Partnering with product teams to evolve Polaris — To keep up with the demand, a design system needs to evolve continuously. Ironically, the evolution of design systems seems to be a bit of a chicken and egg problem. The team working on the system can’t evolve without knowing what product teams need. On the other hand, most teams…

3 actions to get the most out of design systems — Back in the spring of 2021, the CCP (Clube Criativos Portugal) invited me to talk about design systems. At the time I wasn’t focused on design systems, but I decided to accept the invitation anyway. …

10 things people don’t tell you about designing products — If you’ve studied or read anything about design, you’re probably familiar with at least one design process framework. Something that describes what the process of designing something should be. Usually you start with understanding the problem. You follow that with the exploration of ideas that could solve said problem. And…

5 tips to make your design portfolio more likely to land you a job — Before I get into the tips, let me share a bit of context… We recently changed the way we review portfolios in the Shopify UX team. In the past, the first point of contact with one of our designers was an interview. …

October has become a month full of drawings, with people across the world joining the #inktober challenge, or a variation of it. This year, Marina invited me to tag along with her. …

For a while, I’ve been thinking about design tools and how much the design community becomes obsessed with them, myself included, of course. And because it’s that time of the year, I decided to write about it, more specifically, pick what I think is the best design tool. Spoiler alert, it’s not what you expect. — Many contenders… When I first experienced design software I was astounded. A new world of opportunities had just opened in front of my eyes.

…as an optimistic designer. — A few weeks ago my friends from the UX Collective asked me what was the biggest lesson I take away from 2020 and they were kind enough to share my answer here. This is not a different answer, it’s just a more elaborate one, with a story and some visual…

Because sometimes, the most rewarding thing you can make, is the thing that puts a smile on someone else’s face. Warning! Usually, I write about design, UX, and stuff. This is not that! This is just me, sharing and reflecting on a challenge I embarked on during quarantine, for the sake…

A step towards the solution isn’t always a step forwards. — In this article, you’ll learn (or remember) what is the one thing you need to start solving any problem. I wrote this originally for a talk I gave a while ago, and I also posted a video on my youtube channel, but I adapted it so you can read it…