Relevant: here’s a curated list of the best free and paid UX courses. Prospective UX designers often wonder whether they should spend money on UX classes. Get an informed decision by considering the 2 dimensions of free vs paid courses and in-person vs online training: Free Online UX Courses (skip to section) Paid Online UX Courses (skip to section) Free In-person UX Training (skip … Read More
To transition into UX, don’t ignore your past
2 things surprise me about students transitioning into UX. The first is their diversity of backgrounds. I’m talking architects, nurses and engineers. The second is that they often dismiss their prior professions. “How do I transition into UX from a TOTALLY different background?” As a UX career coach, I challenge my students on this. “Is it so different?” I don’t … Read More
TUT 34: The 25% Social Phenomenon, Rise of Content Design and Surprisingly Good Ecommerce Search
According to this short 2 min video from UPenn, about one quarter of an entire group is enough to create an inflection point to change the behavior of the rest of the group. Read this Co.Design article for a further breakdown: Highlight: “When a community is close to…large-scale social change…just by adding one more person, and getting above the 25% tipping … Read More
TUT #33: The Doorway Effect, What is DesignOps and Getting users to use your product less (!)
The Doorway Effect explains why it’s so easy to lose track of our original goal when we change environments – like walking through a door. This phenomenon occurs when our attention moves between levels, reflecting how our memories rely on the environment we’re in. Good tidbit to keep in mind when designing user flows, for anything that takes a user OUT … Read More
TUT #32: New UX FAQ page, UX becoming a commodity & 2018 design trends
Launched: the brand new UX frequently asked questions page. After curating hundreds of questions from readers via email, Facebook and my own career coaching, I present you the top questions & answers across 4 categories. If you have a question about UX careers, this page is likely to have an answer for you. Highlight: Select a jump link to skip to … Read More
TUT #31: Doing unsolicited design others care about, lessons from reviewing 573 portfolios and designing for time.
New UXers on our Facebook group and email are always asking “what are the best UX courses & training available?” I put together a new curated list of the best free & paid UX courses. Try sorting by cost and category. I’ll be adding images and some more details to this page as time goes on :) _ _ _ Let’s say you want … Read More
UX Job Tenures: Is Job Hopping Bad For Your Career?
“Hmm…I don’t know about this candidate. His design skills are good… but he looks like a job hopper.” I looked at the resume again. Was management referring to the candidate’s last position, where he stayed for 9 months? It wasn’t an awfully long time, but to me I wouldn’t have labeled someone a job hopper just for staying somewhere under a year. … Read More
TUT #30: Design group critiques, what is onanism and what to do when you don’t hear back from job applications
One of the unavoidables of being a UX designer: getting your design critiqued. Learn the subtle art of facilitating and participating in design critiques in this quick primer. Last year, the design-to-development company Avocode made a report about the trends they saw based on data from 2 million Sketch & Photoshop design files uploaded to their tool. Some interesting things to note: Sketch was more popular … Read More
Design Group Critiques: A Primer
A group critique, according to the Nielsen Norman Group, refers to “analyzing a design, and giving feedback on whether it meets its objectives.” Group critiques can occur when collaborating with classmates in a UX course, during UX interviews and of course on the job as a UX designer. This often occurs in a group setting as a conversation with someone … Read More
TUT #29: UX Storytelling Techniques, Best UI/UX Portfolios and The Dreaded Design Question
You reading an issue of Tuesday UX Trainer, a series that teaches you something new about UX design every week. Don’t want interviewers to fall asleep during your portfolio presentation? Consider using these UX storytelling techniques to engage your audience throughout the beginning, middle and end of your case study. Speaking of portfolios, Bestfolios is a new site I dug up … Read More