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JimMichal What would you do, if you weren't working as a designer?
Jim Open a burger house 🍔.
What design tool do you currently use?
Figma & MagicPattern (biased haha).
What's your favorite band or artist to listen to while designing?
Tale of Us
Your favorite font? :-)
Inter
Favorite book or movie (non-design related)
Dune
What's your favorite color in hex or RGBa? (gradients are allowed too)
#212121
What was your first real/paid design project and when did you make it?
Design a comic book serie when I was 18 years old.
If you could write something on the loading screen of all design tools, so all designers can see it, what would it be?
Make the logo bigger.
Did you study design, or are you self taught? And how did that path influence your work style?
100% self taught. My background is actually the opposite (CS engineering). Embracing the full spectrum of product development (from design to code) helped me unlock unlimited career possibilities.
The biggest innovation in product design right now is...
AI & generative art.
With all the current experience, what would you tell yourself when you were just starting out?
Charge more! (lol)
What do you think is the biggest problem in the design industry right now and how can it be fixed?
"Experts" making everything look difficult & unreachable. Design is simple, and anyone can become a decent designer with some effort.
Conversation resumed: Jul 1 What do you think about Google starting their own UX Course? Do certificates like this look convincing if you ever planned to hire a junior designer?
Nah, show me your portfolio to convince me about your design skills.
What’s your favorite non-design activity?
Traveling the world & working out.
How can people learn design better? What should they focus on the most?
Design is a skill that needs practice. The more you design and consume good design practices, the better you become. Youtube tutorials and articles help a lot as well!
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