30-minute Challenge vs. Real Design Process: Which One Wins?

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In this video, I take a deep dive into my design process for creating a landing page, comparing my strategy during the 30-minute design challenge in the Relume Design League with my actual process when I’m designing for clients. Watch as I break down my decision-making process, sharing my insights on the differences between designing for a competition versus real-world design. Through a side-by-side comparison of my challenge design and actual design, I’ll reveal the secrets of my design process, providing valuable tips and techniques that can help you take your own landing page design skills to the next level.
⏩ CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:28 The Relume Design League
00:02:03 The original challenge
00:05:26 Walking through the wireframe
00:10:03 Finding inspiration and influence
00:23:29 Starting a new design
01:30:41 Outro
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[@juliavelikanova5863]

The second one is great, because it carries an idea behind :) Thank you for sharing 🙏🤗

[@taunado]

Thanks. It'll be great if they increase the time to 90 minutes for Relume challenges - I think that strikes a good balance between education and entertainment, where 30 minutes leans too much on the side of chaotic entertainment.

[@AnaitalaDias]

This video was a great warmup to my evening study 💡🇮🇪

[@DanMallTeaches]

Awesome! What are you studying, Ana?

[@Miguel-jd2mw]

You should do more of this stuff Dan

[@DanMallTeaches]

Awesome Miguel! Will do!

[@allanskiful]

I wish you could do more of these. I've learned so much from seeing a seasoned designer's workflow and thought process.

[@domingospc]

Thanks for the content! The second design appears to be far more effective, whereas the first lacks "juice" or value.

[@cram.design]

This is great content. Thanks for posting this!

[@DanMallTeaches]

Thanks Matt!

[@manashkashyap7780]

More content like this please

[@tethron.]

Nice! this is super helpful. Dan is the man

[@DanMallTeaches]

Glad it helped!

[@faizanexcelorithm2920]

Love watching your videos. Great effort and awesome work. ♥from Pakistan

[@DanMallTeaches]

Thanks Faizan! Always glad to meet other fellow Pakistanis.

[@robdaniels7228]

Dan, thanks so much for sharing this. Seeing your process first hand and seeing the way you think through your design decisions is giving me a MAD confidence boost. I feel like the way we approach these things is quite similar, it makes me feel like I'm going in the right direction with getting better at my craft. 🙏 BTW, In Figma you can use the scale tool (shortcut K) and hold shift to scale frames and keep everything in proportion. Little speed booster for your next design league match 😉

[@DanMallTeaches]

Thanks for the feedback and the great tip, Rob! You got this!

[@batman3490]

thanks dan..!

[@DanMallTeaches]

You’re welcome!

[@waelamdouni3392]

Thanks keep it up

[@DanMallTeaches]

Will do!

[@user-fs6qb5qc6d]

Dan, thank you for this post. it really boost my confidence in designing. Is it okay to give us a copy of your figma link as view, on your fonts library you showed in the video?

[@milanrdesign]

Those are paid fonts from Pangram pangram