The sooner you treat feedback as a tool for self-inquiry rather than a personal attack, the faster you grow. Not only as a leader, but as a person others want to follow.
You don’t need to become an expert in these frameworks to benefit from them. But understanding the difference between exploration (Design Thinking) and execution (Agile) helps you ask better questions, set clearer expectations, and lead your teams with more precision.
Business owners are rightly curious about AI’s potential. It’s efficient, tireless, and increasingly skilled at producing decent first drafts. But what AI can’t do — and won’t be able to do anytime soon — is create meaning. That’s where creatives come in.
Creative Directors aren’t just for agencies or global brands. They serve a practical, often overlooked function for individuals, studios, and small teams: they help creative work live up to its purpose.
There’s no shortage of education in design. Every day brings another video, course, reel, or newsletter promising to unlock a new skill. And yet, for many graphic designers, this endless stream feels more suffocating than supportive.
AI is here. It’s not a trend, and it’s not going away. Understandably, many graphic designers feel uneasy about it— some even fear being replaced. But that fear, while human, doesn’t reflect the actual opportunity in front of us.
Creative work thrives on clarity. When you ask a designer to create something for you— whether it’s a brand identity,…
From a business perspective, assigning tasks to employees without the right training is a liability. Just as you wouldn’t expect a marketing manager to code a website, you shouldn’t expect a graphic designer to develop workflows, write copy, or manage vendor contracts.
A designer’s portfolio is more than a collection of work—it’s a window into how they think, solve problems, and communicate…
Originality in graphic design isn’t about being different for the sake of it— it’s about developing a voice that is…