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Systematic design vs design systems

Dismantling every designer’s dream. — Design Systems are the holy grail for Designers across the globe. From behemoths like IBM and AirBnB to small scale Start-Ups, everyone seems to embrace the new normal, which is Design Systems ( I know, old news). For anyone new to the term though, lets break it down with a…

Design

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Systematic design vs Design Systems
Systematic design vs Design Systems
Design

7 min read


Published in Beloved

·Jul 5, 2021

Too Hot to Handle Is a Surprisingly Intriguing Social Experiment

Insecurities don’t stop with a pretty face — I am not a big fan of reality TV shows. I just can’t stand the artificial drama and fake (or scripted) interactions. So, naturally, I refused adamantly when my girlfriend tried to convince me to watch Too Hot To Handle. …

Life Lessons

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Too Hot to Handle Is a Surprisingly Intriguing Social Experiment
Too Hot to Handle Is a Surprisingly Intriguing Social Experiment
Life Lessons

6 min read


Published in The Post-Grad Survival Guide

·Jul 1, 2021

Investing in Dividend Stocks Lets Me Sleep Soundly at Night

Lowering your blood pressure in an extremely volatile market — Investing in the current market can be stressful, to put it mildly. I started building my investment portfolio with a simple ETF strategy like most people do these days. It’s easy to set up, relatively cheap, and if you understand the basics of how stocks and the market in general…

Finance

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Investing in Dividend Stocks Lets Me Sleep Soundly at Night
Investing in Dividend Stocks Lets Me Sleep Soundly at Night
Finance

8 min read


Jun 21, 2021

6 Reasons Communication Is the Most Underrated Superpower at Your Job

How the simple act of talking to each other can make or break a project Every time I meet up with people I don’t know I dread the inevitable small talk that comes with building new relationships. …

Career Advice

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6 Reasons Communication Is the Most Underrated Superpower at Your Job
6 Reasons Communication Is the Most Underrated Superpower at Your Job
Career Advice

6 min read


Published in Counter Arts

·Jun 11, 2021

So What Is Design Operations?

And why do you need it? — Working in the media, and especially the creative industry, new job titles are made up almost every week. It is getting harder and harder to describe what you do at your job as a Designer because the definitions shift with every new tool available. Starting in print design, I soon…

Design

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So What Is Design Operations?
So What Is Design Operations?
Design

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Published in The Post-Grad Survival Guide

·Jun 4, 2021

Small Acts of Kindness Go a Long Way When You’re Freelancing

Because nobody wants to work with a**holes — The decision to become a full-time freelancer felt incredibly scary at the time, in part because apparently, it’s a shark tank full of people just trying to “get a piece of the cake” out there. My fears were misplaced. It was the complete opposite for me starting my career and…

Career Advice

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Small Acts of Kindness Go a Long Way When You’re Freelancing
Small Acts of Kindness Go a Long Way When You’re Freelancing
Career Advice

6 min read


Published in The Post-Grad Survival Guide

·Jun 1, 2021

Why I Quit My Permanent Job to Become a Full-Time Freelancer

Trading in a soul-crushing work environment for a hectic but fulfilling career — I remember sitting amid a huge audience at a design conference in southern Germany. I felt like I got hit by a truck at the time, having had the flu right before we took the flight down south. Even though I felt like crap and my mind was fuzzy, I…

Freelancing

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Why I Quit My Permanent Job to Become a Full-Time Freelancer
Why I Quit My Permanent Job to Become a Full-Time Freelancer
Freelancing

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May 23, 2021

How Watching People Restore Bonsai Trees Became My Form of Meditation

When Peter Chan gave my pandemic-wrecked brain a break. Back when I was around 12 years old I discovered my neighbor's collection of Bonsai trees. He had around eight trees ranging from the age of up to 200 years and religiously pruned and watered them almost every day. Looking at…

Life Lessons

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How Watching People Restore Bonsai Trees Became My Form of Meditation
How Watching People Restore Bonsai Trees Became My Form of Meditation
Life Lessons

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May 18, 2021

Life Lessons From Skateboarding

What doing a face plant can teach you about values. When I was around fifteen years old I bought my very first skateboard. My parents hated it. Not because they were hardcore helicopter parents or condemned the scene around skateboarding, but because I broke both my arm and knee the…

Skateboarding

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Life Lessons From Skateboarding
Life Lessons From Skateboarding
Skateboarding

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Published in Geek Culture

·May 14, 2021

Blockchain Technology Through the Eyes of a Complete Beginner

Mending the Trust Gap in a Web 3.0 — This is not going to be a “ XX to the Mooon” post, don’t worry. But to explain where I am coming from I think I need to give you a bit of a back story. In 2017, I did something I usually try to avoid like the plague. I…

Blockchain

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Blockchain Technology Through the Eyes of a Complete Beginner
Blockchain Technology Through the Eyes of a Complete Beginner
Blockchain

9 min read

David Kippels

David Kippels

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Freelance UI/UX Designer | Random thoughts on Design, Finance, and other things | www.davidkippels.de

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