Presenting a kickass UX Portfolio
As you apply to open positions, your work will go into a pile of competing applicants. So, not only do you need to organize your work in a way that is readable, your UX Portfolio also has to be memorable.…
The UX designer salary report
UX designers are in high demand. There is a growing number of open positions that companies are struggling to fill. Salaries have risen to rival the levels of developer compensation. The average UX designer salary in the U.S. is between…
UX Design Portfolio Checklist
I have created this UX design portfolio checklist partly for selfish reasons to make my job as a design instructor easier. For the past two years, I have been getting the same question, “Is this work good enough for my…
Part 2: Crafting your message
After going through Part 1 of "How to get a conference presentation", you should have a core message and a target audience. Now, you can focus on how to communicate it in a way that is engaging for your audience.…
How to get a conference presentation (part 1)
A few years into my design career, I made the goal to do a conference presentation. When I dug in deeper, I looked into the potential for where I could speak and what could talk about. After a few years…
Lia Prins on balancing creativity and productivity
This week I sat down for a part two with Lia Prins. Lia and I discussed in more depth how being an introvert influences her work and relationships. She offers a lot of insights on balancing creativity with work and…
Spencer Reynolds on effective UX design in enterprise software
Spencer Reynolds is a UX design at IBM design working on Kubernetes. He graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) with a degree in industrial design and soon made the switch to UX design at IBM. Spencer and I talk about…
Creative meeting hacks for your work
No one looks forward to meetings. Most people feel that they are counter productive. My experience with meetings throughout my career most of the participants sit back and let the usual suspects dominate. How can you use the time for…
Finding time for creative side projects
Finding time to do your creative side projects is a struggle with your day-to-day commitments. Among other things that consume us, we prioritize and re-prioritize bills, family, health, career, etc.. When we do have extra time, we may prioritize our…
Missy Yarbrough on creativity, safe spaces, and thumbnail experiments
Missy Yarbrough is a product designer, photographer, and overall social experimenter. She and I sat down to do a follow up interview about making safe spaces for creativity and doing thumbnail experiments with her work and building relationships. Read more…