Monos • Notes

Blog

Nov 20, 2020

Notion + Todoist Setup for Creatives

If you’re a beginner at Notion, this might be a little confusing. If you’re a Notion power user, this might be a little simplistic.

Design

Hot take: a great way to learn is actually copying great design and using creative ways to remove your traces of copying someone else.

Thoughts

AI is not inherently creative or original — but would you pay a designer $5,000 for something original or $50 for something generated that just works?

Notes

Monotasking is such a valuable point of growth for those are divergent in thinking by nature.

Blog

Jun 7, 2021

5 Steps Becoming A Remote Designer

After six months of working as a product designer with Airfoil, I thought to recapitulate the steps from learning the ropes to getting hired by a remote design studio.

Design

Recognise the value of systemising designs and the inhibition it brings to potentially revolutionary ideas.

Design

Spend much longer designing landing page heroes than any other sections of a website — it saves so much time in the long run.

Design

Quality designs do require investments in quality resources, mockups and courses.

Ali Aliakbar

Blog

Nov 20, 2020

Notion + Todoist Setup for Creatives

If you’re a beginner at Notion, this might be a little confusing. If you’re a Notion power user, this might be a little simplistic.

Design

Hot take: a great way to learn is actually copying great design and using creative ways to remove your traces of copying someone else.

Thoughts

AI is not inherently creative or original — but would you pay a designer $5,000 for something original or $50 for something generated that just works?

Notes

Monotasking is such a valuable point of growth for those are divergent in thinking by nature.

Blog

Jun 7, 2021

5 Steps Becoming A Remote Designer

After six months of working as a product designer with Airfoil, I thought to recapitulate the steps from learning the ropes to getting hired by a remote design studio.

Design

Recognise the value of systemising designs and the inhibition it brings to potentially revolutionary ideas.

Design

Spend much longer designing landing page heroes than any other sections of a website — it saves so much time in the long run.

Design

Quality designs do require investments in quality resources, mockups and courses.

Ali Aliakbar

Blog

Nov 20, 2020

Notion + Todoist Setup for Creatives

If you’re a beginner at Notion, this might be a little confusing. If you’re a Notion power user, this might be a little simplistic.

Design

Hot take: a great way to learn is actually copying great design and using creative ways to remove your traces of copying someone else.

Thoughts

AI is not inherently creative or original — but would you pay a designer $5,000 for something original or $50 for something generated that just works?

Notes

Monotasking is such a valuable point of growth for those are divergent in thinking by nature.

Blog

Jun 7, 2021

5 Steps Becoming A Remote Designer

After six months of working as a product designer with Airfoil, I thought to recapitulate the steps from learning the ropes to getting hired by a remote design studio.

Design

Recognise the value of systemising designs and the inhibition it brings to potentially revolutionary ideas.

Design

Spend much longer designing landing page heroes than any other sections of a website — it saves so much time in the long run.

Design

Quality designs do require investments in quality resources, mockups and courses.

Ali Aliakbar