So simple and utilitarian yet so beautiful

What is this monstrosity

Every single website tells a story

and you as the designer/developer have to lead your users where you want them to go using story telling.

These 6 sections are the sections every website (at least portfolio/landing page) should have.

The header - should contain a one liner that describes what your website talks about/sells

Stakes - what problems you are saving your users from

Value proposition - how are you solving those problems (stakes) and why someone should trust you with the solution

Plan - what working with you looks like, clients love clarity on what they’re getting into

Proof - what past clients/ people youve worked with have to say about you

Call to action (CTA) - highlighted section outlining how they can sign up/ purchase from you

Anyone buying birr, im selling
Its totally the most stable fiat in the world rn🙏🏿🙏🏿🔥

This is huge for freelance and contractual work

check out the whole thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa0gYs0KVRg

This is huge for successful startups and tech companies

በትናንትናው እለት በመንግስት ሚድያዎች "እንኳን ደስ አለን፣ እንኳን ደስ አላችሁ" ያስባለው ሁኔታ ዛሬ ይህን ይመስላል!

በዛሬው የውጭ ምንዛሬ ተመን መሰረት የኢትዮጵያ ብር 30 ፐርሰንት ገደማ ዋጋውን አጥቶ ዛሬ አንድ የአሜሪካ ዶላር በኢትዮጵያ ንግድ ባንክ 74.7 ብር እየተሸጠ እና 76.2 ብር እየተገዛ ይገኛል።

@EliasMeseret

i am > illmatic

via dribbble

Lauryn Hill + JID = Little Simz😵‍💫

Entertainment Report: Ethiopia’s Jemberu Demeke

I know this is completely normal but please😭😭😭

using last fm as a sleep tracker

Rivian copy

Funny tho😂

As a designer, it is important that when you demonstrate your work, you need to be result oriented, as thats what will fully pull a potential recruiter/ client. talk to their soul.

Here is how you can do that

In Portfolios:
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Use Minto's Pyramid. Structure your case studies to lead with the impact and images of the final product. Show the key achievements. After that, you can present supporting arguments and methodology.

By doing this, you immediately engage the visitor and demonstrate an understanding of how your design fits the broader context.


On Resumes:
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Adopt the format recommended by Google recruiters: "Accomplished [X], as measured by [Y], by doing [Z]". This method quantifies your impact and clarifies your contribution.

⚠️ Instead of writing:
"Responsible for redesigning the onboarding"

✓ Try something like:
“Using a combination of funnel analysis, session recordings, and usability testing, I redesigned the onboarding flow, increasing subnoscription rates by 12%”.


Blocker: no data
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If you don't have the data, at least talk about WHY you are doing something. Ideally, connect your designs to an immediate goal, and connect the immediate goal to a wider company initiative.

For example:

⚠️ What, no why:
"I redesigned the onboarding flow, shortening it from seven to four screens."

✓ What and why:
"I redesigned the onboarding flow to increase activation rates, shortening it from seven to four screens. Increasing activation rates was a key metric in our initiative to increase subnoscription revenue. "


Avoid having no data
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Many designers tell me they don’t have access to the data, especially if the project was a previous employer.

Avoid getting into that situation again by asking these types of questions on all your current and future projects:

• What is the measurable change in user behaviour we hope it will create? And where is that data currently tracked?

• If we don’t have the data, who can I work with to ensure we start capturing it?

• If we succeed in changing user behaviour, what business metric/KPI will that impact?

• What is the current state of that metric? Where can I view that data, or who can I talk to about it?

It will help you achieve success and growth at the company and prepare you for developing your case studies.


Safeguard your achievements
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Keep a project diary that you won’t lose access to if your role is terminated, with a template that includes:

• Success metrics.
• Before and after screens.
• Key research insights and activities.
• Takeaways/lessons/things that went wrong.
• Notes about your role and who you collaborated with.

Set aside time in your calendar to update it regularly. Eventually, this will go on your website or in a case study PDF. I’ve found one big Figma file to be the easiest for me because I like it to be very visual.