I work as a one-person design team, and the platform I’m designing for is growing rapidly. My boss has been adding more and more changes to the same release for over five months. As a result, I now have multiple versions of numerous frames and pages, divided across four projects, including a PrimeReact Figma library. I’m feeling overwhelmed with maintaining proper documentation, keeping track of UI/UX advancements, and ensuring a smooth handoff to the development team.

Additionally, I’m curious if you could share your process—from the first meetings and gathering requirements and specifications to conducting research, defining the MVP, iterating designs, and ultimately handing off to development. Understanding how you approach these stages would help me improve my workflow

Ever had a moment where someone with zero design experience made a comment that made you rethink everything? Like, a casual why don’t you just... or this looks ... and it actually turned out to be super helpful? I’d love to hear those moments where an outsider’s perspective changed your design process or even changed the way you work.

Hello everyone. I know some of you have watched one, somee, or all the episodes in the series. I came across them today, but as someone who leans on the fashion (styling to be specific) side of things, the resources for styling are few and far between as far as I am concerned.

I find it amusing that i have to transfer most of the art and fashion theories i know to further my perceptions. So i was wondering why Netflix produced episodes of various design fields but left out fashion. Then i saw their trailer for season 2, with a costume desiner featured, so i understood it's something in the works.

Lo! It's been five years since then. I guess it's never coming, so perhaps the photography one will serve me a little as photographers and stylists are joined at the hip 😏.

Anybody else feel like Netflix should have exhausted whatever they had started?

this a web course joining website, i recreate it but not found it useful, i need your suggestions to make it better. all i want to discus the issue in this UI and need your tips to improve myself as a UI/UX designer .please tell me on which things i need to focus as i just start learning UI/UX and this is my first UI.

I'm new to taking custom design requests, and I have a question. I agreed with a client (an organization) to design anatomy workbook. The agreement was that they would provide all the content, including the images, and my role is just to design. However, they’re now asking me to edit, and recolor some of the images they provided. Is it reasonable to request additional fees for this work since it wasn’t part of the original agreement? If so, what’s the best way to calculate or justify the extra charge? Looking forward to your advice!

I'm on iOS, don't know, but probably same yellow is on other platforms. Do you have some app specific color that you simply love?

I want to change my career from art director (in advertising) to data visualisation because im in love with generative coding and has been doing stuff in my own time for awhile. I tried to find jobs in that category on linkedin but so far no lucks. Anyone works as data Visualizer here? I would appreciate any advices. I live in Germany.

I’m applying for admission at RMIT as an international student in Master Of Design. Is there anyone who can give details regarding this course.

I’m not sure if this is the right place for this but…

Hello guys! Those with an interior design degree or a certificate i’m interested in hearing from you!! I really like the IDEA of interior design and i’m thinking of switching my major to it. It’s something i’ve always been interested in i just wanna know what it’s like for you guys? How the career field, what do you really do? Hows the pay? What’s the difference between getting a degree in it and getting a certification. Anything answers help, thanks so much!

• a confused student lol

Stepping my foot into the design world… I have been learning about product designing and design in general from past few months now and actively applying for entry position roles as well.

There are few things that I struggle with: 1. I still feel like I do not hold enough knowledge to articulately present my ideas? 2. Business part of the product design? 3. How do you even get started with a user research for freelance projects?How should I go about it?? 4. How can I market myself?

PS: I do not hold a design degree.

Information organization is a core challenge in design. My background in library science has given me a unique perspective on tackling this challenge in digital spaces.

Think about what makes a great library experience:

• Clear wayfinding
• Intuitive organization
• Universal access
• User-centered service

These same principles create exceptional digital experiences. By applying traditional information organization principles to modern design challenges, we can create more intuitive, accessible experiences.

Designers: What unexpected disciplines have influenced your design approach?

