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Hello there! I am Denis, Head of Design at Selftalk, a mental health startup transforming how people connect with their emotions. 🚀 With 15+ years of experice in the design industry, I’ve led projects for some of the world’s biggest brands, including Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Panasonic, Pfizer, and Maersk, while working at one of the largest digital agencies. But after years of crafting solutions for corporate giants, I chose to refocus my skills on something more meaningful. Now, as Head of Product Design at Selftalk, a mental health startup, I’m on a mission to create user-centered digital experiences that empower people and improve mental well-being. Let’s design a better world together! 🌟
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What are your tips for junior designers?
Here are my three tips: 1. Progress over complaints Nobody fixed low design maturity by complaining. Take small steps: Do a little bit of research. Propose a small improvement that goes beyond the brief. Ask what if questions. Show the value of good design. 2. Relationships over being right I have colleagues, and customers I ve met 5-10 years ago in different companies. And I could have had more of them if I understood this sooner: Being good to work with beats being right. Build bridges. Don t burn them. 3. Judgement over perfect process When I started as designer, I was looking for the golden process. I thought great designers are taking some steps I don t, and that s why their work is so good. I had to learn how taste is growing with experience, and curiosity. Learn how to make sense of information. And to turn it to UX patterns.
Best YouTube channels to learn UI/UX in Figma?
Hi everyone, I'm a product manager but also want to learn the basics of design in Figma. I'm doing this for two reasons: 1. understand our designers better and see the challenges they face soo I can better lead my team 2. design some stuff myself, like social media posts and some personal things as well What are the best YouTube channels to learn Figma interface and all the little tricks&tips this app has to offer? Thank you very much for your recommendations.