This one has been bugging designers since the dawn of computers.  Stop squishing images!

In this video Erin will explain what squishing images is because a many people don’t even realize they are doing it.  Later she will show you how to use the SHIFT key to keep from distorting images.  Then after that she will show you how to crop.

What I am proposing in this article is that we come to grips that the world we live in now is different than it was five to ten years ago due to continuous technological advancements. Our modern world is complex and ever-evolving.  Our approach to innovation must be flexible as well in order to stay relevant, take advantage, and reap the benefit of these changes.

As product managers, we want the best for your product. It’s important to keep things on track, on time, and keeping your product features relevant. In order to achieve these ideals, difficult conversations about the product are often needed to be had. And what can make these conversations difficult are that they include the use of, “no.”

The world is full of ideas. Some work and some don’t, but what we all need to be reminded of in app development is the importance to test to see if people care about your idea. When you find users like a certain idea or feature of your app, take advantage of that. It may take a while to figure out what holds your users' attention, but once you do, don't pass up the opportunity to take advantage of this knowledge.

In recent months I have been obsessed with this idea.

I know for me, in my work, I have a hard time exercising patience sometimes. I think what I gained most of of cooking classes, aside from better knife skills, is to exercise better patience when it comes to people that work under you. Encouragement is a powerful tool and direct critique can encourage growth and light a fire to do better.