Design Snippets
Inspirations around design and creativity.
Lessons, sayings and tidbits that inspire me and drive my design philosophy.
JAN 2026
Speak well behind the person's back.
Amy Poehler, Good Hang Podcast
NOV 2025
It's better to regret something you did than something you didn't do.
AUG 2025
Life comes before work in the dictionary.
JUN 2025
Determine if you're actually busy or just overwhelmed.
JUN 2025
You can do anything, not everything.
APR 2025
Play for the name on the front, not the name on the back.
NOV 2024
W's and L's — Wins and Lessons.
APR 2024
Should Attend.
Active and critical meetings.
APR 2024
Could attend.
Informational or consulted.
APR 2024
Don't attend.
Meetings that detract.
OCT 2023
Functional v. Expressive.
NOV 2023
The Process of Design Squiggle.
Damien Newman, thedesignsquiggle.com
NOV 2023
Steady the ladder before climbing.
NOV 2023
You have to make noise to be heard.
OCT 2023
Progress over perfection.
APR 2023
Success begets success.
MAR 2022
Confidence is quiet.
JAN 2022
Everyone needs to be not only on the same page, but the same team.
OCT 2021
It's a marathon, not a sprint —
Outlast them.
MAR 2021
Refresh.
Updating styles while functionality and core experience remains unchanged.
MAR 2021
Enhance.
Adding and/or modifying a feature within a screen or flow.
MAR 2021
Overhaul.
Making changes to an experience by looking at it as a blank canvas.
JAN 2021
Start simply. Simply start.
DEC 2020
We do our most creative work in the negative space, where no one is looking.
DEC 2020
Imposter syndrome and the Dunning–Kruger effect.
NOV 2020
Good design is beautiful.
Design that relies solely on data and inclusion lacks heart and soul.
NOV 2020
Good design is valuable.
Design that fixates on aesthetics and accessibility forgets its purpose.
NOV 2020
Good design is accessible.
Design that focuses everything on itself alienates and excludes.
SEP 2020
You can’t make a baby in a month by throwing nine people at the task.
Throwing more people at a task doesn't always lead to faster results.
AUG 2020
You can’t dictate both the timing and scope.
JUL 2020
A dash of sparkle and a pinch of salt.
FEB 2020
Free to try.
Don't let the fear of failure impede design.
JUN 2019
Don't try to remove the brick wall. Look at removing the smaller, individual bricks.
Remove enough and you can burst through with a quick burst of energy.
MAR 2019
Listen to learn, teach don’t tell.
