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Matt designs, researchers, writes, and speaks about technology, design, and people. Follow posts, interviews, and videos of designers working at companies like IBM, Expedia, and Home Depot.

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Presenting A Kickass UX Portfolio

Presenting a kickass UX Portfolio

  • October 22, 2019
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Portfolio, Starting out in UX, Tips, UX
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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.…

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The UX Designer Salary Report

The UX designer salary report

  • August 13, 2019
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Resources, Starting out in UX
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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…

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UX Design Portfolio Checklist

UX Design Portfolio Checklist

  • June 24, 2019
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Portfolio, Starting out in UX, Studying UX, UX Design, UX Process
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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…

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Part 2: Crafting Your Message

Part 2: Crafting your message

  • June 19, 2019
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Resources, Tips
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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.…

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How To Get A Conference Presentation (part 1)

How to get a conference presentation (part 1)

  • June 12, 2019
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Resources, UX, UX Design, UX Research
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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…

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Lia Prins On Balancing Creativity And Productivity

Lia Prins on balancing creativity and productivity

  • June 5, 2019
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Inspiration, Interviews
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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…

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Spencer Reynolds On Effective UX Design In Enterprise Software

Spencer Reynolds on effective UX design in enterprise software

  • May 29, 2019
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Interviews, Tips, UX, Video
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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…

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Creative Meeting Hacks For Your Work

Creative meeting hacks for your work

  • May 22, 2019
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Inspiration, UX
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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…

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Missy Yarbrough On Creativity, Safe Spaces, And Thumbnail Experiments

Missy Yarbrough on creativity, safe spaces, and thumbnail experiments

  • May 8, 2019
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Inspiration, Interviews
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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…

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Lia Prins On Creativity And Curiosity

Lia Prins on creativity and curiosity

  • April 24, 2019
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Interviews
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I first met Lia Prins while we were speaking at World IA Day in Austin. She shared her approach to creativity and experience with bringing it into her work at IBM. During work hours, Lia works in UX design and…

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UX Research Team Lead at IBM Design. Based in Austin,TX. Matt teaches, mentors, and speaks about design, creativity, and fostering stronger connections within teams. A geek on anything about culture, behavior, and tech. This blog is a bookmark for common intersections between those worlds. Like what you reading? Support this work on Patreon. Become a Patron!
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    June 12, 2019
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