Prateekshankar DixitWhy you need some lazy designers in your team.Lazy designers and even design managers/leads add great value to the design team. Why and where? Lazy designers are a great asset when you…Oct 9Oct 9
Prateekshankar DixitThe Har Har Designer Syndrome — The Ailment Plaguing the Tech IndustryThe war-cry “Har Har Mahadev” was used extensively by Maratha warriors in battle to embolden the troops with the idea that each man had…Aug 2Aug 2
Prateekshankar Dixit5 Good Reads : Measuring design ExcellenceFor design managers and leader who want to measure the impact of Design and to measure design excellence, here are some links that I Found…Sep 13, 2022Sep 13, 2022
Prateekshankar DixitJust Like That — Comics for the Cleartax NewsletterFew months back, a request came to Srivatsan Chari (Co-founder, Cleartax) that the marketing team needed help in redesigning the…Sep 7, 2022Sep 7, 2022
Prateekshankar DixitA note to the HR/People team around the world.When pandemic hit, all of us were forced to stay at home and those who were lucky could continue working from home…As we tried to navigate…Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
Prateekshankar DixitOn Weekends — A noteThis is from an email I sent to my team at Clear almost a year back. It had been just a month since I joined the team. This was during the…May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
Prateekshankar DixitBad design and the role of Design ToolsThis is more of a rant than anything else. The thought crossed my mind when I was hunting for photo albums on a leading e-commerce…May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
Prateekshankar DixitOn Design ResearchResearch is critical for the success of any project. I was introduced to Research in the form of Qualitative v/s Quantitave Research. But…Jul 3, 2021Jul 3, 2021
Prateekshankar DixitTaking design out of the design teamThis article is taken from a talk I gave at the IxDA meet-up in Bangalore back in May 2018 when I was selling furniture.Jul 3, 2021Jul 3, 2021
Prateekshankar DixitinCaramelPostOn Design Critique — Part 2 : Receiving CritiqueThe art to receiving feedback is equally if not more important than the art of giving good feedback. In my previous TOM (#05) , we saw…Jul 3, 2021Jul 3, 2021