What we get wrong as designers

In Nobody told me UX would be like this product designer Chris Kiess explains how getting things wrong is a core part of being a designer: “When you evaluate design as an activity, you’ll realize that you spend the majority of your time getting it wrong, getting rejecting and … | Continue reading


@tannerchristensen.com | 3 years ago

Where do Individual Contributors go once they peak?

The answer is often: to an entirely different role. This is an unfortunate reality playing out in product companies today, where after a few years those in IC—or “individual contributor”—roles find themselves seemingly stuck. Stuck in their ability to garner additional resp … | Continue reading


@tannerchristensen.com | 4 years ago

Oh shit, my weekend project turned into an App Store Best New App (2018)

Originally posted to Medium . On March 14, 2015, while reading the book  Creative Confidence , I stumbled on a single sentence that seemed to encapsulate the essence of the book in a powerful way. As a blogger and design-driven individual,  I wanted to capture the q … | Continue reading


@tannerchristensen.com | 4 years ago