Remote Work and Remote Designers

Hi there, For the 2018 #DesignInTech Report‘s coverage on “Remote Work and Remote Design” I’ve rounded up 25 posts from Automattic Designers on the topic. To learn more about how remote work companies work there’s a great article on Quartz and The Information for you to peruse. 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

• 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