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Ellen Lazaretti On Switching From Graphic Design To UX Design

Ellen Lazaretti on Switching from Graphic Design to UX Design

  • July 18, 2017
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Interviews, Starting out, Studying UX, UX, UX Design
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Ellen Lazaretti is a UX designer based in Austin, TX. I met Ellen in my UX Portfolio class at Austin Community College (ACC). At that time, I had the opportunity to better understand her struggles of switching from graphic design…

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UX Portfolio Checklist Part 2: Present Work Clearly

UX Portfolio Checklist Part 2: Present Work Clearly

  • July 5, 2017
  • Matt Eng
  • Portfolio, Starting out, Tips, UX, UX Process
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This is part two of a three part UX Portfolio Checklist series. If you missed the fist part that outlined the necessary elements that make up a solid portfolio piece, check out this post (link). In this article, I go…

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90 Day Plan For Your New Design Job

90 day plan for your new design job

  • June 24, 2017
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Starting out, Tips
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You made it. You survived the gauntlet of portfolio reviews, interviews, design challenges, and landed a new design job. Now is the time to really get to work. How should you approach the first 90 days? I have gone through…

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How To Learn UX Design From The Beginning

How to learn UX design from the beginning

  • April 25, 2017
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Starting out, Studying UX, UX, UX Design
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“How do I learn UX design?” Questions like this come from a lot of people who are UX curious. I asked the same questions when I was studying design and transitioning out of teaching English. Later I continued to ask…

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4 Job Interview Myths Designers Should Ignore

4 Job Interview Myths Designers Should Ignore

  • April 11, 2017
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Portfolio, Starting out, Tips
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Job Interview Myth #1: No Experience = No Chance Truth: Internships and Entry Level positions Of all the job interview myths, this one frustrates most of my students. However, just remember that companies are often looking to grow the talent…

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How New Designers Can Choose The Right Startup

How new designers can choose the right startup

  • February 14, 2017
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Starting out, UX
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The startup community is exciting, but choosing the right startup to join is crucial. I got my start in UX with a hot new company promising to change how we exchange money. They set out to move payments from cash…

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5 Ways To Make Your Design Portfolio Stand Out

5 Ways to Make Your Design Portfolio Stand Out

  • February 6, 2017
  • Matt Eng
  • Portfolio, Starting out, Tips
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The number one question my students ask me is be how to make their design portfolio stand out. After reviewing graduating students’ work as well as applicants at IBM, I often see a hodgepodge of what seems like everything they…

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5 Interview Tips For New Designers

5 Interview Tips for New Designers

  • January 23, 2017
  • Matt Eng
  • Starting out, Tips
  • 0 Comments

**Editor’s notes. This is a repost from an earlier article. Over the past year, I have talked with former students to hear about their stories interviewing for their first UX designer role. Their lessons combined with my interview experiences have…

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Dario Fidanza On Creating Opportunities For New Designers

Dario Fidanza on Creating Opportunities for New Designers

  • January 10, 2017
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Inspiration, Interviews, Starting out, UX, UX Design
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This month I sat down with Dario Fidanza. He is a former student of mine at Austin Community College. Dario is very active in the design community. We spent time talking about the challenges of breaking into the industry and…

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Break Into UX: From Rejection To The First UX Design Job

Break into UX: From rejection to the first UX design job

  • November 8, 2016
  • Matt Eng
  • Career, Inspiration, Interviews, Starting out, UX
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This is the second installment of my interview series, "Break into UX." These interviews focus on the experiences new designers  have as they transition from school to their first UX design job. This week I sat down with Ravi Morbia.…

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