Introduction As a designer venturing into the world of web design, you’ve likely encountered the term “CSS” alongside HTML. CSS, or Cascading Style Sheets, is a language used to control the presentation and styling of HTML elements. Understanding CSS is crucial to creating visually appealing websites that align with your design…

Everywhere you look online you will see two letters ‘Ai’ — it will “revolutionize your business” and “put you out of work”. At this point, you can’t tell if I am writing or if Ai is (it’s just me). It can feel overwhelming to face the never-ending onslaught of new technologies and innovations that the world will continue to throw at us. How can we keep up and what is there to do? Discover Core Principles

Strong product teams make or break a company in today’s fast-paced digital world. Companies that excel in product are able to have a leg-up on the competition. What makes a product team ‘strong’? I propose five characteristics of a highly-effective product team: Innovative: A product team needs to understand its…

Design thinking is a process for creative problem solving that is often used in the field of design. The process is similar to the scientific method in that it involves making observations, asking questions, formulating hypotheses, and conducting experiments. …

So, What is User Experience Design? User experience (UX) design is the process of creating products that provide meaningful and relevant experiences to users. This involves the design of the entire process of acquiring and integrating the product, including aspects of branding, design, usability, and function. Why is UX Design Important? UX design is important because it can help create a…

In the beginning of his book Inspired, Marty Cagan explains how he fell into Product Management. As a young software developer at HP Cagan and his team were tasked with building an advanced AI system. They worked on this product for months. When they were finally able to launch —…

Why we so often fail to make products worth buying. — I get it. Product Development is fun. It’s the excitement of creating a new product, the joy of designing a new way of doing [insert task here], the starting line of limitless possibilities. You say to yourself, “I am going to develop a whole new way to do the dishes!”…

I recently finished The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. I will be placing this book in my top 10 list. It was one of those books that teaches you a bit more about how to live life more fully. …

A Literature Review — Agile is a development mindset used worldwide by thousands of teams to create software. Agile focuses on developing software hyper-focused on user testing and continuous improvement. Agile is often associated with Product Management, which focuses on building and managing teams to produce impactful products. …