Insights
Thoughts and ideas on strategy, design, technology, and beyond
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Engineering
Learning to Code: It’s About Practice, Not Talent
Curious about coding? Go for it — and let these 7 insights be your guide.
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Design
A New Leveling Framework for Product Designers
What does it look like to succeed at a design-driven organization?
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Design
Designing Interactive Maps
How to navigate interactive map design from basemaps to binning.
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Strategy
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Strategy
A New Leveling Framework for Digital Strategists
Writing the roadmap for Postlight’s newest team.
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Strategy
Why I Love Writing as a Leadership Tool
To drive alignment and get to decisions faster — write it down.
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Strategy
Functional in the Face of Anxiety
Postlight’s new CEO reflects on the anxiety response patterns every leader should know.
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Strategy
Let's Get Ready to Rumble
How the bluster of prize fight weigh-ins inspires a digital agency co-founder.
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Engineering
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Engineering
How Postlight Levels Up Engineers
What it looks like to hone your craft at an agency.
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Engineering
If the Tool You Need Doesn’t Exist, Build It
Spelunking through Obsidian’s APIs to build a literary plugin.
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Engineering
A Pirate’s Favorite Programming Language
How R illustrates the value of domain-specific languages.
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Design
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Design
Designing With Type: My 5-Step Loop
A repeatable process to help you solve for the perfect typeface.
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Design
Cynefin Framework: A Tool for Better Design
Free your design thinking and focus on the novel problems.
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Design
Why I Went From In-House to Agency Product Design
Advice for in-house Product Designers interested in making the switch.
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