My goal is to help you decide if a UX career is something you REALLY want to pursue without investing too much time and money upfront. You might be looking to transition from a different field into UX design but don’t have the work experience or relevant educational background. Well, I am glad you are […]
Read moreUX Portfolio Case Study template (plus examples from successful hires)
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 moreUX/UI portfolio projects for beginners #3: Travel App
This practice project/Client brief is the third one in this series from UX Design Mastery after the one for a Blog website and an eCommerce project. Design Portfolio Projects Blog website Design Portfolio Projects eCommerce Design portfolio projects for UX and UI designers Included in each design brief is the following: Objectives (What is REQUIRED […]
Read moreUX/UI portfolio projects for beginners #2: eCommerce site
One of the greatest challenges with transitioning into a UX/UI design role without any design work experience or educational background is proving your skills to a prospective recruiter or client. This is the second project in the series after UX/UI portfolio projects for beginners #1 Blog Website You may have already read up online on […]
Read moreUX/UI portfolio projects for beginners #1 Blog Website
One of the hardest things to do when starting your design career is to create a design portfolio of impressive work. But many have not had any substantial design work experience and the UX/UI projects they have done, are not worth putting up. The Dribbble portfolio work they have is beautiful but often not technically […]
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 moreFreebie: UX Sketchbook, 15 Free printable browser screens
Looking to communicate your design concepts more clearly? Struggling with draw a straight line let alone a wireframe sketch? Not to worry, we have created something just for you. Sketch out your concepts on a grid, write out your project feature notes and detail the scenario for that sketch. A variety of grid […]
Read moreWas doing your degree a waste of time? UX-related degrees you might already have
Completing a degree can be so hard. It’s been years of blood, sweat and tears in trying to finish your degree. Towards the end, you may have had a quarter mid-life crisis along with a few mental breakdowns since you never really had a passion for that degree. Having heard about UX design, it may […]
Read moreLooking to break into UX? Top 8 UX Design courses UX pros wish they had taken
Transitioning into the UX design industry from a different field can seem like a daunting task considering the amount of varied information one finds on the Internet. What should you know, what should you be able to do and should you go back to school to start a new degree/course? Obviously, getting some training is […]
Read moreHow to become a designer and get hired: Issue #1 Fantasy Interactive
[row] [/row] Youtube full interview. Thank you so much David for joining us. David if you could take us back to when you were still a student and tell us a little bit about where you grew up. What did you study? I started a long way from here. I started in Dublin, […]
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