Your portfolio is the most critical piece of the puzzle when it comes to selling your design skills to recruiters and clients. It’s the single most vital component of any design career move you will ever make. A UX case study is a detailed but summarized presentation of a design project, its goals and objectives, […]
Read more5 Free UX Design tools in 2024 (that are actually free)
Updated for 2024 Have you ever looked for free UX design tools online only to find that the software has a trial version for 30 days or asks you to start a trial with your credit card? Definitely not helpful. So I decided to compile 5 UX Design tools that are actually free wireframing tools […]
Read moreIs UX design a good fit for you? 8 personality traits you must have.
People who succeed in a UX design role have two things in common. Firstly, they enjoy what they do. Secondly, their personality fits the work they do daily. Too many articles on how to get started in UX design, dive straight into the courses that must be taken and the skills that must be acquired. […]
Read more50 UX UI portfolio intros you can “borrow” from Google, Apple, Facebook & Uber hires
This article is for aspiring designers who are still creating a strong introduction to their UX or UI portfolio. You may be struggling with how to summarize who you are and what your skills are on your resume, LinkedIn profile, personal portfolio website or even your social media page. In this article I am going […]
Read more5 reasons why you are not getting any UX interviews and what to do about
This article is for those of you who are struggling to making any meaningful progress towards the goal of getting your first UX role. I recently had a student reach out to me to help them figure out why their portfolio was not getting them interviews and what it would take to land just a […]
Read moreUX/UI projects for beginners #6: Food App
This is the sixth design portfolio project for UI and UX designers looking to build a portfolio of credible work. A detailed client brief that is time-boxed, detailed, and crafted realistically enough to give you a hands-on experience of doing a real project. Each portfolio project is meant to help you create realistic work you […]
Read moreUX/UI projects for beginners #5: Property Website
This is the fifth design portfolio project for UI and UX designers looking to build a portfolio of credible work. A detailed client brief that is time-boxed, detailed, and crafted realistically enough to give you a hands-on experience of doing a real project. Each portfolio project is meant to help you create realistic work you […]
Read moreUX Case Study Example #2 plus free template
You may be wondering how should you organize a large amount of project information in a case study so that it isn’t overwhelming to recruiters? What information is vital to include in a portfolio case study? Or maybe you are just struggling to bringing together your wireframes, strategies and sections into a clean, attractive narrative. […]
Read moreUX Case Study Example #1 plus free template
How to fill in the UX Portfolio Case Study template from scratch and I will use an example UX case study from my portfolio.
Read moreAxure vs Sketch: What’s the best prototyping tool for a UX Designer
Axure RP is a rapid prototyping design tool used to make highly interactive HTML prototypes. Sketch is a vector-based design tool widely used in the design industry to create visual designs and prototypes.
Read moreIs Axure RP the best prototyping tool for a UX Designer?
Axure RP is a rapid prototyping design tool used to make highly interactive HTML prototypes. Axure has been around for a while and built a strong community that expands the tool’s capabilities through third-party widget libraries.
Read moreUX Designer salaries in the USA, UK, and India(2020 earnings)
Salary should never be the driving factor for getting into a field but it’s an important topic that definitely needs to be addressed. How much does a UX designer earn? If you are just starting out, how much can you make as an entry-level junior UX designer? The goal here is not to convince you […]
Read moreUX/UI projects for beginners #4: Agency website
This is the fourth design portfolio project for UI and UX designers. A detailed client brief that is time-boxed, detailed, and crafted to give you a hands-on experience of doing a real project. Each portfolio project is meant to help you create work you can add to your portfolio. The other projects in the series […]
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