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Oct 30, 2026

How I updated my app for the iPhone Duo

I thought it was a layout job. Then five colors failed contrast.

Oct 23, 2026

The job search drained me, so I found other ways to earn.

I did an unpaid design assignment for an interview.

Oct 16, 2026

The hackathon that paid me $2,000 in four hours

Hackathons are for designers too

Oct 9, 2026

Figma → agent → code is easy. Getting code back into Figma is the hard part.

Where to start if AI in your design workflow is still new to you

Oct 2, 2026

A recruiter told me... my resume doesn't look good on paper

A recruiter found me on LinkedIn.

Sep 25, 2026

5 things Product Designer interviewers asked for.

Portfolio, AI fluency, a deck, GitHub, Figma opened live.

Sep 18, 2026

I Cancelled LinkedIn Premium

After two months I was not using enough of it to justify the monthly cost.

Sep 11, 2026

I audited myself like a recruiter

Nothing on my profile was false. The signals still added up wrong.

Sep 4, 2026

Recruiters can't hire what they can't find

I shipped 4 iOS apps this year.

Summer Chang
Summer Chang

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