femke.design

femke.design

Hi! I'm Femke, a Senior Product Designer in British Columbia, Canada working in tech. On this channel i'll be sharing my learnings and experience being a designer, which will cover everything from UX Design to User Research, Prototyping and Product.

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  • @jamesbaglia122
    @jamesbaglia12223 сағат бұрын

    Very clear & helpful video, thank you!!

  • @EmmaPlanPrettyPlan
    @EmmaPlanPrettyPlanКүн бұрын

    That’s was so helpful thank you x

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignКүн бұрын

    You’re welcome!

  • @biamoral
    @biamoral2 күн бұрын

    Great content ❤

  • @renataeger
    @renataeger2 күн бұрын

    I came back to say the I got the job. Thanks for your help 🎉

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignКүн бұрын

    Congratulations!!!!

  • @bharadwajas4864
    @bharadwajas48642 күн бұрын

    can i get this link

  • @carlrosati8160
    @carlrosati81608 күн бұрын

    I've moved into the Manager track on more than one occasion. Both times I moved into a Design Manager role, I was confronted with a strong values mismatch with the org I worked for, and asked to support some quite frankly unethical (imo) hiring/firing decisions for IC's who were perceived to be a 'bad fit' (and in both situations, I strongly disagreed). In both instances, I've left the company and moved back to being an IC Designer, not for a lack of desire for manager, but simply in reaction to the circumstances. Do you think this is just bad luck? or simply the stark realities of being a Design Manager?

  • @DesignDen673
    @DesignDen6738 күн бұрын

    How do you discover portfolios? Any recommendations on where one can fine more such inspring designers and their portfolios?

  • @renataeger
    @renataeger8 күн бұрын

    Thank you ❤

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign8 күн бұрын

    You're welcome 😊

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign12 күн бұрын

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  • @you_are_welcome97
    @you_are_welcome9712 күн бұрын

    This video could not have come at a better time, your channel has been so pivotal for my career, and now I am leaning into design management so thanks for the great content ✨

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign12 күн бұрын

    Funny how the timing can sometimes be so perfect! Thanks for watching ☺️

  • @SpringBroadcast
    @SpringBroadcast13 күн бұрын

    In larger companies the management path often looks like this: Manager → Sr Manager → Director → VP (Vice President) → CDO (Chief Design Officer - C-level role). And no Head of Design since it is more like a startup role.

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign12 күн бұрын

    Interesting!

  • @luciakuzmuk
    @luciakuzmuk13 күн бұрын

    This channel is just what I needed!!! Thank u so much, greetings from Argentina.

  • @joshuajones3728
    @joshuajones372814 күн бұрын

    How do you manage design in your business without feeling like you're an internal agency where other departments just ask you to do design the same way they might ask an agency to do it?

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign14 күн бұрын

    Sounds like design maturity at your company may be a little low and that others may not understand the value of design? A big cultural shift would need to happen in terms of the way you work together x-fnly. Too much to tackle in a YT comment hah, but check out my course which covers this topic! www.femke.design/course

  • @DesignDen673
    @DesignDen67314 күн бұрын

    What do design meetings look like? Could you give us some behind the scenes of some of the design crit sessions?

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign14 күн бұрын

    In my experience, crits have been reserved for designers only - to get feedback from peers. What I've seen work well is having slots that designers can reserve, eg. 3x 20min slots in an hour. Designers can claim a slot in advance and use the time to present and get feedback from the rest of the group.

  • @rituparnaguha3922
    @rituparnaguha392214 күн бұрын

    Great video! Your videos have been very helpful - thank you for doing this. One quick question - as a design manager how should one upskill in other things other than design. How do you suggest or create value in leadership meetings. How to better understand business or tech- to become more valuable. The one challenge which I face is to navigate around other disciplines and being a part of business and not just design- getting the best outcome for me and my design team.

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign14 күн бұрын

    For sure! I have a course all about how to have more impact and influence in your role outside of the design craft. Check it out :) www.femke.design/course

  • @ThePrimeDivision
    @ThePrimeDivision14 күн бұрын

    You are the cutest designer ever❤ Such a great video (as always!). Question: As a design manager, how are you able to put your heart and soul into strategy, staffing, milestones, etc. of a company that you don’t have a stake in? Sure you get a salary there but I’ve always felt discombobulated having to do all these essential business activities for a business that is not my own.

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign14 күн бұрын

    Sounds like the company you're at might not be a good fit? You have to care in some way about the mission in order to feel driven. Otherwise perhaps it's not the right place for you or you're more suited to entrepreneurship?

  • @ranjithmusic
    @ranjithmusic14 күн бұрын

    Hey, great video! Thank you for making such an informative video and giving us an insight into the Design Manager role. Appreciate all the work you put in creating great content!

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign14 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much ☺️

  • @anastasiaagoda
    @anastasiaagoda20 күн бұрын

    Why are there so little likes. VERRRRY helpful video

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign14 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @hrushikeshchavan3444
    @hrushikeshchavan344424 күн бұрын

    Thank you Femke for this video. I was looking for a real video on the Design system. Not just a tutorial but an actual work process and consideration. I think I have found what I was looking for.🙌🙌🙌🙌

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign14 күн бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @CallMeRagul
    @CallMeRagul26 күн бұрын

    i love you recently watching this video

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign14 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @SkylarHamilton-lg9uy
    @SkylarHamilton-lg9uy27 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much. I have a question - How can I position myself for the role I want when I'm unsure what role I would like? I don't have any experience within UX yet, only my case studies.

  • @benabotsi7708
    @benabotsi770828 күн бұрын

    i love how go about your work.💌

  • @MichaelBerchak
    @MichaelBerchak28 күн бұрын

    Ok so this was 2 years ago (pre mass layoffs) do you think this has stayed the same or do you think they are changing how they do interviews? Also what about companies that use a SaaS based software platforms to build their products?

