Hi my name is Furquan, I'm a senior product designer at Meta in London, where I also grew up! Previously, I was solving mobility problems at Ford. During my time at Ford i set up a YouTube channel, where I teach others about design and share my journey, with the intention to help out and inspire as many designers across the world. The channel has 100,000s of views. I also like to write a design newsletter, which is read by 1000s of designers across the world.
There's more to growth than consistency 🌱 ✨
Writing is something i’ve always put off as it doesn’t come natural to myself. The reality is the best way to get better at writing is by practising. So let’s do this.
After meddling in Figma for months i’ve finally put together a few template i’ll be using. I’ve made the templates and code open source so you can grab them too.
The last month i’ve been off social media and focusing my attention on Ramadan and taking a break. When you watch videos about growing audiences on social media they talk about consistency.
The reality is how can you be consistent if you don’t have the same energy as you first did? In the UK, “normality” is getting very close, priorities and focuses naturally change.
That’s why it’s okay to take a break and step back and think about why you started in the first place and get that spark back. Something that isn’t talked about enough in the tech world.
Hi! I'm Furquan
Hi my name is Furquan, I'm a senior product designer at Meta in London, where I also grew up! Previously, I was solving mobility problems at Ford. During my time at Ford i set up a YouTube channel, where I teach others about design and share my journey, with the intention to help out and inspire as many designers across the world. The channel has 100,000s of views. I also like to write a design newsletter, which is read by 1000s of designers across the world.
Live Portfolio Reviews And Q&A Steam! Hey Reader, I wanted to personally invite you to join me for a live stream next week where I will be reviewing portfolios and answering questions on anything from design to career-related topics. The livestream is scheduled for this Monday April 10th at 4pm (UK time). This is a great opportunity to get some personalized feedback during Ramadan. Whether you're just starting out in your design career or you're a seasoned pro looking to take your skills to...
90% Off Design Mentoring During Ramadan! Hi Reader, Ramadan Mubarak! During Ramadan, I'm offering a 90% discount on all my mentoring services, and will donate proceeds to charity. This is to help as many people as possible during this important month. Use the discount code "Ramadan90" to sign up. Sign up soon as slots are filling up quickly. I will also be doing some livestreams on my YouTube channel conducting portfolio reviews and doing a LIVE Q&A, be sure to turn your notification bells on...
A Few Things You Need To Know About Generative AI Hey Reader, Generative AI is an unsupervised learning method that enables an AI model to create new content from vast amounts of training data. Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google have introduced powerful viral tools that have opened the floodgates to a new way of working and a whole new set of tools. These are being integrated into workflows today with great success. Here's an overview of a few significant AI events: In December 2022, OpenAI...