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To find out, we asked five elite studios—each and every one a member of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list—to give us their predictions for the near-future of design. Designers from Ammunition, Herman Miller, Code and Theory, and more gave us their thoughts on everything from the future of the office as cathedral, to the rise of the designer CEO.

This design checklist is a guide that I created for myself over time – it allows me to find the balance between the two extremes I face daily as a designer. At times I can get carried away and only focus on all the little details without seeing the project from a bird's-eye view, while at other times I only think of the project from a holistic perspective, without really focusing on the important details. Following these 10 steps allows me to stay on track with multiple projects simultaneously, and allows for a healthier design process overall.

We have been posting tutorials pretty much every week for the past 6 years. We believe tutorials are an amazing way to learn how to use the software we need to do our design work. But as you can see, software is just a part of the design process, important but without a good foundation and design principles you won’t be able to translate a good idea into a cohesive design...even if you are a master of Illustrator, Photoshop or any other software.

We have been talking about sharing and how it's important for designers to share for quite a long time. However, we didn't believe in that when we first started the blog back in 2006. We thought it wouldn't matter or make any difference. Today after these almost 6 years we are very sure that sharing is one of the most important things not only for designers but any kind of professional in this Internet age.

Creativity is a nebulous, murky topic that fascinates me endlessly — how does it work? What habits to creative people do that makes them so successful at creativity?

Artists have a lot on their plate. Not only are we frequently on the hunt for ways to bring something new and special to our work, we are constantly seeking out happiness, optimism, and motivation in our struggles for recognition. On our mission to stay positive we often neglect to acknowledge the things that keep us from feeling the way we want to about our outlooks for the future.

Creativity is a nebulous, murky topic that fascinates me endlessly — how does it work? What habits to creative people do that makes them so successful at creativity?

Today we'd love to share with you guys some really helpful advice. Helpful not only for designers who are just starting out in the industry, but also for experienced designers with an open mind to new things that could boost your career and take advantage of your skills.