Getting started in UX, Portfolio work, UX portfolios examples

Recruiter evaluation of Interaction Designer’s portfolio

Today we evaluate an interaction designer’s portfolio and UX work. Madison Green is a passionate product designer with a rich background in creating seamless mobile and web experiences for consumer-facing applications. She has 3+ years of experience, including working with Fortune 500 companies and dynamic startups. As usual I will highlight what UX recruiters and […]

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Recruiter evaluation of Junior UX portfolio

We will evaluating a Junior UX designer’s portfolio who transitioned from a UX/UI designer to a UX Designer in 2023. Ellen Shin is a currently a UX designer based in northern VA and her academic background is in communication and graphic design. We will evaluate the portfolio as a recruiter would when going through design […]

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UX/UI designer to Principal UX Researcher | UX portfolio review plus takeaways

Today we review Benny Sun’s fantastic design portfolio. What makes it interesting is that Benny transitioned from UX/UI designer to Principal User researcher at Morgan Stanley. He has a background in the educational sector and was a R&D researcher for a Edtech company amongst other things. As usual, I will outline what he does particularly […]

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A day in the life of a junior UX designer at a digital agency and what they should be doing

I want to share with you what a typical day at a digital agency looks like for a junior UX designer and what they should be doing from a team manager’s perspective. I am fortunate to have been a UX designer for two digital agencies and now lead a team in a product company as […]

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Freebie: 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 […]

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Getting started in UX

Was 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 […]

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Looking 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 […]

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How 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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Is 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. […]

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Creating animated GIFs using Invision and Photoshop Part 2

The first part of this tutorial explained how to create an animated UI design for a mobile app using Invision and record the animation using ScreenFlow. The second part of this tutorial covers how to put the finishing touches on your presentation and the settings for exporting to a GIF using Photoshop. What we shall […]

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