Design is a mix of instinct, experience, and the little choices we make without even realizing it. This week, instead of sharing a tutorial or deep dive, I wanted to share a more personal perspective—a short Q&A about the ideas, habits, and decisions that guide my work every day.
Hope you enjoy it!
What’s the most underrated design decision on a website?
Spacing. For me, design is about balance — and what makes design really great is when the overall composition has harmony and visual symmetry. This is ultimately achieved through proper spacing, between elements, around sections, and even paragraph line-height.
What’s your “signature move” as a designer?
I’d say probably seeing how I can reuse the logo in other ways. It’s one of the first things I look at and dissect to understand how it can turn into an added design accent, with watermarks, backgrounds, patterns, etc.
If you could only use one typeface for the rest of your life, what would it be?
It would have to be Futura. There’s something about it that’s always made it such an attractive and versatile typeface. It’s recognizable, has great varying weights, and easy to read at different scales.
What tool or shortcut do you use every day that makes life 10x easier?
It’s not design related, but Raycast. I don’t use it to the fullest by any means, but the search function alone makes it so easy for me to access files and folders I’m looking for. I use it dozens of times a day.
What’s one habit you developed that made you a better designer?
Sticking to simplicity. I’ve never been a “flashy” designer — never trying to do too much just because I want to use that latest trend. I’ve always been about sticking to the basics and core principles of good design that achieves the goal and purpose of the project at hand. When you strip out the “fluff” and just focus on the objective, the design stops trying to impress and starts doing its job.
What’s the last thing you designed purely for yourself?
I designed new business cards for myself! (Something new is coming, can you guess? 👀)
If you could design a website for any brand in the world, who would it be?
This is such a tough question! So many cool brands out there, but I would probably say Hendrick Motorsports. I’m a long-time NASCAR fan and have always wanted to design a big race team’s website.
Dark mode or light mode?
Silly answer, but I feel like I sit right in the middle. My MacOS settings are set to “dark”, but web browsing and reading I prefer light mode.
What’s a design decision you’ll defend until the end of time?
White space deserves it’s flowers, and I’ll never stop pushing for it. It’s the one part of design that can make or break, and it should never be ignored.
What design habit do you wish you could turn off… but can’t?
Pretty much everywhere I go, I’m looking at design — identifying fonts, pointing out terrible layouts, or just thinking about what I would have done differently if I were to design it. It’s a terrible habit I can’t get rid of!
Now I’m curious: what about you? Pick a couple of these questions and send me your answers! I always enjoy hearing how other people think, work, and create.
