Christian, Author at Christian Vasile

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How To Get Helpful Design Critique As A Sole Designer

Being the only designer in a company is challenging, but you do get to heavily shape a product, which is a big advantage. In larger companies, designers can only dream…

ChristianMay 24, 2017

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Best Way To Get Rid Of Meetings Today

You know the feeling. Everyone is sitting around the table, discussing, debating, and coming up with ideas. Ideas flow and one hour later, the meeting concludes with a great action…

ChristianMay 9, 2017

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Why It’s Never Too Early to Leave Your Job

Being an adult and having a job is not a breeze. You've got to work hard. But there’s value in having to work hard for something, so I wouldn’t have…

ChristianMay 1, 2017

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The Surefire Way to NOT Hire Good Designers

In the past years I’ve been through my fair share of interviews, both good and bad. It’s interesting to see how different people approach interviews in different ways. I’ve tried…

ChristianApril 23, 2017

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What to Gift Me This Year

As my birthday approaches, I get ready to answer the same daunting question I get asked every year. What do you want for your birthday? This is so stressful for…

ChristianApril 17, 2017

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Your Corporate Values Are Bullshit

Most companies nowadays have a set of values, especially in the tech industry. While I support the idea, often times the implementation is shit.How many companies in this world have…

ChristianApril 13, 2017

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What First-World Problem Can WhatsApp Fix Today

As designers, we pride ourselves with creating products that change the world. We have the skills, the attitude, and sometimes the support from up above. Of course we try to aim…

ChristianJanuary 5, 2017

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Debunking a Myth: Do People Leave Companies or Bad Managers?

It always makes me happy to realize that within the abundance of information we can find on the internet, there are incredible gems of inspiration, motivation, and things meant to…

ChristianNovember 30, 2016

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Breaking Promises: The Quickest Way to Screw Your Customers Over

As you probably know, earlier today Sketch has announced, basically, that they are changing from a one-time purchase to a subscription-based model. Although they try to frame it like they’re…

ChristianJune 8, 2016

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Want to Learn Leadership? Lead Volunteers!

Volunteering is such a great way of learning that it is hard to put a price on. It has a lot of benefits, regardless of what non-profit you decide to…

ChristianApril 12, 2016