392: Becoming a Strategic Designer

<p>This week, we talk about how to become a more strategic designer: what should you be doing day to day, or thinking about more often? In The Sidebar, we talk about the downsides of using metaphors to describe the role of designers in building software.</p><hr /><h3><strong>Golden Ratio Supporter:</strong></h3><h4>Around</h4><p>Thank you to <a href="https://www.around.co/designdetails">Around</a>, a better way to video call. The product is designed specifically to make it easier to gather small groups to collaborate in real time, without all the distracting and frustrating interfaces that comes with most video chat software. We love the small floating heads and emphasis on making it easy to work alongside the video call, rather than constantly having to app switch.</p><p>You can get started for free by signing up at <a href="https://www.around.co/designdetails">Around.co</a>!</p><h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3><ul><li>Tim Noetzel</li><li>Collin Hadley</li><li>Kristin Au</li><li>Camden Gaba</li><li>Gabriel Liberman</li><li>Josh Houben</li><li>Preethi Shreeya</li><li>Edward Lake</li><li>Nick Giordano</li><li>Caleb Hill</li><li>James Molyneux-Birch</li></ul><hr /><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 bonus content going forward! Sign up at <a href="https://patreon.com/designdetails">patreon.com/designdetails</a>.</p><hr /><h3><strong>Tweets:</strong></h3><p><a href="https://twitter.com/nseckinoral/status/1376785935266938880">Nejat Seçkin Oral tweeted</a>: <i>I’m pretty sure I said this multiple times before but @designdetailsfm manages to answer questions that I’m seeking at that particular time. Almost every episode. I don’t know what magic it is but I’m here for it.</i></p><hr /><h3><strong>Main Topic:</strong></h3><p><a href="https://github.com/designdetails/designdetails/issues/563">Jessica Tong asks on GitHub</a>: </p><p><i>I work at a small startup with less than 15 p