Foundations

Systems & Workflows

02The curriculum

Modules and topics

14 modules, 110 topics.

المحتوى الأساسي8 modules

المحتوى الأساسي في المساحة، وبيشرح أساسيات المهارة دي.

01 — What Workflow Actually Means

The Engine Behind Every Senior Designer

Written

أغلب المصممين عندهم habits مش workflows. الفرق إنك تبدأ من صفر كل مرة، أو يبقى عندك engine بيشتغل لوحده.

8 موضوع

  • Workflow Is Not Task Ordering
  • Process vs Workflow vs System
  • Why Most Designers Have Habits, Not Workflows
  • The Cost of Starting From Scratch Every Project
  • Repeatable Work vs Creative Work
  • Workflow as a Creative Tool
  • Why AI Raises the Value of Workflow
  • The Senior Designer's Hidden Engine

02 — Personal Workflow Foundations

Your Workflow Is Your Design Process

Written

قبل ما تبني workflow لـ team، ابني واحد لنفسك. الخطوة اللي أغلب المصممين بيتخطوها.

8 موضوع

  • Your Workflow Is Your Design Process
  • Mapping Your Current Workflow (The Audit)
  • Identifying Repeated Tasks
  • The I'll-Remember Lie
  • Energy Management vs Time Management
  • Deep Work Blocks for Designers
  • Context Switching Cost
  • Building Your First Repeatable Workflow

03 — Project Workflows

The Anatomy of a Design Project

Written

الـ project مش مجموعة tasks. هو system فيه phases و milestones و handoff points.

8 موضوع

  • The Anatomy of a Design Project
  • Phases vs Stages vs Steps
  • The Handoff Points
  • Internal Milestones vs Client Milestones
  • Project Kickoff Systems
  • Mid-Project Checkpoints
  • Project Closure Rituals
  • The Post-Project Debrief

04 — Templates as a System

Templates Are Not Empty Files

Written

الـ template إطار بيوفر وقت و بيمنع غلطات و بيوحّد شغلك عبر المشاريع. و بيتبني على سنين مش أسبوع.

8 موضوع

  • The Template Hierarchy: Files, Docs, Messages
  • Brief Templates
  • Proposal Templates
  • Presentation Templates
  • Handoff Templates
  • Email and Communication Templates
  • Building a Template Library That Scales
  • When to Update Templates

05 — Tools & Tool Stacking

Tool Selection as a System Decision

Written

خمس أدوات لنفس المهمة مش productivity، دي فوضى. الـ stack الكويس بيتبني بقرارات مقصودة.

8 موضوع

  • Tool Selection as a System Decision
  • The Tool Stack Audit
  • Why Multiple Tools per Category Create Friction
  • Single Source of Truth Principle
  • Integration Points Between Tools
  • The Cost of Switching Tools
  • When to Add a Tool, When to Remove One
  • Tool Stack for Solo vs Studio vs Team

12 — Weekly System Challenges

One System a Week

Challenge

تحدي صغير محدد تخلصه في أسبوع. بعد سنة يبقى عندك 52 system.

8 موضوع

  • Audit your current workflow on a real project
  • Build one template that you'll actually use this week
  • Map your project workflow from kickoff to delivery
  • Identify 3 repeated tasks in your last 5 projects
  • Build a single automation that saves you 30 minutes a week
  • Document one process you do automatically (so others can do it)
  • Create a project-setup checklist
  • Build your personal starting point template (Figma + Notion + email)

13 — System Breakdowns

Learning From How Top Designers Run Their Work

Breakdown

تحليل تفصيلي للـ templates و الأدوات و الـ workflows اللي بتوفر أسابيع، مش مجرد «هم منظمين».

8 موضوع

  • How Tobias van Schneider Runs His Studio of One
  • The Basecamp Workflow Philosophy
  • How Linear Designed Their Internal Workflows
  • The Anti-Time-Management Approach
  • Frank Chimero's Project Workflows
  • How Studio Mucca Documents Everything
  • The MetaLab Process System
  • How Apple's Design Teams Work

14 — Workflow Audits

The Practice Most Designers Never Do

Audit

تنزّل الـ workflow بتاعك و تاخد feedback منظّم عليه. فرصتك تشوف الـ engine بعين حد تاني.

6 موضوع

  • Drop your workflow, get structured feedback
  • Template critiques
  • Before-and-After workflow comparisons
  • Tool stack audits
  • Process mapping exercises
  • Live workflow building sessions

محتوى السياق6 modules

المكان اللي المهارة دي بتقابل فيه باقي المساحات.

06 — Notion for Designers

The Design Ops Tool of Choice

Written

أغلب المصممين بيستخدموا Notion كـ note-taking app. القوة الحقيقية في الـ databases.

8 موضوع

  • Why Notion Became the Design Ops Tool
  • Database Thinking for Designers
  • Project Tracking Systems
  • Client Portals
  • Personal Knowledge Management
  • Design Library in Notion
  • Notion Templates for Studios
  • Notion Automation and Integrations

07 — Figma Workflow Systems

Figma as a Workflow Tool, Not Just a Design Tool

Written

project structure و component libraries و version control و dev handoff. Figma كـ engine مش كـ canvas.

8 موضوع

  • Figma as a Workflow Tool
  • Project Structure in Figma
  • Page Organization
  • Component Libraries as a System
  • Version Control Workflows
  • Branching and Collaboration
  • Dev Handoff Workflows
  • Auto Layout as a Workflow Accelerator

08 — AI in Your Workflow

AI as a Workflow Multiplier

Written

أغلب المصممين بيحطوا الـ AI في خطوة واحدة. القوة إنك تحطه في كل مرحلة بدور مختلف.

8 موضوع

  • AI as a Workflow Multiplier
  • Why Most Designers Use AI Wrong in Workflows
  • AI for the Research Phase
  • AI for Brief Writing
  • AI for Client Communication
  • AI for Documentation
  • AI for Project Setup
  • Custom GPTs and Assistants for Design Workflow

09 — Automation for Designers

Automation Is Not Programming

Written

Zapier و Make و n8n بيخلوك تبني automation من غير سطر code. و الـ ROI بيتحسب.

8 موضوع

  • Automation Is Not Programming
  • Zapier, Make, n8n: The Difference
  • Automations That Actually Matter
  • Email Automations
  • Project Setup Automations
  • Client Onboarding Automations
  • File Organization Automations
  • The Automation ROI Calculator

10 — Documentation as a System

Documentation as Design Output

Written

الـ documentation deliverable لوحدها مش byproduct. بتوفر على نسختك المستقبلية أسابيع.

8 موضوع

  • Documentation as Design Output, Not Byproduct
  • Project Documentation vs Personal Documentation
  • Decision Logs
  • Process Documentation
  • Living Docs vs Frozen Docs
  • Documentation for Future You
  • Knowledge Transfer Systems
  • Documentation as Marketing

11 — Team Workflows

The Hardest Team Is the Team of One

Written

اللي بيشتغل لوحده عنده تحديات مختلفة تماماً، و الـ mid-career غالباً بيتعامل مع الحالتين.

8 موضوع

  • Solo Workflow vs Team Workflow
  • Why the Team-of-One Is the Hardest Team
  • Handoff Workflows
  • Async vs Sync Collaboration
  • Working With Developers
  • Working With Copywriters
  • Working With Project Managers
  • Workflows Across Time Zones

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