What happened? Andrew Wilkinson happened. Much like Dribbble, his acquisition of Designer News quickly turned DN from a well-curated culture of design thought leadership and discussion into a monetized popularity contest.

You magnificent bastard

Wow, so now we are writing articles how to boost vanity metrics that don't mean a thing in the professional world... Have we really have stooped this low as a design community? What's next, a $200 course focused on "Creating the perfect Dribbble post"?

We are designers. The core of our profession is to understand and solve problems that help enrich people's lives, and it is our duty to apply this not only to our employers/clients/end-users, but also our fellow designers. "How to get Dribbble/Instagram Famous" isn't a design problem, it's a problem of vanity and ego.

It already had its comeback... "Millennial Pink"

Jesus Christ.

This article is missing the most critical part of growing from 2 to 20 employees: how you guys obtained new contracts and clients that enabled the growth.

What was your client acquisition strategy or differentiator that allowed Zajno to have that level of growth? I feel like the article is less one about "How to grow an agency..." and rather "Here's some common sense knowledge that every freelancer/agency should already know."

Writing and debating about proper usability conventions or different frameworks is one thing and produces healthy debate and outcomes that are beneficial to both parties.

Debating whether or not people in our industry will still be employed by trying to look into a crystal ball and make predictions benefits no one.

How about people stop debating via clickbait Medium articles whether or not designers are going to be unemployed and focus on making good products instead?