Tips on how to think like a designer - develop yourself - article reviews

Below are 10 things (plus a bonus tip) that I have learned over the years from designers, things that designers do or know that the rest of us can benefit from - speaks the person from presentationzen.

10 Tips on how to think like a designer

1. (1) Embrace constraints.
2. (2) Practice restraint.
3. (3) Adopt the beginner's mind.
4. (4) Check your ego at the door.
5. (5) Focus on the experience of the design
6. (6) Become a master storyteller.
7. (7) Think communication not decoration.
8. (8) Obsess about ideas not tools.
9. (9) Clarify your intention.
10. (10) Sharpen your vision & curiosity and learn from the lessons around you.
11. (11) Learn all the "rules" and know when and why to break them.

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