Every now and then, I get an email or a Twitter message from someone who says, “I’m new to UX. Will you be my mentor?” I always say no. It’s not because I don’t want to help people. I love helping people. I coach and manage my students at Center Centre, the UX design school […]
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 […]
How 3 Mentors Shaped My UX Career
This October marks my 10th year in the web design field. I began my career as an enthusiastic (yet very green) college graduate with just enough HTML and CSS skills to land a job. Since then I’ve worked hard, fallen hard, picked myself up, and excelled beyond my own expectations. I’m now an expert in […]