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The Sunshine Eaters: a series on surviving multiple layoffs

Every morning, I log into Duolingo to practice my French. I always begin my daily lesson by working on my previous mistakes, because you…

5 min readMar 15, 2022

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If you become affected by a layoff, are you truly allowed to grow? Photo by Árpád Czapp on Unsplash

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Design is smart business: how breaking down stereotypes about artists can break down silos

I have a lot of “designer” titles on my resume, and I have heard my share of dismissive comments about how my design experience doesn’t…

4 min readApr 30, 2024

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Just by the nature of being a creative person in current times, designers have a well-rounded set of skills most people can only dream of having. Photo creadit: Kelly Sikkema, Unsplash

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The hair peace: lies I’ve been (t)old about the working world

I always drew when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s. I drew cats, I drew houses, I drew outfits inspired by fashion magazines. I did it so…

5 min readApr 16, 2024

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photo to the author with gray hair and pre-haircut

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The epidemic of not listening and how it’s hurting your business

A couple of years ago, I was working on an Agile team building a notification service. Because it was a notification service, we were…

4 min readMar 20, 2024

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The epidemic of not listening and how it’s hurting your business

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Designing for short (or no) attention spans

Yesterday, I took advantage of Black Friday sales to buy a Bluetooth speaker since my old one stopped working. Although I have worked…

5 min readNov 28, 2023

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sign in four different languages.

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Thinking in layers and what’s the difference between UX and Product?

If there is anything that I dislike more than those “UX vs. UI/Product vs. UX” images on Instagram or LinkedIn, it’s the comments that…

5 min readOct 24, 2023

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Why do you think they’re called roadmaps? Image credit: Nick Seagrave, Unsplash. Image of a woman studying at a paper map of a city.

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When user-centered design becomes self-centered design: how to recognize your own bias

We have all been there as designers. Someone may give feedback in a less-than-helpful way to make us feel personally attacked, or our user…

4 min readSep 6, 2023

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image of a woman looking at herself through a car’s side mirror. Photo credit: Lance Reis, Unsplash

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How did I get from UX to Strategy?

This is the story of an actual conversation I had with an actual client who hired me, and other people, to redo a software product. One of…

4 min readAug 23, 2023

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How did I get from UX to Strategy?

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EVERY. SECOND. COUNTS. What The Bear taught me about change

WARNING: Spoilers for The Bear Seasons 1 and 2 are discussed below.

5 min readAug 9, 2023

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a digital clock reading 4:59

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In praise of the old Weird Wide Web and why it matters now

My first job with “web” and “design” somewhere in the title was about a year before the .com bubble burst. Even then, I could see — newly…

4 min readJun 6, 2023

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A photo from an old design book that shows an early website that encouraged people to play with text in a lego-inspired font.

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Mary Mahling Carns

Mary Mahling Carns

🌟 Product Strategy, UX, & Agile Maven 🚀 | Design Thinker & Workshop Wizard 🎨 | Multifaceted Innovator 🛠️ | Here to build! ✨ https://bio.site/halftankstudio

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