Care Without Clinging Care deeply, but don’t cling. Detachment keeps you adaptable, trusted, and in the game longer than any single design.
Seeking Before Solving: A Designer's Path to Deeper Impact The best designers slow down. They observe, ask better questions, and notice what others miss. They don’t just solve problems, they seek truths. Design is not about speed or cleverness, but about seeing clearly and making sense of what truly matters.
Start where you are, design what can be. Great designers work patiently with the present, while imagining better futures. Real change starts by understanding the company as it is, with all its constraints, people, and processes. Design what exists today, while patiently shaping what could be tomorrow.
From Skateboards to Spaceships: Gall’s Law in Design Gall’s Law states that complex systems that work usually evolve from simpler ones that already function well. For designers, this means starting small, testing often, and letting complexity emerge from real use. Simplicity is not a shortcut but the foundation of something great.