Author: mantigliadesignprocess

As a designer, I cannot help but feel a sense of sadness when I read article after article about how negatively the design of social media interfaces have impacted our world. As I read, I think to myself, “I never want to be associated with working for any of these big-time social platforms.” The guilt… Continue reading A Spotlight on Positive Application Design →

For any readers who do not know, I am currently a graduate student at Quinnipiac University. I began the journey to obtain my Master’s in the spring of 2018. In 2020 I will be graduating with a degree in Interactive Media and a concentration in User Experience (UX) Design. In the current fall semester, I… Continue reading How Mind Mapping Helps Me Grow →

From experience, I know that starting a project is the hardest part. It takes everything you have in order to just buckle down and get into the work flow. You sit on your couch, feet up, laptop on your lap and phone in your hand wrongfully thinking that you will actually get something accomplished. I… Continue reading Three Ways to Increase Focus and Productivity →

  As the sole graphic designer at my current company, project management has become an essential part of my every day life. When you are a shared service within a business, you must learn how to juggle the constant flow of project requests that come in from every department. All of which have different deadlines,… Continue reading The Management of a Design Project…Or Twenty →

The public is well aware of the rampant digital media obsession that has grown over the last decade. We all know we spend too much time on this app or that app and on our devices in general. However, we never take the time to really understand how much time “too much” is. The attachment… Continue reading My Digital Detox Experience →

When you build a rapport with a person over a long period of time you begin to learn them quite well. You create a bond and you know what they like, dislike, and how they will react in certain situations. You also know when you have been spending too much time together and need a… Continue reading My Relationship with Technology and How it is Evolving with Time →

What is success?  I am not sure I know anyone who does not want to be successful. There are people who possess greater drive, but that does not mean that the others do not wish to prosper. Everyone defines success differently. It can vary from aspiring to become the CEO of a company to simply… Continue reading Success, Deep Work & Blue Light →