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career Lessons
Moving Beyond "Move Fast and Break Things"
Avery Erwin — The early tech era was defined by Facebook’s famous mantra: “Move fast and break things.” Today, with LLMs and AI code editors like Cursor, designers and developers can build fa...
Creating a Unique Personal Design Style
Meg Lewis — We’re all scrambling to be different and own our own slice of the design scene. Because of trends and the type of design that we’re exposed to, we all end up consuming the same ...
Closing the creative gap
Kathleen Warner — If you find yourself looking at products and thinking “how the hell do I design something as good as that”, then this is for you. You can take comfort in knowing that the design...
Finale: A field guide to being better at design by being self aware
Tuhin Kumar — Being great at design is as much about knowing the theory as it is about knowing your own areas of growth as a designer. As the Hack Design course comes to a close with this las...
Vim as a Design Tool
Adam Morse — For many designers, editing and writing text comprises a large chunk of our work. Whether it’s writing down ideas, editing code, or comprising an email, text-editing makes up a ...
How To Get Your First Design Job With No Experience
Devon Ko — Last week, we examined a few different paths designers can take in their careers. Developing your soft skills—and gaining confidence in them—is essential in transitioning to the...
Kickstarting Your Design Career
Janna Hagan — Formal design education is lacking in many areas, which means being proactive about your education in the beginning stages of your career will greatly benefit you when you step ...
Summer Vacation!
Wells Riley — We hope you’ve been enjoying Hack Design so far! As we prepare to finish up the second half of the year, take this week to go back and complete any lessons you haven’t finished ...
Cultivating Compassion
Whitney Hess — Being a great designer isn’t just about devising the best possible solution; it’s about making sure we’re solving the right problem. To do so, we need to hone our listening skil...
Know Your Tools
Marc Edwards — The phrase “a poor workman always blames his tools” has always bugged me — poor tools hinder the quality of your work. Great workers blame their tools too! If they’re not perfor...
What is design? Why is it important?
Wells Riley — Why design? What purpose does it serve? It’s not purely aesthetic, nor wholly analytical and functional. When considering the design of your projects, you must think about how e...
Hello World
Wells Riley — Welcome to HackDesign! Lesson 0 will prepare you for the lessons you’ll start to receive every week, which will guide you towards design literacy and proficiency. Excited? This...