How to architect and plan your career in design
There are 5 principles that Design Career Mentor Mags Hanley uses to ground designers in career conversations & help them architect their career
Topic: UX/Design
Why Design Systems for digital products are so important
If you aren’t using a design system, your organisation’s digital products aren’t living up to their potential.
Topic: UX/Design
Advice for planning your next career move in UX
This post focuses on helping UX candidates to understand the market, use insights to build a business case for your career & to tell your career story
Topic: UX/Design
What is a design sprint and should you be running them?
Design sprints — when run correctly, they help you kill non-valuable ideas early to reduce wastage & poor investment decisions.
Topic: UX/Design
Use Design Systems To Do Your Best Creative Work
Pattern Lab is a powerful piece of software that helps UI designers make the most of their time, skills, and creativity.
Topic: UX/Design
Why a Great UX Designer is a Creative Director’s Secret Weapon
Every CD needs to team up with a UX designer to help bridge the gaps between artistry, analytics and the customer POV.
Topic: UX/Design
Aquent and Vitamin T are awarding five $5,000 design grants
Five designers will receive $5,000 grants to give nonprofits the design resources they need to further their cause.
Topic: UX/Design
The power of design for nonprofits
Designers can have a profound impact on nonprofit organizations.
Topic: UX/Design
Aquent awards five $5,000 design grants
Earn a $5,000 grant to support your charity of choice.
Topic: UX/Design
UX Careers and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence will very likely have an impact on UX careers. In fact, employers should expect to soon be adding AI and bot-related skills.
Topic: UX/Design
Three pitfalls of bringing UX designers in too late
UX designers are being involved far too late in the sales process. The problem is there’s a level of context that’s lost.
Topic: UX/Design
3 powerful ways to turn your good ideas into great ideas
Most of the time our ideas aren't bad at all. It's just that they're unfinished. So how do we turn these good ideas into great ideas?
Topic: UX/Design
Graduates: You want to be a Digital Creative? How to keep a recruiter engaged!
So you've decided to join the ranks of the digital creative world. Here are my tips for catching the eye of a recruiter and keeping them engaged.
Topic: UX/Design