Category: UX Career Newsletter

  • Tuesday UX Training #24: A**hole Design, UX Tools 2018 Survey & Why Customers Buy

    Tuesday UX Training #24: A**hole Design, UX Tools 2018 Survey & Why Customers Buy

    *UXBeginner Updates* New UX FAQ Survey: We’re creating an extensive bank of “Frequently Asked UX Questions” for new UX designers. To contribute YOUR questions, will you help will you help us fill out this less-than-5-minute survey? Here’s the link to the Google Forms Survey. Stay tuned for a 2018 UX Tools Survey next week Tuesday UX Training…

  • Tuesday UX Training: Design automation, applying to Google & resume advice

    Tuesday UX Training: Design automation, applying to Google & resume advice

    *UXBeginner Updates* I’ve brought on amazing interns who are going to help create UX-specific resources like lists and guides for the design community. Look out for these in the coming weeks – and thanks to everyone who applied! UX School development: I’ve added a new section on Personas and am currently developing tutorials on self-initiated UX…

  • Tuesday UX Trainer: Design & Data Privacy

    Tuesday UX Trainer: Design & Data Privacy

    Housekeeping news: I’m hiring Content Strategist + UX Writer interns for UXBeginner.com. Meanwhile, development of UX School is going along smoothly. > This week’s TUT is about privacy, data and ethics in design in light of the recent #deletefacebook debacle. 🚨 Facebook has been under fire for privacy breaches, and I feel conflicted about this. On…

  • Common excuses holding back UX career transitioners

    Common excuses holding back UX career transitioners

    Transitioning into UX is hard enough. But the toughest hurdles come from ourselves. From years of serving as a UX coach, I’ve seen the entire spectrum of excuses, avoidance, and self-imposed mental barriers that UX career transitioners impose on themselves. Knowing about these excuses up front can keep beginners accountable, and prevent you from advancing…

  • Tuesday UX Trainer: Content Strategy

    Tuesday UX Trainer: Content Strategy

    You reading an issue of Tuesday UX Trainer, a series that teaches you something new about UX design every week. Housekeeping news: I’ve been quiet while making some website upgrades (https!) and creating new UX education. Yes, I’ve missed you. Most of us produce content every day. An email to colleagues, labels on the form you’re…

  • Tuesday UX Trainer: Blockchain and Design

    Tuesday UX Trainer: Blockchain and Design

    You reading an issue of Tuesday UX Trainer, a series that teaches you something new about UX design every week. In an issue of Remote UX Jobs (a separate newsletter curating UX jobs), I noted that “blockchain” is becoming a new industry UXers can design for, including AI, VR and eCommerce. In this issue let’s dive into exactly…

  • Tuesday UX Trainer: Automated cars and UX

    Tuesday UX Trainer: Automated cars and UX

    You reading an issue of Tuesday UX Trainer, a series that teaches you something new about UX design every week. Each day in the United States, approximately 9 people are killed and more than 1,000 injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.  (Source: CDC.gov) Isn’t that statistic just crazy? It got me wondering if…

  • Tuesday UX Trainer: Users hate these ads the most

    Tuesday UX Trainer: Users hate these ads the most

    You reading an issue of Tuesday UX Trainer, a series that teaches you something new about UX design every week. This week, I decided to be ironic. Today’s issue is going to be talking about the relationship between advertising & UX. Not coincidentally, I have two UXB announcements for you before we get into this week’s training:…

  • Tuesday UX Trainer: Should UX designers learn how to code?

    Tuesday UX Trainer: Should UX designers learn how to code?

    You reading an issue of Tuesday UX Trainer, a series that teaches you something new about UX design every week. This week’s issue is all about the “should designers code” debate… The question “should designers code?” is such a long-running debate in the design community that it’s now a meme about whether designers should do everything. Check…

  • Tuesday UX Trainer: User testing your designs + usability

    Tuesday UX Trainer: User testing your designs + usability

    You reading an issue of Tuesday UX Trainer, a series that teaches you something new about UX design every week. These are the UX articles worth reading this week… In a new article, I explain why the “Fine Dining” method of presenting case studies is far superior to the “Fast Food” method that’s so common in UX…