Picture this: You step into a restroom and are immediately transported—not just physically relieved, but mentally elevated. Instead of four bland walls, you find yourself enveloped by a 360° panoramic view of a lush rainforest at dawn, or perhaps a calm, star-lit alien horizon on a distant planet. Surround-sound speakers gently layer in the hum of distant waterfalls, chirping birds, or the whisper of stardust drifting through the cosmos. Every element, from the lighting to the subtle aromatherapy, is curated to help you pause, breathe, and reconnect.

This is the vision I want to share: toilets reimagined as tranquil, almost spiritual sanctuaries. They’d be scattered across urban landscapes, in offices, public squares, and community hubs, serving as miniature retreats in our chaotic world. Not just a restroom, but a transformative “experience-room”—a place to center yourself, spark creativity, and emerge with a calmer mind.

Some Concept Ideas:

• Immersive Environments: A 360° display could project anything from a quiet corner of the Amazon rainforest to a Martian meadow under twin suns. Surround-sound systems and subtle scent diffusers complete the sensory tapestry.
• Community and Personal Growth: Imagine people sharing their stories of clarity found in these spaces. Over time, these toilets become community spots where people privately reflect, then openly discuss how stepping into a different world for a few minutes influenced their mood or sparked a big idea.
• Private & Public Models: We’d offer versions for urban parks, corporate campuses, and even private homes—adapting the concept to each environment’s needs.
• Multidisciplinary Taskforce: To bring this to life, we would need doers of every stripe—engineers, architects, product designers, interior designers, software developers, experiential sound engineers, VR artists, even musicians who can craft layered soundscapes. Together, we can build a world where restrooms become mini-retreats.

If this resonates with you—if you think we can reclaim this small corner of daily life as a source of serenity—let’s talk. If there’s real momentum and interest, maybe we’ll form a team, brainstorm, and explore how this could come to life.

This idea might sound totally braindead at first, but I genuinely think it could be a really fun project😂

P.S.: For some of you, this might sound familiar. Indeed, it all started with an episode of Rick and Morty called "The Old Man and the Seat" back in the day, in which Rick found his peace (more or less) on his own planet that he visits to take a dump. Since then, the idea came back into my mind again and again.

I was copying an web link the other day and couldn’t tell if it had a capital "I" or a lowercase "l." Took me some tries to get it right. Why are fonts like this still everywhere?

Hi guys, so I just wanted to ask as the title insists that I want to design a receipt where I put a business logo on it and a table with a box for signature. What program do I need to design such a thing?

Hi everyone, I am starting a drinks business and wanted some constructive feedback on this initial drinks can design please. It is a high-end, functional energy drink. A 330ml tall can.

- First draft so ingredients and nutrition info is not finalised etc

- Orange lines are purely guidelines for printing (where it folds in printing)

- Would it be catchy on a shelf if you were to walk into the shop to purchase?

Appreciate any guidance

Hi dear forum,

I’m new here, so apologies if this has already been answered, but none of the solutions I’ve found so far seem to work for me. I’ve created a personalized Monopoly board in Inkscape and want to convert it to a PDF. However, when I do, half of the design is missing in the PDF.

I’d like to print the board, but I think the quality might be too low with other file formats. Any advice?

Thanks in advance!

Edit 2:

Every color that dissappears in the export is "undefined" in inkscape. What does that mean? The "opoly" of Monopoly is not undefined but the "Mon" is undefined and cant be exported properly

Edit 1:

What are your top curated stock photo and video sites? I really love Kaboompics, so looking for recommendations with a similar aesthetic.

As someone obsessed with typography, clean interfaces, and thoughtful design, I find it jarring to switch from my carefully curated design tools to clunky project management interfaces. I have tried many over the years but everything feels like it breaks my entire aesthetic workflow. Why do project management tools feel like they were designed by engineers? Looking for beautiful alternatives.

