To be a specialist or a generalist?

Descender by Klarna

Sep 15, 202100:41:31Arts

As diverse product designers, we’re always asking ourselves “should I learn one more new skill, or go deeper into perfecting the repertoire I already have?” In todays episode, we speak with Francesco Cutolo (design syste...

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