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Desk magazine
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The biggest mistakes designers make when applying for a job
Junior Designers vs. Senior Designers
A Jack of All Trades, And Master of Some
Where is “design-led” leading us?
Where design school got it wrong
A love letter to having a website
How to fire a client
The UX designer hiring guide
Less Quality, Less Motivation
Dreams vs. Goals
DESK is 3
How to look like a professional online
No Regrets
How to Tame a Bullshitter
How to Share Project Failures in Your Portfolio
When your target audience is yourself
Sitzfleisch
How to Write a Cold Email
The first tool we haven’t adapted to
Less But Better
How to make a non-design portfolio
Buy Your Time
The Designer & Company Disconnect
Overthink
Overdeliver
The day you became a better designer
The Top DESK Articles of 2018
When People Rip You Off
Why you should keep your portfolio updated – especially if you have a job
The dilemma for small product teams
What Leading Companies Never Want to See In Your Portfolio
What Makes a Good Client
What I Look for in a Designer
The Problem with Free
Wild Idea- Work on Your Portfolio While You Have a Job
You Only Have to Start
Make More, Live More
"Drip" project management
Red Flags to Watch for with Potential Clients
How to be the designer you want to work with
How one tool changed the way we work with clients
The Loneliness of Freelancing
The Downsides of Freelancing
From Freelance to Full-time
Content or Design First?
CREDITS
Illustration & design: Lu Yu
Copywriting: Lizzy Spano, Tobias van Schneider
YEAR
2016 - 2019
