How to Be a Good Designer

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FIMCA: I think it's really empowering to be able to program your own design. For me personally, what made me finally take that step in learning it is I was experiencing roadblocks. And so they would just live in a folder on my computer in a sketch file and never actually go on the web. Never seen it a lot a day. So I had that need. Like I reached that blockage point where I realized, okay, this is something that I need to learn... FIMCA: If you want to learn to code, then go for it.

Femke encourages us to take pride in our process by being willing to show our crappy work. She shows us how every small step can lead to something big. She teaches us how we can achieve anything in life, if we’re willing to take action. She also challenges us to wake up early to get the stuff done that we “never have time for”.

Secret Identity/Origin Story (2:26)
Biggest Superhero (9:52)
Biggest Failure (13:25)
Design & Personal Growth (19:28)
Crappy Work Article (23:36)
Design Superpower (36:56)
Book Recommendation (40:07)
Design Kryptonite (43:47)
Habit Of Success (47:05)
Stay Inspired (53:26)
Invincible Resource (55:09)
Best Advice (57:56)
Contact Info (60:32)

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