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Jennifer Darmour
In Part 1, I wrote about how the dynamics of UX teams are changing. Given this shift, the next question is: what replaces the traditional model? As the cost of production falls and roles become more fluid, large functional teams are starting to give way to smaller, blended teams built to move from opportunity to outcome. In Part 2 of a 3-part series, I explore rise of “builder teams” and what that means for how product, design, and engineering work together in the agentic era. https://lnkd.in/efj8u474 #designexcellence #designleadership #agenticdesign #enterprisetech
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Goran Paun
Most redesigns focus on visuals. The meaningful ones focus on systems that aligning design, technology, and user experience into one framework that can scale. I break this down in my latest Forbes Agency Council piece: Design as a System: How Strategy Shapes Every Experience. https://lnkd.in/gekgMZyr
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Kelli Hrivnak
Resume design shouldn't really matter....except when you are a designer. Over a year ago, I interviewed 11 design leaders for a piece I wrote for AIGA Baltimore, and every single one said the portfolio is still the primary evaluation tool. But here’s the nuance: ✔️ A strong portfolio gets attention. ✔️ A well-designed resume earns trust. ✔️ An over or poorly designed resume creates doubt. One creative director put it perfectly: “If the resume isn't nicely designed, that's a red flag.” Typically, my advice to anyone is to send a boring, black and white, one-column resume and prioritize content over formatting. Creatives and designers are my only exception. If you’re a designer job searching this year, have you put a lot of thought into resume design?
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Daniel L.
Most designers say they want impact. What they really want is proof. At scale, I had to formalize proof. I once built a quarterly UX strategy using Jared Spool's Persuasive Metrics to connect design decisions to revenue. A 2% reduction in onboarding friction translated into six figures in retained revenue. That was the language the room spoke. Dashboards. Quarterly reviews. Attribution models. Impact had to be quantified before it was believed. Now I’m at a tiny startup. Last week, a customer Slacked: “Magemetrics saves me days on campaign reports.” Following the rebrand, a prospect opened the site and said: “Okay. This feels serious.” These calls felt different: less explaining, fewer objections, more trust. No attribution model. No presentation. Just behavior changing in real time. Here’s what’s different: In enterprise, proof arrives as numbers. In startups, proof shows up as decisions. Enterprise feedback arrives filtered and quarterly; startup impact is immediate. Doubt slows deals. Confidence speeds them up. Immediacy forces clarity. You take fewer performative bets. You stop optimizing for presentations. You design to remove doubt. Because you’re not defending slides — you’re shaping what happens next.
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