The Most Underrated Design Skill

Fundamentals behind problem-solving

When people think about UX Design, they often associate it with good looking visual artifacts, mobile apps, and websites. However, in the past couple years, the way we interact with technology has changed drastically. Nowadays, you can request to get things done by simply saying “Ok Google. The wide market adoption of technologies like Voice UI, augmented reality, and internet of things is changing the work and the skills required to be qualified as a “good” designer.

If the medium to which designers currently express solutions goes obsolete, what are the attributes qualifying good design today that isn’t going to change in the future?

Design Industry Perception

Despite this change, aspiring designer’s perception of what design is has not evolved to include this new reality. Instead of asking: “What is a typical day of a designer”, people should be asking: “What do you think your typical day will be like next year”. Interestingly enough, according to the…