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Not surprisingly many UX entry and junior level designers tend to put all their baskets in acquiring a UX bootcamps, courses, or degree markers in their resumes. And while learning the fundamentals is necessary where you start or acquire your credentials matters very little. The missing part is what...
In this latest instalment of junior UX portfolio reviews, I’ll walk through the latest viewer submission which covers designer’s very first UX case study! Naturally, there are a lot of great things in this take, but also a few bits that can make or break your case study. What’s...
In this video, I’ll use 3 distinct job applications highlighting the key attributes and qualities every UX research candidate has to showcase. Additionally, to the typical requirements, I’ll also share a couple of tactics that can help you stand out from the competition.
Answering one of the subscriber questions on the go, I’ll cover the simplest UX design process for beginners. Does such a thing even exist? Given the complexity of user experience as a set of disciplines, methodologies, frameworks and activities one can get easily lost. In a typical vaexperience fashion...
It’s time for another UX project challenge (design, user research, UI and prototyping, etc.). This time I’m lifting a limit of just coming up with Axure prototypes – use any tools you feel most comfortable with. The key aim in this challenge for every designer who is currently struggling...
Episode 71: First look at FigJam by Figma: Can it Replace Miro, Mural, or Whimsical? FigJam is the recent development from the Figma team – meant to challenge the industry giants such as Miro, Mural, Whimsical, and other workshop-oriented apps for UX and product designers. A question I’ll try...
In this latest instalment of junior UX portfolio reviews, I’ll walk through the latest viewer submission which covers the junior designer’s very first UX case study. Naturally, there are a lot of great things in this take, but also a few bits that can make or break your case...
Let’s talk UX portfolios. When it comes to UX career and job applications you’ll always face hard competition. Usually, hundreds of UX designers or researchers aim for that single opening. So how can you stand out from the crow? As a UX team and hiring manager, I review tons...
How can designers expect businesses to care about “dark patterns” when the terminology is so vague? I California’s regulation for dark patterns is not the solution Finally, some great recent news for the UX community: California to pass a regulation to control the so-called dark patterns. Yet, the more...
Imposter syndrome is a condition every growing person will face in their lives. The complex and messy field of user experience is no exception to it and everyone who’s trying to get in or progress within their UX design career will struggle with it. In this second video on...
UX design leaders don’t graduate into the positions of leadership and people management. Just like starting off in UX, leadership is a developed quality that takes time to learn and grow into. In some of the previous videos, I’ve already mentioned that books can be some of the best...
In this video, I’ll answer a couple of very specific UX portfolio questions from one of the viewers. In particular, how deep should you go with your UX case studies? Often designers get stuck on how much detail they need to add to make their work look cohesive and...
In this latest instalment of junior UX portfolio reviews, I’ll walk through the latest viewer submission which covers the junior designer’s UX portfolio and a couple of case studies. One thing that is very common for junior UX, product and UI designers is over-designing the portfolio itself. In this...
The fact is if you want to boost your growth in design you will benefit from having a UX design mentor. In this video, I’ll try to answer a few frequently asked questions on mentorship in UX: Can you be my mentor? How can I find a mentor in...
You’ve asked for it, so here it is… the 2021 edition of the latest and greatest product design and. UX prototyping tools walkthrough. As a designer (product, UX etc.) you probably found it hard to keep up with every single tool in the market. Every year there is a...
Imposter syndrome is a condition every growing person will face in their lives. The complex and messy field of UX is no exception to it and everyone who’s trying to get in or progress within their experience design career will struggle with it. In this video, I’ll share a...