The Imperfect Designer
Blair FraserA space to help designers embrace imperfection, overcome self-doubt, and thrive personally and professionally.
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Beyond the job title: finding your worth in who you are.
Photo by Esteban López on Unsplash
So the new Superman movie hit the big screens last summer. I took my daughter to see it, and we both loved it. Krypto was clearly the star of the show! 🐶 It was fun, lighthearted, and a much more hopeful...
My perfectionism checklist
How do you know when perfectionism is holding you back? Do you see it? Do you notice the signals that it’s crept up on you (again) and how do you get unstuck? It’s not always obvious or easy to recognise it in yourself. It took me a LONG ti...
Feeling energised or drained? A thought exercise for when work feels off.
This activity is something I’ve used when I’m feeling flat, dissatisfied, unmotivated, burnt out, or something feels off in my work.
Now that I’ve started managing a small team of designers, I’ve been doing this activity with them too. It...
We feel so busy… but are we actually doing the work?
I was thinking about how full my days get with things that feel like progress, things that seem like I’m doing design work but, in reality, aren’t design work at all.
Meetings. Emails. Standups. Jira updates. Documentation. Slack threads....
Stuck in ambiguity? How Schrödinger’s cat can help designers move forward
(Note: I’m writing this from my perspective of working as a product designer, but I hope that the core ideas can be useful to anyone by applying the same principles.)
My struggle with ambiguity
Have you ever felt stuck or unsure...
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I'm an everyday designer, sharing my struggles and lessons to help creatives embrace imperfection, beat self-doubt, and prioritise self-care. Product design manager, hands on design leader. \ud83c\udfa8✨
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