I know a UX designer who unexpectedly lost his job about a year ago. Despite having experience in the field, he had to do a ton of work to find a new job. While he was employed, he didn’t attend industry events. He neglected his web presence. He hadn’t tweeted in a year. His LinkedIn […]
Maintain a Professional Network Throughout Your UX Career
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 […]
The Three Levels of Learning UX Design
My students at Center Centre recently conducted a usability study for their client project. During the study, they had a long day of usability testing—four participants in one day. Students planned the day well. Despite planning, multiple things went wrong, as they often do during usability testing. Early in the day, a participant arrived 30 […]
Choose Your Own Adventure to Learn Usability Testing Basics
I originally wrote this article for Center Centre’s blog in 2015. At Center Centre, our students get to choose their own learning adventures. We don’t require students to learn from one specific resource like a book or an online tutorial. Instead, they choose resources and experiences that meet their learning styles and learning needs. As […]