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March 23, 2026 ยท Soft Side of Design

The art of using different hats ๐Ÿงข

How design has impacted my approach to different industries, cultures, problems and how I used it on my favor.

What i mean when i talk about "hats"

On the process to design a better solution, as de Product Designer, I need to get involved in the industry i will design the solution for.

Doing a good research is the best trigger to a great solution in designing digital experiences.๐Ÿ‘’ So, for example, if I need to work on a health app that solve problems for people with psoriasis for example, I need to put my health "hat", if i need to work on a new digital wallet for the Latinoamerican market, i need to put my "consumer" hat, and so on...

So I can say design put me on places where i have to inverstigate and become different Nicos for different solutions. Cool Right? โ›‘๏ธ

What's the challenge?

Jumpiong from a project to other is always a challenge for every designer. learning something new, talking with different type of users with a lot of different needs and backgrounds is always pretty nutritious. It's related to something I wll talk in another post, the gift of learning to leran, or learning to forget. But pss... read that article ๐Ÿ‘‘

My advice

If you face same projects and challenges like this one, my recommendation will be: face it as a child and play. Enjoy discovering and absord the most knowledge you can. It will be helpfull by the end of the process. ๐ŸŽ“

By the way... can you tell me how many differents hats you saw on this article?? Let me know!