Better experiences start with collaboration

Sharing ideas and hearing multiple perspectives is how we work, and we push ourselves to improve every day. We asked some designers about being open, sharing perspectives, and waking up in the morning. Hear what they had to say.

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Aaron Williamson
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Open design is a name for the natural way we create.

Aaron Williamson

Manager, UX Design

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Abigael Donahue
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I emphasize open communication on my team.

Abigael Donahue

Manager,
UXD Content & PatternFly Design

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Ann Nguyen
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I consider myself to be transparent when it comes to sharing my design

Ann Nguyen

Product Designer

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Allona Wilkerson
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My design work has to be helpful and intentional

Allona Wilkerson

Senior Designer

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Chae Bin Park
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The design process is ugly, and raw, and experimental sometimes. And that’s okay!

Chae Bin Park

Associate UX Designer

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Jason Brock
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It’s normal for designers to shoot for the moon

Jason Brock

Manager,
User Experience Design

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Jeremy Perry
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I think open source at its core is an act of design

Jeremy Perry

Senior Manager,
User Experience Design

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Jeremy Perry
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Open design means you’re looking for an exchange of ideas

Jessica Cox

Senior Director,
Brand Management + Design

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Kevin Hatchoua
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Our designs are influenced by both the upstream and downstream community

Kevin Hatchoua

Senior User Experience Designer

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Krystal Moore
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Open design is about reinforcing transparency throughout the design process

Krystal Moore

Associate Manager, Digital User Experience Design

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Libby Levi
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There’s also an open source ethos at the heart of how we think about building our brand

Libby Levi

Creative Director

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Liz Wood
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Open design relies on collaboration between different disciplines

Liz Wood

Associate Manager, UX Design

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Rob Chappell
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Building a unified customer experience requires connected, accessible touchpoints

Rob Chappell

Senior Director, Digital User Experience Design

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Amber Asaro
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At Red Hat, it’s unique that we truly embrace the notion of meritocracy

Amber Asaro

Associate Manager, UXD

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Chris Shinn
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Designing along with other people who have different backgrounds and priorities isn’t just important, it’s necessary to create robust designs

Chris Shinn

Senior Design Ops Admin, UX Design

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Leslie Hinson
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I think prioritizing collaboration means being intentional about the way that we work together

Leslie Hinson

Senior Manager, UX Design

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Kristen Borgna
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Being a Red Hatter allows me to be my authentic self

Kristen Borgna

Senior Manager, Digital UX research, operations & quality

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Julia Bley
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Design is more than creating art

Julia Bley

Manager Software Engineering, Community Platform Engineering (CPE)

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Ryan Williams
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open source practice puts a big emphasis on freely sharing knowledge and resources

Ryan Williams

Art Director, Brand and Creative team

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