Craft & Rigor is an independent user experience DesignOps consultancy in Seattle run by Nick Finck (@nickf).

Joined October 2016
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A new dawn has arrived. craftandrigor.com/ Yep, we’ve launched a new website. On our site you’ll find information on services of DesignOps, Design Coaching Mentoring, & Design Workshops. More updates to come but let us know if you find any technical issues or even typos.
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Happy sixth birthday to us! Special thanks to all of our clients who have made these last six years wonderful.
9 Jan 2024
Six years ago today I registered @craftandrigor & it’s been an incredible journey. I want to thank Craft & Rigor’s 1,232 clients who have had faith in my experience & ability to guide them in their design careers & help advise their businesses. craftandrigor.com/
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Now is your chance to join one of our group coaching sessions! Sign up today!
2 Jan 2024
There are five more spots let in next week's group coaching session for UX/product designers. The session is on Friday, January 12th from 12:30pm to 2:30pm pacific time. I hope to see you there! Learn more: craftandrigor.com/coaching.h… RSVP: calendly.com/craftandrigor/g… #design #ux
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With the success of our last group coaching mentoring session for UX & design, we have opened up two more sessions. If those fill up as fast as the last one we will open additional sessions. Go quick, grab your spot, there’s limited seats per session: calendly.com/craftandrigor/g…
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Today we're happy to announce several services we've added to the @craftandrigor lineup. Craft & Rigor is run by @nickf & offers coaching mentoring to individuals & teams, as well as advising businesses on design from an operations standpoint. This thread will cover what's new.
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For all of the services mentioned you can book your sessions on my website: nickfinck.com/mentoring.html If you're interested in coaching mentoring for your team or are looking for someone to advice your business on design from a operational level visit: craftandrigor.com
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Lastly we are going to providing bi-weekly AMAs right on Twitter. These will be free sessions anyone can join & ask questions. I will also be doing something pretty exciting with the most common questions that come up, so stay tuned for that by following us here on Twitter.
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Today we’re adding mock portfolio presentations to our existing coaching mentoring services. If you would like @nickf to watch you present your portfolio as you’d do in an interview & provide you with detailed feedback, you can book a session here: calendly.com/craftandrigor/m…

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We’ve set up a Slack workspace for all of our current & past clients. It’s a free extension of our coaching mentor service. It is a place to ask questions & get advice. If you have had a coaching mentoring session with @nickf but did not receive an invite please let us know.
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Craft and Rigor retweeted
1 Jun 2021
Ramp-up can take 1-2 years but retention of a designer can be as short as 1 year, w/ many leaving because of lack of opportunities to grow. Coaching mentoring can help strengthen & grow your talent. I coach mentor design teams. Want to retain your talent? craftandrigor.com/

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Still worth restating today: “As UX professionals the boundaries of our work does not end at the edges of the screen." — Nick Finck (@nickf), 2010
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We are excited to announce our initial offering of #design coaching and mentoring services. Right now we have rolled these out on @nickf's personal site but will soon include them on the Craft & Rigor site. For now you can learn more here: nickfinck.com/mentoring.html #ux #mentoring
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Craft and Rigor retweeted
22 Feb 2021
A long overdue announcement: The new version* of my site is live: nickfinck.com * - In some ways still a WIP. Case studies to be launched over the course of this month & next month. A few bugs to work out on some devices, browsers, platforms.
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Craft and Rigor retweeted
25 Feb 2021
I am honored to have been interviewed on the Aurelius Podcast. In the interview I talk about #UX and #design mentoring, leadership, design management, career paths, hiring, and more. Go have a listen: blog.aureliuslab.com/2021/02…
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Craft and Rigor retweeted
I just published Defining DesignOps — My first 6 months as a DesignOps Manager link.medium.com/xsDk6B0rc3 #DesignOps
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