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Messy projects, bad performers and clients from hell

Entropy is inevitable Working with AI tools once again shows how fundamental principles of any communication are. The more you code with AI, the more the code turns into overcomplicated and buggy crap. One thing depends on another, you solve one feature, four others break. As a result, 90% of

Neural networks and social simulation

Spring, neural networks are blooming. According to my observations, they are used to generate content or to solve technical problems. I use them myself them myself, and I plan only to increase the volume. I still have the habit of communicating with a neural network as if it were a

Working too much is bad for your career!

Headline byte, but it seems obvious that the more you work, the cooler you are as a specialist. And there's recognition, fame, honor, rock and roll, groupies, sorry, got carried away. But no, that's not how it works. I started my career as a student and

Vibe-coding

About vibe coding from a designer's perspective. I always welcome technological and process improvements. If the path to the result can be shortened, it is foolish not to take advantage of it. Last year I started using neurons in my work — not for the sake of hype and

Metrics and design effectiveness

From the very beginning of my career, I wanted to design not mock-ups, but completed projects with realization. I got into production and sought to work with printers and developers. Thus, I closed the brief and concept part with clients, design and helped with realization. But I did not get

Design tools

It's always great to see new tools for design and AI implementation. I'm already using Cursor, Perplexity and ChatGPT to work and, remarkably, I don't use visualization tools at all, I'm more interested in analytics and development. Nevertheless I see how it

The value of observation

Many years ago I met with Georgy Pinkhasov, where he shared this story: he takes a lot of photographs, and often the works that have not been critically selected are put aside and lay there, gathering dust. And once he was sorting through this archive of old, already many years

Design portfolio & customer engagement

It is important for a designer to keep an up-to-date portfolio at all times. Even if you work for hire, it's good to expose yourself to the market and professional environment so that you don't miss out on career opportunities. Well, and in general, to synchronize

How to evaluate design grade

"What grade am I? Am I good?" — those types of questions that stump and make designers flounder and make wrong decisions. This affects self-esteem and self-confidence, negotiations, and therefore affects the evaluation of the cost of work. And in the end – career. The difficulty is that there is

Design & career consulting, mentoring

I am ready to share 15 years of practical experience in design and management, for professionals and companies, in a consulting format. I can assess skills, grading and portfolios, help you navigate your path in the design industry, analyse situations and businesses to build a career track, establish teamwork and