  • @gellayo9885
    @gellayo9885Ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing. It's very useful.

  • @inshanaseem1680
    @inshanaseem1680Ай бұрын

    such a wonderful video to learn, i did my research but couldn't sum up and was wandering what should i do ? this helped me a lot

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    Glad it helped!

  • @DesignDen673
    @DesignDen673Ай бұрын

    Could you pls make a video on how you oragnise your design files? - How to document components, how to document flows, how to maintain all the rough work?

  • @CUTE_FAMILY1825
    @CUTE_FAMILY1825Ай бұрын

    thank you dear for sharing I'm a ui/ux beginner its help a lot i really enjoyed your video

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    You're very welcome!

  • @Stevesutanto79
    @Stevesutanto79Ай бұрын

    So on point and love the terms product 'thinking' designer to deliver product outcome but also establish strategic partnership with our product counterpart.

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    Thanks! Glad it resonates with you :)

  • @DesignwithHuma
    @DesignwithHumaАй бұрын

    when AI has started to do most of the work i'm not sure what are we going to do :(

  • @lys1344
    @lys1344Ай бұрын

    "Pinpointing your people isn't about making your brand perfect for people, it's about finding the people who are perfect for your brand." LOVE! Thank you femke, really helpful video!

  • @kakanishalemraju9995
    @kakanishalemraju9995Ай бұрын

    Hi Great lesson, are the UberEats UX/UX Designer ??

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    I don't understand the question - can you try again?

  • @kakanishalemraju9995
    @kakanishalemraju999528 күн бұрын

    @@femkedesign are you the uber eats designer ??

  • @AbdulWahab-pk4jx
    @AbdulWahab-pk4jxАй бұрын

    Is there any full video?

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    Yep! superpeer.com/femke/event/100524

  • @kataploon
    @kataploonАй бұрын

    It was indeed very helpful, thank you for your clear examples. Amazing design passion.

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @zvsvrerer2732
    @zvsvrerer2732Ай бұрын

    I wonder if companies are okay with their ex coworker(s) sharing so much detail about past projects in their case studies.

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    Depends on the company I think! I know some companies are strict on NDA's even for public, completed work.

  • @chinajn
    @chinajnАй бұрын

    Fantastic advice, thank you so much for preparing this! I will definitely make my case studies shorter and punchier.

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    Best of luck!

  • @cappuccinipaolo
    @cappuccinipaoloАй бұрын

    Nice! Very clear and informative!

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @greeniris17
    @greeniris17Ай бұрын

    Did you need permission to share this publicly on KZread ?

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    Yep!

  • @IvaKorzenska
    @IvaKorzenska2 ай бұрын

    Hey girl, I followed your strategy the other day and it WORKED! They called me the next morning to continue with the process. Two more steps to go, phew! I researched other approaches as well (I do research for almost everything) and I can say that this one is effective and straightforward, some of the other ones were too complex. BTW it was the first time I was doing a whiteboarding session and it felt like I have done it so many times. However I practiced for 3 days before the interview with 2-3 prompts from chatgpt by adding the company name.

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    Oh my gosh this makes me so happy!!!! Any update on your interview process?

  • @LamNguyen-nj6er
    @LamNguyen-nj6er2 ай бұрын

    You are already a real designer with real products and skills of using illustrator, printing,… and it made me wonder if you really need to apply for a design school. I just feel bad because I don’t have that ability to build that good portfolio to apply.

  • @eusoumateusrocha
    @eusoumateusrocha2 ай бұрын

    This is incredible. Thanks for sharing!

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @thesdfable
    @thesdfable2 ай бұрын

    how come design turned into just ''digital product design''..... it is so sad

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    Hasn't been the case in my experience!

  • @taisasevenard1997
    @taisasevenard19972 ай бұрын

    Very impressive! How are you able to combine all of that in addition to your 8 hours job?

  • @StuKim_DesignLead
    @StuKim_DesignLead2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this video! It's 4 years old but it's still very relevant and helpful. I've been sending my mentees here. Ever think about about doing an updated version?

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesignАй бұрын

    Thank you! Yes an updated one is due haha

  • @0xgroot
    @0xgroot2 ай бұрын

    This is gold!

  • @kristinenguyen3480
    @kristinenguyen34802 ай бұрын

    Thank you Femke, I need to revamp it. Just recently got laid off last month :,) The market is tough

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign2 ай бұрын

    So sorry to hear you experienced a layoff. It’s so tough out there - fingers crossed!

  • @yasminoliveira01
    @yasminoliveira012 ай бұрын

    This video and tips is gold. Thanks for sharing us!

  • @arturhannanov4504
    @arturhannanov45042 ай бұрын

    It would be great to see a recorded course that will cost less than a live one. Bacause I don't speak english that well to participate on live course, unfortunately. And can't afford such an expencive price of it :(

  • @femkedesign
    @femkedesign2 ай бұрын

    Hey! The course is 80% pre recorded video lessons you can watch in your own time :) we only meet live twice a week for an hour each.

  • @HainnerAzevedo
    @HainnerAzevedo2 ай бұрын

    I love the way you set your videos with a kind of subtitles. It’s so helpful. Thank you so much!

  • @kafkafim4273
    @kafkafim42732 ай бұрын

    great video! I do have a question regarding fresh graduates. Should I also arrange my projects only as showcase and not a full case study? I dont have "real world" projects and I only present school work...

  • @maguipezzm692
    @maguipezzm6922 ай бұрын

    This looks as too much, but I've taken notes and made a to do list which now looks more simple than I thought. Some changes here and there aaaand done. Thank you! 😊