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1 ⚑ Designer Mindset Community
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You can learn more about it at DesignerMindset.net
2 ⚑ Featured Articles
Here is the list of a few articles most readers found useful.
Stop charging hourly! Start charging for the Value!
Ask questions to understand the client, business goals, competition, problems, the VALUE and offer your solution based on that, not on your hour.
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How being an introvert makes me a better Designer [6+ strenghts]
Introvert Designers; Educate your managers, colleagues about what introversion really means, that you need your space to be creative, that you need your time to think, that you don’t need to change and you are a great value to the team with your introvert qualities.
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5+ Benefits of Creative Constraints (Restrictions) in Design
Constraints are your clues to a good, accessible, consistent design. Use them for your strength and do your best to express your creativity within these lines. There is so much you can use your Creativity to contribute to your clients’ businesses and users’ life.
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Design Process is Messy! as it should be.
Meticulously structured design courses are valuable. Study them, learn them, but if you ever get overwhelmed (and you will), bear in mind that the real work environments are not that strict, you will have room to break the rules you learned, explore and make your own rules.
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Why Visual Design Matters
Visual Design often doesn’t receive the respect it deserves among other disciplines such as UX, Development, and so on. I have faced situations like: Devs have already started the development based on UX. Just spend a few hours adding colours, please. We do not need visual design. Our devs are
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