Kyle Harris on Atomic Spin

Three Tips for Taking Over Design on an Existing Project

An ideal new "leader" is a welcome source of energy, has interesting new ideas, and opens door for team members to challenge assumptions and have new ideas.

Growing as Makers

Sometimes It’s Okay to Not Share the Marker – Three Times to Take the Lead in a Working Meeting

Sometimes in a working meeting, you have to take control of the marker and not let anyone else touch it. It's a bold move, but it can be necessary.

UX/Design Techniques

Using “Last Thursdays” to Discuss Exceptions with Users

When you teach a user not to think about exceptions as "bad," they're eager to share all the alternative ways that similar tasks need to be performed.

UX/Design Techniques

Writing Context Scenarios? Start at the End

Most context scenarios are hyper-focused on how users interact with the app. Writing them backwards opens you to new possibilities and diverging scenarios.

Planning Your Project

Why Your App/System Rewrite Will Probably Be Bigger Than You Think

Users will lose trust in a rewritten system if they cannot do everything they expected to do. This is especially true for internal systems.

Growing as Makers

How to Present Your Portfolio at a Software Design Job Interview

This is your time to present who you are as a designer and what you do best. Control the room, focus on quality over quantity, and sweat the details.

Project & Team Management

Want More Effective Meetings? Play Games

Games are fun – and not chaotic – because they have rules, boundaries, and structure. The same should apply to meetings.

Project & Team Management

Using “We” Language to Build Bonds with Clients

Saying "we" emphasizes shared goals and reduces tension. It turns the client vs. consultant relationship into a partnership.

UX/Design Tools

The Case for Starting Your Project with an Ecosystem Map

An Ecosystem Maps is the absolute best way to quickly understand a client's business environment. It shows all the high-level exchanges of value between the client and the groups i

Project & Team Management

The Guide to Being a Pessimistic Designer

The world needs more pessimistic designers. Here's how you can say "no" when it needs saying, while making your team and project stronger.

Growing as Makers

Get Caught Up in the Small Victories on Big Projects

It’s the small victories along the way that give us the energy to reach the final goal. They give us renewed motivation, especially during setbacks.

UX/Design Practices

Should UX/UI Designers Code? Finding a Balance Between Yes and No

If you're unwilling to understand what your development team has to do to implement a feature you designed, software might not be the industry for you.

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