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Ask a Designer #12: Shall I Change My Career Path to Save My Creativity?

Nika offers advice to a creatively-deprived developer pondering a career change to product design.

What Gets Lost in the Crop? How Aspect Ratios Shape the Way We See the World

How much of life are we cropping out? Nika reflects on this vital question in a brief history of aspect ratios in tech.

Ask a Designer #11: How Do I Start a Side Project?

SuperHi's advice columnist and graphic designer Nika takes us through the journey of starting (and finishing) a personal design project.

Ask a Designer #10: How Do I Create a Portfolio Without Any Real Client Work?

No clients? No worries! Nika shares her wisdom on how to create an impressive portfolio without any paid design work.

How to Build a Greener Web

What does it mean to build a sustainable website? Nika spotlights two founders who are taking an eco approach.

Ask a Designer #9: How Do I Break into Graphic Design?

Nika offers some key tips for cracking into a crowded industry.

How Freelance Designer Max Pete Thrives in Adminland

It's time to talk about the fun behind the scenes work every business has to do.

How Designer Adam Ho Blurs the Lines of Branding, Interaction and Art

We chat to graphic designer Adam Ho on designing Abstract, a design version control tool

Why Collaboration Trumps Competition When You're a Freelancer

Can you go further and faster, together?

How to Thrive in a New Startup Job

SuperHi's community specialist Brian on taking on new challenges and the lessons he's learned.

Tales of Web 1.0: How Studying Net Art from the 90s Can Inform Design Today

What is internet art and what can designers learn from it?

How to Stand Out With Your Story

We all have something that's unique about each of us and it’s important to be able to share that with our potential clients.

How to Explain What You Really Do, Graphic Designer Edition

On answering the dreaded..."what do you do?" question.

Ask a Designer #8: How do I Keep Up With Changing Software and Jargon?

Nika writes about how to keep up with the fast-changing tools in design.

The Mindset Shifts You Need to Make When Becoming a Freelancer

Max Pete on what it really takes to freelance full-time, and stick it out for the long term.

The Many Faces of Career Reinvention

Career reinvention doesn't look one way and we're all on the same page.

Ask a Designer #7: How Do I Know When to Give Up on My Dream Career?

Today, Nika walks through what to do when you think it might be time to give up on your dream career.

How American Brands are Using Graphic Design to Boost Voter Awareness

Is there a nonpartisan aesthetic?

How Designer André Cândido Is Setting Up SuperHi's Brand for Scale

We chat to SuperHi's designer and art director André Cândido on his creative process as he worked through SuperHi's brand refresh.

TUTORIAL

How to Add a Dynamic Social Share Image to a Shopify Theme

Learn how to add social share images to Shopify themes!

The Hard Thing About Growth

Nobody ever said it was going to be easy. Why big changes don't equal big growth and how to live and thrive in the uncertainty.

How Designer Meg Lewis Combines Comedy and Performance with Her New Podcast

We chat to designer Meg Lewis on how she's built a company based entirely on her personality.

From Idea to Done: How to Finish, Ship and Launch Your Creative Side Projects

The hardest thing about side projects isn't coming up with ideas.

How to Come Up With Your Next Side Project Idea

Anyone who's wanted to work on a creative side project has come across the challenge of not knowing exactly what to work on.

How Information Designer Giorgia Lupi Works With Many Mediums, Many Projects

We chat to information designer Giorgia Lupi on how she manages her creative process, making Happy Data, and the book she's writing next.

A Brief Study of Creativity, As Seen Through Side Projects

A brief look at creative side projects you may or may not have heard of.

Welcome to the De-glorification of the Side Hustle

The side hustle has become synonymous with success and ambition in modern work, but is it really the best way to achieve your goals?

How UX Designer Anton Sten Works Remotely

We chat to designer Anton Sten on working remotely, "dining together" with your team, and making Toast.

How to Get Started with Project Management

You don't have to be a "project manager" at work to reap the benefits for yourself or for how you work in a team.

5 Essential Project Management Methodologies You Need to Know

Don't fix what ain't broken: here are tried and true approaches that have taken many projects successfully from idea to the finish line.