This is a set of tips we’ve gathered at Automattic Design from less than a year ago. Enjoy! —JM
Getting Started for Remote Designers
- Thoughts on working fully distributed for the first time / Courtney Burton
Design Processes for Remote Designers
- Balance the Scales of Influence with Design Sprints / Mike Shelton
- Running Remote Design Sprints / Brie Anne Demkiw
- Remote Workshopping: Facilitating a KJ Technique, Fully Remote / Davide “Folletto” Casali
- Hangout Life / Brie Anne Demkiw
- From a marathon to a sprint / Aleksandra Bodera
Customer and User Research for Remote Designers
- Recruiting participants for remote user tests / Filippo di Trapani
- Tools for Remote User Research / Maria Scarpello
- The Design Interview Challenge / Megs Fulton
- Listen Up / Rick Banister
Teamwork and Leadership for Remote Designers
- Running an Effective Remote Design Team / Matt Miklic
- Remote Leadership / Rick Banister
- Up the hill Backwards / Rick Banister
Environment and IRL Hacks for Remote Designers
- Designing Your Remote Office / Brie Anne Demkiw
- Designing a successful IRL meetup for a remote team / Marina Pape
- Capturing Customer Insights at Events / Maria Scarpello
- Creative Campaign for Detroit Small Businesses / Ballio Chan
Addressing Isolation Challenges for Remote Designers
- Why Automattic’s remote design team is anything but isolating / Ashley von Clausburg
- The Importance of Remote Work and its Potential as an Equalizer / Leif Singer
- The Perception of Presence in Remote Teams / Davide “Folletto” Casali
- Conquering isolation on a remote design team / Zé Marques
- The language of time travel / Michael Arestad
Toolkits and Systems for Remote Designers
- Looking for Muriel? / John Maeda
- Find the right tools for you / Mike Shelton
- What is in a space designer’s toolkit? / Tammie Lister
- If all you have is a hammer . . . / Scott Evans