Design blog
Read about our latest musings on Faire’s Medium blog, The Craft
“A great design leader brings out the creativity and the potential in their team”
Faire Senior Design Director Angela Tang on Disney design, what she learned from her entrepreneur mother, and how to become the connective tissue across an organization
Leveraging design to help improve the mega cart retailer experience at Faire
What I learned from my co-op term at Faire using design to help solve engineering problems
Don’t skip over the “rough work”
Why exploration should always be a part of your design process, and how to make time for it
The magic and efficiency of component-based theming
How we created a Figma design file so powerful it reduced Faire Market design timelines from eight weeks to less than a day
“The ‘speed’ of UX research is often a function of who’s holding the stopwatch”
Faire’s Head of UX Research Andrew Mayer on the difference between academia and applied research, how he approaches leadership, and what most people misunderstand about UX research
Giving thanks: How to scale a gratitude practice on your team, even when you’re remote
In 2022, the Faire Design team shared a whopping 273 expressions of gratitude
Using storytelling to build trust in new markets
How we created and launched our first Europe-specific film campaign
How Faire prepared me to navigate uncertainty, grow as a leader, and launch my own business
What I learned from working as a Product Designer at Faire
“Brand, to me, is the soul of a business”
Faire’s Head of Brand Studio Ximena Keirouz on why small businesses matter, what’s next for Faire’s brand, and more
How to host a virtual white elephant that’s as fun as stealing gifts in-person
A simple guide (plus FigJam resources!) to bring your remote holiday events back to life
How to turn your cross-functional stakeholders into researchers for a week
How to turn your cross-functional stakeholders into researchers for a week
How to overhaul your typography ecosystem (without losing your sanity)
Looking back on a year in hypergrowth
How to design an HQ that makes your company values tangible
Writing the next chapter of research at Faire
Product design from a psychology perspective
Designing the future of trade shows
A Faire Summer Market case study
What a content designer actually does — and why it’s crucial for building great products
How to onboard designers when you’re scaling at hyperspeed