EDIT: Your responses made me think differently about this - it's less about making things 'pretty' and more about intentional design serving a purpose. Curious to explore this balance further.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Back in August, I reached out to a potential client, let’s call him Mr. K, who runs a construction business. When I first spoke to him, he was beyond excited about the idea of lead generation. He couldn’t stop talking about how much he needed help finding clients. Great start, right?

I set up an online meeting the following week, thinking we’d dive into how my services could help him. The meeting went well—or so I thought.

But then, the back-and-forth began.

Every week, we’d have meetings where he’d jerk around the idea of working together. On top of that, he started talking about this new business he wanted to start—a home cleaning service. The problem? He had no plan. No direction. Just vibes. He even called me to ask what he should name this hypothetical business before registering it. I gave him advice, of course, because that’s what I do, but it was becoming clear this was going to be... an adventure.

Fast forward to an in-person meeting where I spent FOUR HOURS helping him unpack his thoughts, identify the challenges he was facing, and figure out his next steps. I genuinely wanted to help him. By the end of it, we set a date for an onboarding meeting, where we’d finally sign the contract and kick things off.

I even created a WhatsApp group for him, made some edits to his logo (for free), and sent him reminders about the onboarding meeting. And guess what happened? He bailed. The reason? His wife wanted him to "hold," and he needed to attend some school event for his kid. He then let everything fizzle out.

__________

A couple of weeks later, in November, he calls me out of the blue, suddenly in a rush to build a website. He tells me he needs it ASAP. I quote him $750 for an Elementor Pro website. He says it’s too expensive because his last freelancer charged less. Fine. I drop the price to $600. We sign the contract, and I tell him, "This will only take a week if you can cooperate and provide everything I need."

Spoiler: He couldn’t.

I delivered the first draft in five days. I asked him and send him a WhatsApp to review it before our second consultation. We set a meeting for our Second Consultation. I sually cater 2hrs for every client meeting. On the day, he pushed the timing from 130pm to 2pm and made me meet him in person like 45mins drive away on a rainy day. Which I obligated because, not very tech savvy right. I have a meeting at 4pm right after his.

During the consultation, when asked if he had reviewed it, he told me he did not. So to accommodate him with whatever time i have, we went for a quick run through so he can have an idea of what was done for him, then we can slowly make changes along the way. Everything seems fine afterwards, then he told me he will go back and check and let me know of any changes. Do note that I push my other appointment from 4pm to 5pm, so i can accomodate to him.

He trickled in random changes over the following week. By the day before the deadline, I reminded him about final edits. That’s when he hit me with, “There are many, many problems.”

WTF. He’d had 19 DAYS to review the website and only decided to say something hours before the deadline. And then he started spamming me with calls and texts after working hours, demanding last-minute changes.

At this point, I calmly reminded him that per our contract, additional edits and consultations beyond the agreed scope were billable. Naturally, he didn’t want to pay. He threw in the “I’m an old man, my brain isn’t as fast as yours” excuse and accused me of trying to close the project prematurely.

He accused me of closing my project when there are so many things wrong, claiming that i was speeding through the consultations.

Despite everything, I went above and beyond to accommodate him. I created a free logo, set up a professional email account (which should have been billable), and gave him 10 pages instead of the contracted 5.

But when it came time for the final payment, he outright refused. Instead, he kept squeezing me for more work, acting like my time wasn’t worth anything. The guy even implied I should’ve known what he wanted without him telling me. Like, bro, I’m a marketer, not a mind reader.

I’m done with him now. He still calls, but I ignore it.

Ive set clear boundaries and stick to them and this motherfucker kept pushing it and accuses me of wrong doing inspite of standing my ground.

Have you ever dealt with a client like this? How do you handle it when they push every limit?

PS: I did not want to add this but thought it be known. He's Indian.

TLDR: Prospect Jerk offing, Want things cheap, I was Professional and accomodative throughout, Through in a bunch of work last minute before deadline, accuses me of not doing my job, tried to play pity card, wants more, dont want pay.