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Oykun Yilmaz

Writing Articles on Design, Art, Psychology and more for Designers

Communicate Value over Long Hours of Work as a Designer

Communicate Value over Long Hours of Work as a Designer

The tagline for my newsletter goes as below: Grow As Designer | Helping Designers Grow Their Value and Income. It's a bit unclear, right? What the heck is "Value" anyway? How can you grow it? Well, there are many meanings to it and ways to grow it for a designer, but

1 Simple Approach to Discover Your Design Career Path

1 Simple Approach to Discover Your Design Career Path

As designers, we can sometimes feel lost in our design career and it applies to all of us from Junior to Senior levels. We either have no idea where we are going or get lazy and lost in our comfort zone. If I've based the advice purely on my self-experience,

The Almanac of Naval Ravikant

The Almanac of Naval Ravikant

My recommendation: MUST READ More details and reviews on Amazon This book took its place in my annual re-reading list. Lots of common sense practices in this book. I especially liked how Naval emphasises the importance of being a perpetual learner and reader which I greatly value too. I also

Design Your Way to Success: How task management can boost your career as a Designer

Design Your Way to Success: How task management can boost your career as a Designer

As designers, our days are filled with a variety of tasks and responsibilities. Here is a likely scenario; You wake up, go through your morning routine, and sit down at your desk to start working. First, you see a flood of emails in your inbox. You start replying to them

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

More details and reviews on Amazon Interesting take on creative minds and struggles. It is almost like a religious book, the author talks about Muses, Angels, how God has created us for a specific purpose equipped with genes/soul to achieve that purpose and how we are destined to follow

The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo

The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo

More details and reviews on Amazon This book has a different, more human approach to management and leadership, unlike most books that are usually written by top-level CEOs. Julie's journey from IC role to Manager is more relatable, at least to me. 3 premises I got from the book are

The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stainer

The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stainer

My recommendation: 7/10 More details and reviews on Amazon Focusing on the good you can do for others than yourself was an interesting perspective to build habits. I found the practical tips about how to phrase some questions useful such as using "What..." instead of "Why..." which may come