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The struggle of the "generalist" is real
I've noticed most corporate jobs want you to be one thing, but independent/freelance success often requires being a "man/woman of many traits"
We talked to @Lukas Margerie about how to lean into your versatility
full episode just dropped on our YT channel, leave us your comment there, excited to feature your thoughts in our community ↓
This tracks with what I've seen too, clients hire me for the brand design first and then discover the video editing and motion chops later. I'd push back slightly though, versatility only works if there's still one thing you're known for first. What was Lukas's take on where that line sits?
Good work🔥👏👏
Definitely feel this. Being a generalist can be a struggle, but it’s also a pretty big advantage when you’re freelancing.
When you're building real skills from the ground up, sharing the process is the content. Ai makes good designers even better.
What got Lukas past the point where nobody knew what to hire him for yet? The corporate-generalist tension is real, most job descriptions want a T-shape but only reward the vertical stroke.
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No existing product.
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🎲 Uncertainty became part of the experience instead of something the product had to remove.
That became Traveling Up.
And now Contra has hand picked the project for Featured and placed it in the AI Projects section on the homepage.
The most interesting part for me is not the feature itself.
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That is the kind of work we keep pushing at Asol Design.
Not just better screens. Better product decisions before the screens exist.
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Keeping uncertainty in the product instead of designing it out is the risky half of that shift. Curious what the screen shows when the mood input is thin.
amazing
From screens to experience. ✨
A closer look at the Sage Bio website - designed to make complex health data feel simple, intuitive, and human.
From lab testing and biomarker insights to AI-powered health guidance, every interaction was designed around one idea:
Make health data easier to understand.
Wonderfull!