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How user segmentation, rather than personas, helps you get design buy-in
Businesses need to know who their user is, and how many there are
14 hrs ago
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Christopher K Wong
Staff designers aren’t about shipping the best work. That’s the point.
I rewrote portfolios for 9 Staff/Principal designers. Here’s what I learned.
May 20
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Embrace the mess: how to tell honest UX stories that help you grow
How trying to hide the mess of design projects caps your career
May 13
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May's Monthly Chat
The Designer's Field Guide chatting
May 11
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How universal appeal gets designers to hide their best skills
Domain knowledge is one of the most valuable skills designers can have
May 6
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A private space for us to converse and connect
May 4
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A new name for this newsletter
Data Informed Design is now The Designer's Field Guide
May 3
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Christopher K Wong
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April 2026
Connect the Dots: Why Businesses Can't See the Value of Design
Fiction story frameworks aren’t effective for telling a UX story
Apr 29
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How a 2,500-year-old story explains why UX findings get ignored
Design’s longest struggle has been around for 55+ years
Apr 22
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Christopher K Wong
How can you ensure paying customers don’t worsen the new user experience?
The eternal challenge of B2B Design, and how reframes can help
Apr 15
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If your confidence is at an all-time low in design, try this
How writing can help tackle self-confidence issues in design
Apr 8
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Junior designers have a perception problem—here’s how to fix it
The Future of Design is Tackling Uncertain or Even Ambiguous Problems
Apr 1
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