I’m focusing this article on how we onboard our design team members. The underlying principles here can be used with any size org or type of department. Adjust any terminology to how it best fits your team.

Isee it all the time and am guilty of it myself. A designer gets a new project to work on, the wheels start to spin, ideas start coming, and what we see in our heads isn’t sketches, flows, or component design, it’s a shiny, beautiful, well-designed product with happy users.

For all designers out there that are looking for their next challenge and are struggling with the presentation aspect of the interview, I have some pointers for you.

When your in a fast-paced start-up or an environment where speed of deployment is its primary objective, it’s nearly impossible to avoid getting sucked into the “just do it” mode.