UX Beginner

Author: oz

  • How to Remember the 3 Vital UX Laws (and impress your interviewers)

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    In a competitive UX job market, those who pay attention to the details and ask the high-level questions stand out. Questions like: Do our designs solve problems in the best possible way?  Here’s a quick and effective framework to answer that very question: Know Your Usability Laws + Test Your Designs  It sounds simple, but you’d be surprised…

  • UX Beginners: How to Move Beyond UX Tools

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    Every craft requires its tools. Carpenters have their drill bits and utility belts. Accountants have Excel. Digital creatives have…an endless number of tools at their disposal. Because the internet. Thus it’s no surprise that one of the top questions I get about working in UX Design is: “What tools do you use?” I used respond by…

  • UX Motivation: The One Sentence that Pushed Me to Become a UX Designer

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    It was a weeknight in Seattle, and I was five weeks into living there in the rainy city. At that point I knew I wanted to pursue UX design, but I still had so many doubts. What this girl said to me at a meetup finally put me at ease, and ignited a fire in…

  • How I Transitioned into UX from Business

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    My transition into UX was a long and slow one. It took many “ah-hah” moments in succession to finally leave a comfortable business analyst job and switch over to something I was more passionate about. Here is my journey: Entrepreneurship as the goal, from start to finish Soon after starting my first job out of college,…

  • UCLA Extension User Experience Design Class – Detailed Review

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    For those of you who want a solid intro to user experience in a traditional class setting, UCLA Extension puts forth a damn good offering. I’ll be writing specifically about my experience with the Fall 2012 User Experience Design course taught by professors Jaime Levy and Mark Sloan. Both professors are extremely talented and run…

  • Cal State Fullerton User Experience Certificate Program – Review

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    CSUF’s UX Certificate program is in its early years of experimentation, but has already gained a strong reputation in Orange County. Unlike the more established UCLA UX Design (link), CSUF’s UX courses may undergo drastic change with each iteration. Thus keep in mind that the following review is for courses taken in the Fall 2012…