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October 3rd, 2023 ·13 min read

Design Handoff Guide (4 Key Steps To Improve Your Current Process)

After 10+ years as a Designer, I've made the mistakes so you don't have to. I'll teach you the 4 steps to make your design handoff run as smooth as water!

Daniel Schifano

Design

Tutorials

September 7th, 2023 ·13 min read

Getting Hired As A Designer In Just 7 Months: With No Prior Experience

What if you could totally change your career and work in your dream role, in under a year? That's exactly what one ZTM student did - in just 6 1/2 months!

Daniel Daines-Hutt

Success Stories

Design

August 4th, 2023 ·19 min read

How to Design UI Elements with Figma's Auto Layout (+ Examples)

What if you could use one tool to auto-adjust your designs, based on screen size - without you having to do anything? That's the beauty of Figma Auto Layout.

Daniel Schifano

Tutorials

Design

June 8th, 2023 ·21 min read

The Web Designer Interview: Top 7 Most Important Questions (And Answers)

There are 7 essential questions that will be asked at almost every web design interview. Learn the answers they want to hear and lock down that new job!

April 26th, 2023 ·26 min read

8 Design Projects (+ Expert Tips) to Improve Your Design Portfolio

Want to create a design portfolio that lands clients & gets you hired? Use these 8 design project ideas + tips from a Designer with 10+ years of experience.

Daniel Schifano

Design

Career Advice

January 28th, 2022 ·13 min read

5 Reasons Why You Should Use Figma to Supercharge Your Designs

As a designer for 9+ years, Figma is now my go-to tool. I'll show you how to use auto layouts, design systems, components, prototyping, the best plugins + more.

Daniel Schifano

Design

ZTM Career Paths: Behind the scenes! How did we build ZTM Career Paths? preview

June 2nd, 2021 ·10 min read

ZTM Career Paths: Behind the scenes! How did we build ZTM Career Paths?

We're pulling back the curtains to give you a detailed behind-the-scenes look at the creation of ZTM Career Paths. All the way from the initial problem, research, design, and build to live!