Netherlands

Product Design

Graphic Design

UI/ Visual Design

Motion Design

Branding and Identity Design

Interactieve vormgever

✊🏿🏳️‍🌈 Diversity & Inclusion

Saman van den Akker

Staff product designer

Usability Testing

Typography

Prototyping

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Time management

Empathy

Team player

Organisation skills

Conflict resolution

Stakeholder management

Leadership

2D Animation

Accessibility

Branding

Design systems

Illustration

Webflow

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Blender

ChatGPT

Figma

Miro

Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe After Effects

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

General mentorship

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

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

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

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About Saman van den Akker

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