designer is all about workflow optimisation to save time
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29 July 2021
SEO appears to be a complex thing, but here I break it down into a simple process to follow
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2 July 2021
Learn to be a UX Designer and create your online folio during the course!
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21 June 2021
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