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Imposter Syndrome Definitively Ends for Everyone at Age 58
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Dear "Dear Designer" Designer
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Design at the Crossroads: A Shifting Economy of Digital Creativity
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Warning: This Design Job May Contain Traces of Human Emotions
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Falling Upward in Freezing Rain
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The Latest in Truth
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Falling Upward in Freezing Rain
On calculated risks, creative resilience, and the importance of self-compassion
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Andrew Boardman
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Talking to the Refrigerator: Adventures in Not-Doing
Giving up tech for a day and remembering that rest is not a life hack
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Andrew Boardman
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Can an AI Design? Sure, it Can! Says the AI and its Marketers
A short critical look at the reality behind generative AI's outputs and hype
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Andrew Boardman
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A Brief Pause, A Gentle Wave
Taking a moment of quiet before diving back into the currents of design
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Andrew Boardman
Design at the Crossroads: A Shifting Economy of Digital Creativity
Freelancers, agencies, and AI—where do designers go from here?
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The Misplaced Blame Game in Design
It's time to let designers and creative small businesses off the hook
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Andrew Boardman
The Art of Reluctant Entrepreneurship: Business as a Bubble for Designers
Conscious and creative entrepreneurship as a force for liberation
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Andrew Boardman
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Dear Designer
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