Rachel tells us how learning UX-adjacent skills can help you become a better designer and candidate, as well as what certifications we should consider.
If you want to build a UX portfolio while helping out your community, this article written by Mansi gives you a good look into who and how you can help.
"We asked over 200 hiring managers who hire for UX jobs what they look for in candidates' portfolios. The expectations are different for people looking to be hired as designers vs. as researchers, and also different for junior vs. senior positions."
Making UX Work is hosted by Joe Natoli, and our focus here is on folks like you doing real, often unglamorous UX work in the trenches of product design and development.
Professionals have highly suggested this University of Michigan User Experience Research and Design Course as a good step in learning how to become a UX Designer.
The Interaction Design Foundation is one of the most known and cost-effective programs for learning UX - they have over 29 courses available for a one-time fee.
At its core, UX is about understanding users and then designing helpful products that encourage positive experiences. Branding, at a high level, is a promise to your customer.
Sarah is an excellent resource for everything UX, her course "UX Portfolio Formula" has helped job seekers world wide fix their UX portfolio and gain employment.
Check out Nabil's case study on Shoot, a marketplace website for connecting photographers with customers that want to book high-quality photoshoot experiences.
Check out Marissa's case study on Wabil, which is an interactive recipe guide, with optional accompanying meal kits to shed light on body positivity for parents with eating disorders.
For those who believe that there must be a more agile and efficient way for people to get things done, here is a brilliantly discursive, thought-provoking book about the leadership and management process that is changing the way we live.
This challenge invites Product designers, UX/UI designers, researchers, and designers of any kind to help solve environmental, health, and social inequality issues through design challenges.
In this twitter thread, Karen examines some critical advice she would have wished to have known years before she began her journey as a Product Designer.
Lean UX has become the preferred approach to interaction design. Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden expand on the valuable Lean UX principles, tactics, and techniques.