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This free quiz is a lighthearted way to discover how you relate to design. Depending on your answers, one of four personalities is revealed at the end of the quiz!
Even when we say the same words, we don’t always say the same thing!
AAVA is a free-to-use “tool” that can help a group of people improve their communication with each other, especially around confusing design and digital concepts. It is especially useful for collaborations that involve multiple disciplines!
THE NON-DESIGNER’S HANDBOOK
65+ essential design and digital terms
This handbook is a valuable resource for non-designers.
An understanding of these terms can help build confidence in design-related conversations and sharpen your visual communication skills across all platforms, just by taking some time to understand the meaning of essential terms.
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Part 2: What is Design’s Value?
In this article, which is Part 2 of “What is Design,” I’m excited to dive into the value of design and what it truly means for us and our everyday lives. I’ll share some concrete examples of how design plays a role in shaping the world around us, and I’ll also pose an...
Part 1: What is design?
Listen to this AI-hosted version of my (human-written) blog post below! It is quite fascinating how the two AI hosts interact with the content. Well worth a listen! About 10 minutes. Let me know what you think! Why Defining Design is So Hard What is design? The word...
Let’s Share Meanings
Why Shared Meaning of Words is Your Secret Weapon in Today's Workplace. Hello, familiar faces and welcome, new friends! In my last post, I talked about my long, diverse, sometimes frustrating, but ultimately enriching journey through a PhD. My topic looked into one of...
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