How do I give and receive design feedback without it turning personal?
New to a design team and critiques make me defensive even when the feedback is fair — and I'm bad at giving it too. How do experienced designers keep critique useful…
Design Circle
4 members · 10 questions
UI, UX, branding and design critique.
Is Figma the only design tool I need to learn in 2026?
Adobe XD is apparently dead, Sketch is Mac-only, everyone says Figma. As a beginner, can I just learn Figma and ignore everything else, or is that naive?
How do I write a cover letter that anyone actually reads?
Do cover letters even matter anymore? If they do, what should go in them that isn't just a repeat of my resume?
How do I learn UI/UX design with no art background?
I can't draw and I have no design degree, but I keep being told UI/UX doesn't need either. Where does someone with zero visual training actually start, and is it true…
What is the AI training data copyright debate about?
There are lawsuits everywhere about AI and copyright. What's the actual dispute and what does it mean for people using these tools?
What are the design principles every beginner should know?
I want the actual foundational rules — the stuff that separates work that looks professional from work that looks like a student made it. What are the core principles…
Can AI be creative or is it just remixing what it has seen?
Genuine question rather than a debate — when an AI produces something surprising, is anything creative happening or is it recombination?
What does responsive design mean and how do I make my site work on mobile?
My site looks fine on my laptop and completely broken on my phone. What's the actual approach to making one layout work everywhere?
What's the difference between UX and UI design — are they the same job?
Job titles blur them constantly ('UI/UX designer') and I genuinely can't tell if these are one role or two. Which should I focus on, and what does each actually do day…
How do I build a design portfolio when I have no client work?
Chicken-and-egg: no job without a portfolio, no portfolio without work. What do I put in it that's legitimate and actually gets junior designers hired?