My design journal

Here I share my insights as a designer, offering valuable tips, tricks, and experiences on navigating the product design landscape.

How to create and simplify your icon component library in Figma

Managing a large library of icons in Figma can get messy but guess what? It doesn't have to be.
apr 4, 2024
Figma, design systems

5 tips to level up your skills and get promoted to senior product designer

My top 5 tips to land a promotion to senior product designer that I learned on my journey to becoming one.
feb 28, 2024
Career advice

Declutter your developer handoff files by utilizing Figma Dev Mode

The days of spending hours compiling in-depth design documentation are over.
feb 16, 2024
Figma, development

Dear designers, stop assuming that developers know how to do your job

We have to stop throwing our developers into Figma and hoping they stay afloat.
Feb 5, 2024
dev collaboration

How to use Figma component properties to design more efficiently

Learn how to use boolean and instance swap properties to design faster in Figma.
Jan 31, 2024
Figma, design systems

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