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10 Confessions of a Product Designer

The dirty little secrets designers will never tell you… Unless you follow them on Twitter, that is.

Design

August 27, 2021

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This article isn’t being written because I advocate or advise reckless design behavior, but let’s be honest, it happens, and we’re all guilty of it.

I usually write articles about design best practices, so I thought it would be fun to share the opposite, the less advertised but common bad practices.

Designers aren’t perfect, and as much as we like to preach about best practices and how perfect we are, we really ain’t.

We all have our design angel and design devil. Who will you listen to? The angel or the devil? 😈 😇

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Written by

Mallory Taylors

Mallory is a multidisciplinary designer and writer focused on the evolving relationship between creativity and technology. With experience spanning graphic design and digital media theory, Mallory brings analytical depth to every project. Their work blends aesthetic insight with thoughtful commentary, helping readers understand how design shapes culture and innovation.