Sarah Brockett on Atomic Spin

From Software Design to Project/Product Management: An Honest Reflection

Project management can be just as challenging and fun as design. There's more pressure, but also a more crucial role in shaping the project experience.

UX/Design Techniques

Wireframing for Non-Designers – A Crash Course

Wireframes benefit the entire team, and they can be created by any member of the team. I'll give you the whys, whens, and hows of wireframes for software.

UX/Design Tools

The Many Pros of Using Zeplin for Design Collaboration

Using Zeplin as a central location to house design artifacts will improve your team’s communication and increase efficiency.

UX/Design Practices

How Traditional Design Principles Apply to Software Design

Software designers use different tools and media, but we still rely on traditional design principles like contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity.

UX/Design Techniques

How to Bundle & Deliver Design Assets Properly

I’ve been fiddling with different ways to bundle up deliverables over the years, while simultaneously growing more frustrated with the state of design deliverables I’ve received fr

Growing as Makers

What Is a Software Designer, and How Can You Become One?

A software designer’s take on how to transition from traditional graphic design to working in software, including necessary hard + soft skills and more.

UX/Design Practices

The Macro Impact of Microinteractions – Making Users Happy

What microinteractions are, what they aren't, and how you can use them to make your app something people want to use time and time again.

UX/Design Tools

The Developer’s Guide to Sketch

An overview of the basics, plus some handy tips and tricks to help any developer quickly and painlessly dissect a designer’s Sketch files.

Growing as Makers

Why “Fake It ’til You Make It” Is Bad Advice, and What to Do Instead

None of us feel confident 100% of the time. So instead of lying about it or beating yourself up, be genuine and keep a ravenous appetite for knowledge.

UX/Design Tools

Five Sketch Plugins I Could Not Live Without

These are the Sketch plugins I cannot live without. They're fairly simple, but combined, they help me stay tidy and quicken otherwise tedious workflows.

UX/Design Practices

The Whats, Hows, and Whos of Empathy for Software Makers

Practicing empathy will make your software better, and your time creating it—both with your co-workers and customers—more enjoyable.

Personal Optimization

How to Balance Multiple Projects without Losing Your Sanity

If I plan my days well, they can be perfectly curated to keep me focused and get the job(s) done. Here are my tips for creating that balance.

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