A Letter to a Struggling UI/UX Designer
I love everything about our craft. Chasing the tiniest little details, striving for simplicity, and always looking for the best solutions. But it’s not all roses, inexperienced UX/UI designers struggle to get that first job offer. Know that each rejection is a lesson learned. Things will work out if you keep moving forward. Become so good they can’t ignore you.
My First Freelance Project as a Design Student. Things I Learned That Could Help You Too.
This summer, I decided to enter the world of freelancing as a Junior at Parsons School of Design, New York. I got my first freelance project to design an app and it’s safe to say that there are a few things I wish I knew before I started. If the thought of freelancing as a student scares you too, grab your comfort snack, and read on.

Designers Live in a Hellscape Created by Other Designers
“You ruined my life! All I see everywhere is bad design!” – A non designer friend. The outburst surprised me. I guess years of listening to me point out bad design finally took its toll. Instead of just traveling blithely through life, my friend now found himself scrutinizing everything around him, often finding things lacking, ill-conceived, and frustrating. “Congratulations,” I told him. “You’re now officially a designer.”
UX Specializations. Let your skillset do the talking this time.
If you’re a UX Designer, you must know how the industry is right now. Most of the visual designers(not everyone) titled themselves as UX/UI Designers, just to survive in the industry. In such situations as being an original among carbon copies, you must be working hard to retain your identity. Don’t you think you should step out of the crowd now?

The Most Important Overlooked Design Skill
As a design manager, I’ve interviewed hundreds of candidates for visual, product, UX, UI, and interaction design positions. Of all of the candidates, there is one skill that is always present in successful ones — and that’s the ability to critically conduct a retrospective on your work post-shipping.