I recently spoke with a designer friend who’s struggling to find a job. She just moved to a new city, and she’s applying at companies “cold”—she submits an application and hopes they contact her for an interview. In her previous city, my friend knew dozens of designers. She used her professional network to find job […]
Resources for Becoming a UX Designer
Last updated: June 17th, 2018 Why I Created this List I created this list of UX resources for people like you—people who want to become UX designers. As you shift your career to UX design, you’ll find there is no single, “right” way to transition to UX. There are many UX training options. There are […]
If You’re a Junior Designer, Join an Established UX Team
Ben’s Story I recently spoke with a junior UX designer, Ben, who’s struggled with shifting his career to UX design. Ben’s had two jobs as a junior UX designer. At both jobs, he was the first UX designer the organization had ever hired. Ben told me about the politics at his first UX job: The […]
Learning to Code Gives You Advantages as a UX Designer
My friend Bryan recently asked me for career advice. He’s a full-time user experience (UX) designer who works for a large, well-funded startup. Bryan said he sometimes struggles at work because he doesn’t have front-end development skills. He experiences challenges like these: Because he doesn’t know how to code, Bryan doesn’t always use the same […]
UX Resources for Beginners
Last updated: February 9th, 2018 Why I Created this List I created this list of UX resources for beginners like you. If you’re new to UX design, you may struggle with how to start learning about it. You might be thinking, “How do I learn the basics? Is there a book I should read? Is […]