22 April 2026
How to Get Promoted as a Product Designer
Most designers wait to be noticed. The ones who get promoted make it impossible not to notice them. Here's exactly how.
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Not sure if you’re ready for senior? Start with the free Promotion Readiness Checklist — a one-page self-assessment used by designers 3–7 years in.
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10 Tips for Designers
The 10 habits every designer needs to keep growing in an AI world.
€10
- Instant digital download (PDF)
- 10 actionable habits
- Practical frameworks
- For early-to-mid career designers
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Senior Designer Playbook
10 comprehensive chapters on how to operate at senior level and get promoted.
€49
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- 10 in-depth chapters
- Promotion readiness checklist
- For designers 3–7 years in
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Bundle — Both Guides
Get the 10 Tips Guide + the Senior Designer Playbook together for €52. That's €7 off buying separately.
€10 — Digital Download
10 Tips for Product Designers
Most designers get stuck not because they lack talent — but because they're focusing on the wrong things. This guide cuts through the noise and shows you exactly which habits, mindsets, and skills actually move the needle in your career.
Written for early-to-mid career designers navigating a fast-changing industry. In an AI world, knowing what to get good at matters more than ever — this guide gives you a clear, actionable framework.
10 practical tips. No fluff. The kind of clarity that normally takes years to develop — delivered in a single read.
Inside the guide
The mindset shift that separates designers who grow from those who stall
How to use AI without letting it replace your judgment
The habits that compound fastest early in your career
How to build a point of view that makes you unforgettable
+ 6 more tips inside
Instant PDF · Read in under an hour
€49 — Digital Download
Senior Product Designer Playbook
The designers getting promoted aren't always the most talented — they're the ones who've figured out how to make their work impossible to ignore. This playbook gives you the exact framework to do that.
10 chapters covering the hard skills, soft skills, and senior qualities that move you from "solid designer" to the person everyone wants on their team — and fights to promote.
Best for designers 3–7 years in who are ready to stop guessing and start operating at the next level.
Bonus included
Quarterly Promotion Readiness Checklist + "What to Do If You're Not Promoted" guide
Inside the playbook
Why talent alone won't get you promoted — and what actually does
How to make your design judgment visible to the people who matter
The specific behaviours that signal senior-level thinking
How to manage up so your manager advocates for you at review time
+ 6 more chapters inside
Instant PDF · 10 chapters · Bonus checklist included
About the author
A senior product designer with 8+ years of industry experience. We’ve watched dozens of designers get stuck and promoted — and documented the exact patterns that separate them.
These guides exist because we wish someone had given them to us earlier. They would have saved years of trial and error.
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Early-to-mid career designers who want a clear framework for what skills to focus on, especially in an AI world.
Designers 3–7 years in who are stuck on promotion and want specific, actionable strategies to operate at senior level.
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