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A few issues of Phase Magazine back, we covered the design ecosystem of Lagos. We were more than impressed with all of the activities undertaken by the local community to bring awareness around the importance of good design into even sharper focus..

In this interview with Ayomidotun Freeborn, a Design Lead at Edacy, we take a closer look at the tech job market in Dakar, Senegal, discussing the main challenges local companies face and how these could be solved. What’s the impact of Edacy’s actions there? How are they designing for the change?

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Working in a creative industry allows us, designers, to work however we want – for a company, remotely, or freelance. Being a freelancer is great, but it also means dealing with a lot of things that would generally taken care of by an employer. The question is, are those tasks really that hard?

We interviewed Erwan Compes – a freelance designer currently based in Australia. He gave us some insights on becoming a freelancer and all of the pros and cons that came with the transition.

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When smartphones took off after the iPhone was introduced, we didn't yet know how much of an impact they would come to have on our lives.

On the one hand, we got easy access to our friends, navigation, transportation, and other useful information. On the other, we became addicted to being connected. This device-addiction has made us less aware of the physical world than we used to be.

A resurgence of mindfulness is trying to address that, with more and more apps popping up, designed to help us be more present in daily life.

A major category of these are journaling apps, and Scribe is one of them. Its approach is different though, focusing more on giving the user an overview of his/her emotions.

We talked with Henry Latham, Head of Product at Scribe, who introduced us to the app and explained the design process behind it.

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Look at your web browser’s tab bar. How many tabs do you have opened? I normally keep a 5-tab maximum, but some of you might have 10 or more.

Some of those tabs are probably work-related, others are not. Does it ever get messy and annoying?

Web browsers are due for a breakthrough. We’ve been waiting for one, since the introduction of Chrome. So, what’s next? What can make web surfing more fun and efficient?

Julius Gehrig and Julius Sohn, creators of a Refresh browser concept, have come up with some great ideas.

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Want to become a designer? There is no better time than now.

The design learning resources are so accessible you no longer need to go to college to become a professional designer.

But there’s a downside to that – there are too many different design resources, many with contradictory design philosophies. So how do we find really good sources?

Fortunately, there are some designers that know how.

Meet Darshan Gajara, creator of Product Disrupt – a list of resources that made him a Product Designer. We talked with Darshan about different ways people can get into product design and how to keep getting fresh knowledge and inspiration.

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