Despite the economy going into a recession, countless jobs lost, and some industries facing extreme loss if not extinction, the UX field is still holding strong.
During the past couple of weeks I've noticed a bounce-back in job postings and recruiter messages for UX,UI, and product design and I'm encouraged but frankly, I'm not surprised.
Read MoreThe other day, one of my friends reached out to me and said, “Lauren, teach me how to be a UX designer.” And I told her a great first step to understanding UX design is to read Sprint by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, and Braden Kowitz.
Read MoreOne of the biggest things you I have to do as a UX designer is keep users informed. When you hover over a button, it’s important that the button changes color to give the sign that it’s being interacted with. When the screen is loading, it’s important to have a status bar so you know how long it’s going to take.
Read MoreI have been wanted to freelance my designs for a while but I had no idea where to begin. I’m still learning, I don’t have a high and mighty UX design reputation yet. So, I decided to make a Facebook post asking if anyone needed a website designed...
Read MoreI definitely didn’t find UI and UX right away. When I first moved to San Francisco, I was in a self directed learning program called Uncollege. The point of the program was to dabble in what I'm interested in or good at and then eventually turn that into something valuable. I set goals together with my mentor once a week and then he held me accountable by checking my work and giving me advice the next week. I started doing all sorts of projects based off of my interests in design, art, and psychology. I went where my curiosity lead me.
Read MoreWhen I first started out designing, I would get so excited to make the app beautiful that I would skip making the low fidelity wireframes, and instead, start making high-fidelity wireframes on Sketch.
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