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Matej Latin

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Better Web Typography for a Better Web
Better Web Typography for a Better Web

A web typography book for web designers and web developers.

2019

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90% of designers are unhirable?

Or why your cookie-cutter portfolio doesn’t cut it and how to fix it

Mar 6, 2024
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A pie chart showing 90% titled “UX Designers” and an arrow showing to the chart with a label saying “90% unhirable”
A pie chart showing 90% titled “UX Designers” and an arrow showing to the chart with a label saying “90% unhirable”
Mar 6, 2024
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Why designers quit (2023 report)

Excluding the layoffs, boring work, low UX maturity, and no career progression are the main reasons

Dec 12, 2023
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60% of participants were either senior designers or higher seniority (9.9% junior, 24.6% intermediate, 34.5% senior, 2% staff, 3.4% principal, 12.3% lead, 5.8% manager, 2.4% head.
60% of participants were either senior designers or higher seniority (9.9% junior, 24.6% intermediate, 34.5% senior, 2% staff, 3.4% principal, 12.3% lead, 5.8% manager, 2.4% head.
Dec 12, 2023
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How I increased my salary by 500% in my design career

And how you can too

Dec 6, 2022
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Chart representing 6 increases in salary
Chart representing 6 increases in salary
Dec 6, 2022
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Stop blaming the UX job market and fix your portfolio!

Common portfolio mistakes that immediately make designers unhirable (and how to fix them)

Sep 4, 2024
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Chart of recent drop in UX hiring and a text next to it saying: “Not to blame.”
Chart of recent drop in UX hiring and a text next to it saying: “Not to blame.”
Sep 4, 2024
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The 80/20 rule in design job interviews

Why you rarely make it past the case study presentation and how to fix it

Aug 28, 2024
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Two pie charts: left showing 20% of interview questions leads to 80% of success on the right.
Two pie charts: left showing 20% of interview questions leads to 80% of success on the right.
Aug 28, 2024
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Designer engagement report

Top 3 problems for designers: no research, no design strategy, and no career progression

Jun 5, 2024
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Designer engagement report
Designer engagement report
Jun 5, 2024
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Only 30 seconds to reject your portfolio?

Common mistakes designers should avoid to make the first cut in UX hiring.

May 29, 2024
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A sketch of a portfolio and an arrow pointing outwards to a text “Rejected in less than 30 s”
A sketch of a portfolio and an arrow pointing outwards to a text “Rejected in less than 30 s”
May 29, 2024
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How my dream design job turned into a nightmare

Or why you should quit your dead-end job before it’s too late

Feb 28, 2024
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Matej Latin sitting behind his desk despairing with his head in his hands.
Matej Latin sitting behind his desk despairing with his head in his hands.
Feb 28, 2024
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Designer layoff stories

Retaliation, burnout, targeted eliminations, and other horror stories from the tech industry. Are you next? How can you prepare?

Dec 14, 2023
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Designer layoff stories
Designer layoff stories
Dec 14, 2023
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AI vs Designer: Who’s better at pairing fonts?

More than 200 designers voted in a blind test — the result is not what you’d expect.

Oct 19, 2023
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DM Serif font used for the title and Satoshi for the body text, with multiple cursors hovering over representing the competeing parties in this experiment: Hrvoje, Matej and ChatGPT.
DM Serif font used for the title and Satoshi for the body text, with multiple cursors hovering over representing the competeing parties in this experiment: Hrvoje, Matej and ChatGPT.
Oct 19, 2023
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