347: Overcoming Skill Gaps

<p>This week, we talk about how to overcome skill gaps. What should you do if you are bad at visual design? What if you can't make icons? Should you play into strengths or develop upon your weaknesses? We explore these topics, and more! </p><h3><strong>Golden Ratio Patrons:</strong></h3><p>Are you still using spreadsheets to plan your projects? <a href="https://www.float.com/?utm_source=designdetails&utm_medium=specfm">Float</a> is a resource management software built for creative teams. Add your team’s roles, departments and work hours, schedule time-off, public holidays and remote work days, so you always have the truest view of your team's availability. Learn more at <a href="https://www.float.com/?utm_source=designdetails&utm_medium=specfm">float.com/designdetails</a>.</p><h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3><p>Huge shoutouts to our latest <a href="https://www.patreon.com/designdetails">Very Important Pixels</a>!</p><ul><li>Sabine</li><li>Yi He</li><li>Mo Cups</li><li>Nicole Tallon</li><li>Shelley Huang</li><li>Omid</li><li>Liz Chen</li></ul><h3><strong>The Sidebar:</strong></h3><p>The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to full episodes going forward! Sign up at <a href="https://patreon.com/designdetails">https://patreon.com/designdetails</a>.</p><p>In this week's Sidebar we discuss digital gardening, personal knowledge management, and learning in public.</p><h3><strong>Follow-up:</strong></h3><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/divyatakart/status/1261061918892032001">Divya Tak</a> added another point of wastage in low quality software: wastage through over-processing.</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/luoyyisvic/status/1261141925291147265">Yuyang Luo</a> shared their first app design that shows how safe your local area is.</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/jordankoschei/status/1261658944264683521">Jordan Koschei</a> shared his college startup / side project, Shadoodle. See the <a href="https://web.archive.org