Every 2024 Newsletter You Missed


Every 2024 Newsletter You Missed

by Jeff Humble


Dear Reader,

It's that time of the year again! Here are all the newsletters you missed in 2024 from the Fountain Institute:

  1. A Designer's Uncertain Path to Success
  2. Design Strategy vs. Design Vision: What's the difference?
  3. Is Poor Communication Hindering Your Projects?
  4. Balancing Freelance Life with Maya McBeath
  5. Innovation by Design with Cristina Colosi
  6. Shaping the Future of the Guild of Working Designers
  7. Figma Skills Won't Get You Promoted
  8. See What We Dreamed Up at the Design Community Session
  9. Why You Need to "Get" the Business Strategy
  10. Why Introverts Struggle with Leadership
  11. What is Product Discovery?
  12. Real-Life Lessons in Co-Creation for Designers
  13. Figma AI & Your New Design Title
  14. Improve Any Strategy with the 4 D's
  15. Essential Tools for Better Prioritization
  16. 5 Ways to Do Strategic Research
  17. The Secret to Better Feedback: a Two-Way Approach
  18. The Biggest Hurdle in Strategic Projects
  19. How Miro's New Features Help Designers
  20. The Halloween Meme Special
  21. New Initiatives at the Guild of Working Designers
  22. 28 Ways to Test an Idea that is NOT A/B Testing
  23. Learn to Turn Challenges into Leadership Strengths

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Jeff Humble
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