日本でデザイナーを15年やってきて、ずっと引っかかっていたことがある。 独立するのに必要なビジネスの部分を、誰も教えてくれない。 英語だと学べる場所があるのに、日本語だと見当たらなかった。 それで自分で作ろうかと思って、10月から始めることにした。 thedesignermba.com/sessions?…

Got it. So what's your fix here?

If you look at the differences and timeline of PC adoption, internet access and software usage it's really interesting. Japan historically had lower PC adoption and was more consumption based, starting on mobile devices while in the US creation based software was more accessible

Ironically that came full circle when I eventually got to help localize Figma into Japanese and Korean. I think leanring Japanese has helped me become a better designer by reducing some of my design biases and gaining an understanding of problems monolinguals might miss.

A lot of people take for granted how easy it is to use software in Latin script languages. CJK is still causes a lot of challenges. When I first started using Figma you couldn't even type japanese characters so I sent a request to fox that.

Perfectly on brand for SG.

Curious what your specific reference point was.

All of the above + language are just an extension of user context. Context influences the effectiveness of design patterns, so without cultural or language fluency most of the conversations are simply about aesthetic preferences. Which is fine, but that just a subset of design.

Probably does. But what's the reference point modern design here, as a Chinese native experience?

What is the definition of good design? Is it what aligns to your expectations of what you think is good design? Or is it design that is effective at what it does? I can say from experience effective design is often different from what most English speakers think it is.

For every era of technology, design has been there to shape it into something humans can use. When technology evolves the role stays consistent but our definition of design shifts. figma.com/blog/why-design-is…

While everyone else is excited out on all the cool agentic stuff we can do in design and code, I'm geeking out on how to use it to run a business solo.

リミティングビリーフ note.com/coreylee/n/nfeddd0c…

1回目は、「制作物」じゃなくて「価値」を売るという話をした。 明日はそれをどうプロダクトの形にするか。 今はまだ創業メンバー価格で入れる。 枠が埋まったら次の価格に上がる。 詳細はこちら thedesignermba.com/sessions

2週間前、Sessionsを始めた。 独立してからやってきたことを全部まとめたプレイブックと、一歩ずつ一緒に進めるグループメンタリング。 明日は2回目のセッション。 前回の続きで、サービスをプロダクト化する話をする。 ライブで参加するなら、今がいいタイミングだと思う。

11年ぶりのnote note.com/coreylee/n/n6a0fb46…

note書こうかな

np. decided to just make a full thread. xitter.cf/factorzero/status/2107…

Yea it's random but a lot of it is shaping how I approach design and product strategy.