Anthony Conta’s new book, The Art & Science of UX Design spans content across the entire design process, from understanding the right thing to design to designing things right. The book introduces theories, provides examples, and provides exercises to gain experience.
People are constantly telling junior UX designers that they need to master their “storytelling skills.” But very few people really explain how to do that. Jeff White’s storytelling book and course is different.
While Marnina has always loved design, her favorite part has always been what happens before putting pen to paper. She recently abandoned her job as a designer in exchange for a PhD in design and psychology.
Sera Tajima has done it all. She’s worked at startups. She’s worked at mid size companies. She’s worked at large corporations. And now she runs her own ed tech business teaching students UX design skills for the real world.
I’ve been lucky enough to have some really incredible guests come on the show for interviews recently. I’ve got so many in the backlog that if I kept the current schedule you wouldn’t hear them for six months!
Meet Matthew McPhail, a former chef turned Industrial Designer turned UX Designer. Matthew made the jump to UX Design a few years back after working as an industrial designer at places like Dyson and Ford. Today he joins the show to discuss his journey and what he’s learned along the way.
Low UX maturity can be frustrating for many UX professionals. You don’t get to do what you think is right. You get pushback from every direction. It feels like you’re constantly swimming against a current of bad practices.
Most designers are not very good at negotiating salaries. Negotiating your next salary can seem like a daunting task, but Salary negotiation is a skill just like any other. If you don’t learn this skill, the effects can linger.
What’s more important than designing great software? Not winning awards or getting the most dribbble likes. The thing that’s more important than designing great products is delivering great products.
This isn’t a full episode. Just a quick update to let you know there won’t be a new episode this week. Instead, enjoy this oldie but goodie; Episode 06: Building Better Products Through Better Relationships. Enjoy!
