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A professional eulogy for the first designer to leave my team

(He’s just taking another job, but I’m still grieving, ok??)

Nov 18, 2020

A professional eulogy for the first designer to leave my team

Nov 18, 2020

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Better Product

Advice for the Fundraising Founder

Founders are making some of the most difficult decisions now than they’ve ever before. Over the past two weeks I’ve talked with a number…

May 5, 2020

Advice for the Fundraising Founder

May 5, 2020

What Does the Product Designer of the Future Look Like?

Well, for starters it’s probably someone with 3 years of experience or fewer. Any more, and you simply wouldn’t be the designer of the…

Nov 25, 2019

Nov 25, 2019

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UX Power Tools

An Unnecessarily Detailed Look at the Design of the Login Screen

Login is possibly the most boring afterthought of any design project and it’s possible that you won’t read past this sentence as a result.

Aug 15, 2019

An Unnecessarily Detailed Look at the Design of the Login Screen

Aug 15, 2019

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UX Power Tools

The Best Product Design Team Blogs, (Updated for 2019)

A couple years ago I gathered the best design teams on Medium. I wanted to update the list (and expand out beyond just looking at Medium)…

Jul 29, 2019

Jul 29, 2019

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UX Power Tools

Breaking Down the UX of Switching Accounts in Web Apps

One of the most overlooked UX challenges is how to handle allowing a user to switch accounts. I know this because I’ve designed for it a…

Jul 21, 2019

Breaking Down the UX of Switching Accounts in Web Apps

Jul 21, 2019

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UX Power Tools

10 Basic Tips to Creating a Design System from Scratch

I’ve been critical of design systems in the past (and still am), but there’s no doubt that design systems are here to stay. They help UX…

Jun 25, 2019

10 Basic Tips to Creating a Design System from Scratch

Jun 25, 2019

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Modus

How to Become a Design Leader in 7 Not-So-Easy Steps

Crafting a path to level up your skills and relationships

Jun 13, 2019

How to Become a Design Leader in 7 Not-So-Easy Steps

Jun 13, 2019

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Better Product

What Non-Tech Founders Should Expect from Development Partners

The age of non-tech founders is upon us. For years, it’s been assumed that you had to have a tech background to start a tech company but…

May 21, 2019

What Non-Tech Founders Should Expect from Development Partners

May 21, 2019

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Better Product

4 Product Challenges to Overcome When Scaling to the Enterprise Market

If you’re not targeting enterprise initially, many B2B SaaS companies (if they’re successful) will eventually move up-tier to larger…

May 17, 2019

4 Product Challenges to Overcome When Scaling to the Enterprise Market

May 17, 2019

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Better Product

Scaling Founder Vision Alongside Product Hierarchy

Product always starts with a founder vision. This often gets lost in translation, but it’s true. This is not unique to the tech industry…

May 13, 2019

Scaling Founder Vision Alongside Product Hierarchy

May 13, 2019

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UX Power Tools

How to Design With Ethics

If you’re looking for a proper definition of design ethics, then you’ll be disappointed. If you are, however, looking for the opinion of…

Feb 21, 2019

How to Design With Ethics

Feb 21, 2019

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5 Things Designers Should Spend Time On Besides Your Design Portfolio

The design portfolio has amazingly elbowed its way into becoming the single most valuable piece of work a designer must create and…

Feb 18, 2019

5 Things Designers Should Spend Time On Besides Your Design Portfolio

Feb 18, 2019

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UX Power Tools

Design Systems, Sprint Weeks and other UX Snake Oils

If you clicked on this article because the title got your blood boiling, then go make a cup of chamomile tea. It doesn’t get much better…

Feb 4, 2019

Design Systems, Sprint Weeks and other UX Snake Oils

Feb 4, 2019

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UX Power Tools

Become a Successful Design Leader by Being More Persuadable

In the book “Persuadable,” Al Pittampalli argues that people must be open to persuasion in order to become great leaders. He dispels of…

Jan 29, 2019

Become a Successful Design Leader by Being More Persuadable

Jan 29, 2019

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UX Power Tools

How to Critique the Latest Tech Rebrand

A simple framework for assessing a tech product’s rebrand for the brand layperson

Jan 22, 2019

How to Critique the Latest Tech Rebrand

Jan 22, 2019

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UX Power Tools

Designers Should Read

In grad school, I had to read more than I read the previous five years of undergrad combined (yes, it took me five years. It would have…

Jan 15, 2019

Designers Should Read

Jan 15, 2019

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Better Product

What Chipotle Just Taught Us About Packaging Digital Products

I’m probably not the only person who is excited to find inspiration in Chipotle that I can apply to my work in tech. If you aren’t a…

Jan 8, 2019

What Chipotle Just Taught Us About Packaging Digital Products

Jan 8, 2019

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UX Power Tools

Become a Master at Design Planning

Using Scope, Cost, and Time to Plan Your Design Work

Jan 3, 2019

Become a Master at Design Planning

Jan 3, 2019

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Better Product

How Nintendo Can Teach Today’s Tech Companies How to Keep Pace with New Technology

Technology evolves so fast, many companies have groups dedicated to experimenting with advancements like blockchain, machine learning, or…

Aug 13, 2018

How Nintendo Can Teach Today’s Tech Companies How to Keep Pace with New Technology

Aug 13, 2018

Christian Beck

Christian Beck

By day, executive designer at Innovatemap where I help tech companies design marketable products. By night, co-founder of UX Power Tools.

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