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The 7 Deadly Sins of UX/UI Designers
Learn the common mistakes that UX/UI and product designers are guilty of, and how you can avoid them in your practice.
The Double Diamond Design Book List
In this reading list, we offer a book recommendation for each phase of the Double Diamond Design Process.
Building Resilience in Your Design Career
We talk with Janko Jovanovic, a design manager at Zalando, the leading online fashion platform in Europe with over 14,000 employees and 30 million customers.
Remove Backgrounds from Images for Free
What used to take hours in Photoshop can now be done in less than ten seconds with this AI-based browser tool. Now you can drag any image into the browser, and you will have a cut-out background instantly.
Prototyping Products with Notion
In this episode, we talk with Cristina Colosi about how designers use Notion in their workflow and how we at The Fountain are prototyping on the platform.
Should I be a generalist or a specialist in design?
In this episode of Beyond Aesthetics, we break down these questions plus many more for in-house junior designers or freelancers.
Announcing the Beyond Aesthetics Podcast
In the first two episodes of Beyond Aesthetics, we hear from Hannah and Jeff, founders of the Fountain Institute.
Junior Designers Should Talk About These 7 UX Skills
The skillset of a UX designer isn’t clear to everyone, and this article is a guide on communicating those skills.
What is Strategic Design?
Strategic design seeks to arm designers with 21st-century problem-solving skills to deal with big, messy problems.
Free Online Image Glitcher & GIF Maker
This free online tool is a GIF creator that allows you to create engaging glitchy animations in less than ten seconds.
The Elements of Art and Design
An overview of the elements of art and design that make up the visuals that we create.