United States

Graphic Design

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Design Operations

Service Design

Product Design

Generalist Product Management

Project Management

Service Design Research

Karl Mochel

My Medium articles

Questions entry-level designers ask

Advice for mentees on their portfolio

Public Speaking

Product strategy

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Time management

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Team player

Organisation skills

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

AI/ML

Blog writing

Business intelligence

Data visualisation

Design systems

Human computer interaction

Information architecture

User research

Product roadmap

Principal User Experience Architect/Principal Product Designer/UX Lead

Blender

Figma

Miro

Adobe Creative Suite

Autocad

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to get promoted

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Breaking into tech

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Presenting your work with impact

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

Explore different generative and evaluative research techniques. User research synthesis and presentation.

Conducting good user research

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Working with product and engineering

How to create personas, and leverage them in design.

Creating and leveraging user personas

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Giving effective feedback

Tips on how to work and collaborate with engineers and developers.

Working with engineers

How to conduct interviews, what to ask, and how to analyze your results? (eg. user interview)