The Fountain Institute is an independent online school that teaches advanced UX & product skills.
Newsletter 2.0 (now with links, quotes, memes, videos, and events)
Dear Reader,
Jeff here...Today, we're trying something different with the newsletter.
For the last two years, Hannah and I have been writing this weekly advice column for you and over 5,000 designers.
It's been a wild ride...from late-night cramming to early-morning writing sessions to beautiful feedback and encouragement that makes it all worth it.
This advice letter has been a weekly reminder for us to keep innovating, but the Fountain Institute is becoming more than just Hannah and I...
The community of designers around the Fountain Institute is our real value so we thought--it's time for our newsletter to grow with the community.
Introducing the newsletter2.0...(final_final_but_not_really)
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π¦Ύ AI-powered post-its
βToday, Miro launched an AI version of its popular white-boarding tool (shared by Jerome Bertrand)
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Non-managerial career path
βStaff Design explores how individual contributors are exploring careers at the highest level and has some great resources
(shared by Anja Lena)
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π° Paid Figma plugins
βFigma just launched a section in their resources page with paid items
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π§ How to be a facilitator
βHannah Baker just published an article on how and why you should build skills as a design facilitator
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Apply to join the Guild of Working Designers here.
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from Henry Mintzberg, an excellent source for design strategy
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βSource, shared by Rana Fathi in the Guildβ
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Until next week!
Jeff Humble
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The Fountain Institute is an independent online school that teaches advanced UX & product skills.
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