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Stephanie Irwin

How to prepare and reset for a new (creative) job

I recently accepted a new job.

3 min readSep 3, 2023

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How to prepare and reset for a new (creative) job

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Stephanie Irwin

How to be more ‘strategic’ (as a creative)

To advance in your creative career, so I’ve been told, you need understand “business strategy.” In doing so, you will sell your ideas with…

3 min readAug 20, 2023

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How to be more ‘strategic’ (as a creative)

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Stephanie Irwin

Are UX bootcamps a waste of time?

On LinkedIn, many established designers are trashing UX design bootcamps. Being both a working designer and a bootcamp graduate, I thought…

4 min readAug 14, 2023

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Are UX bootcamps a waste of time?

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Stephanie Irwin

How mental models can help you achieve your goals

Put simply, a mental model is how a person thinks something should work. In design, this generally applies to what we call design patterns…

2 min readAug 7, 2023

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How mental models can help you achieve your goals

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Stephanie Irwin

How hobbies can help your design process

This summer, I’ve taken up a new hobby — film photography.

2 min readJul 31, 2023

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How hobbies can help your design process

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Stephanie Irwin

How to get a better (creative) job

Ever since the layoffs at Google and Facebook, I’ve noticed that amongst friends, industry peers and the wider LinkedIn community, everyone…

4 min readJul 23, 2023

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How to get a better (creative) job

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Stephanie Irwin

Out of ideas? Here’s how to generate some (in under 30 minutes)!

A moment ago, I had no idea what this article would be about.

3 min readJul 9, 2023

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Stephanie Irwin

Why it’s good to be cringe

Do you ever look at old photos or work and cringe ? WHY did I think that was a good idea? I could do that so much better now!

2 min readJul 2, 2023

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Why it’s good to be *cringe*

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Stephanie Irwin

Can you design ‘creative confidence?’

“You can’t become a designer because you don’t know how to code”

4 min readJun 18, 2023

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Can you design ‘creative confidence?’

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Stephanie Irwin

The importance of iteration (I need your help)!

Last year, I started a podcast called “Designer Brain” and a LinkedIn newsletter with the same name.

1 min readMay 28, 2023

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The importance of iteration (I need your help)!

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Stephanie Irwin

Stephanie Irwin

Product Designer. Wellness & systems thinking nerd. I write about applying design thinking to life. Newsletter, podcast + more: https://linktr.ee/stephieirwin

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