We gather the latest episodes here in case you’d like to consume them in moderation – or excessively on our podcast and Youtube channels.
In Part 1 of this episode, Kerry McPhearson, product designer, and Stella Guan, award-winning designer and founder of Path Unbound discussed the current problem of UX design bootcamps pushing templated portfolios and the heated debate around what really matters in a design portfolio.
Are companies shooting out of their leagues if they do not have great design culture yet demand “full stack” skills from designers? In this inaugural episode of Design Uncensored, where we talk about in-depth issues in the design industry that many don’t dare to discuss, with no filters, we talked about how to spot companies that don’t have a great design culture. We also provided our perspectives on how companies can build great design culture with examples.
Are companies shooting out of their leagues if they do not have great design culture yet demand “full stack” skills from designers? In this inaugural episode of Design Uncensored, where we talk about in-depth issues in the design industry that many don’t dare to discuss, with no filters, we talked about how to spot companies that don’t have a great design culture. We also provided our perspectives on how companies can build great design culture with examples.
We spoke with Oren Dayan, a UX designer who transitioned from a business career and have now picked up excellent visual design skills. He share valuable tips and tricks for UX-ers who are afraid of visual design or have been putting it off. He also explained his brainstorming process and how he gets unstuck in design.
Kerry McPhearson is a passionate UX designer who landed a 6-figure UX design job shortly after graduating from a bootcamp. He told us what made him stand out and how bootcamp grads should expect to over-deliver in a competitive job market.
We spoke with Anna Istomina, former UX designer at Apple, on how she landed a UX design job without too much experience.
We gather the latest episodes here in case you’d like to consume them in moderation – or excessively on our podcast and Youtube channels.
Our guests come from all creative disciplines – they come from all over the world and look a lot like many of us.
UX & CX Designer
Nithya Asokan is a UX and CX designer. She has a background is graphic design as well as in marketing and sales before UX.
UX Designer
UX Designer
Oren Dayan is a UX designer. He was previously a business analyst and project manager.
UX Designer
Donna Carroll transitioned from a career in dance entrepreneurship and apparel design to UX Design.
UX Designer
Sam Harper transitioned from a career in marine biology, film making to UX design.
Design Professor, Entrepreneur
Ronel Mor has decades of experience has a design professor. He is also the founder of Dutch Uncle.
Creative Recruiter, Career Coach
Christina Nguyen is a creative recruiter and career coach. Her clients and candidates have worked with Facebook, Samsung, Microsoft, and Amazon.
UX Designer, Instructional Designer
Lily Ciric Hoffmann is a UX designer and instructional designer. She has worked with the federal government and studied multimedia in college.
Creative Technologist, Art Dealer
Sofia Garcia is a creative developer and a digital art dealer. She is a leader in new media art and technology.
UX Designer
Eleftheria Anastasiadou is a UX designer. She transitioned from a career in dance and personal training.
UX Designer
Kerry McPhearson is a UX designer. He previously worked in logistics and has a background in music.
UX/UI Designer, Illustrator
Samuel Kang is a UX designer, visual design, illustrator, painter and creative developer.
UX Designer
Anna Istomina is a UX designer. She has worked with renown companies like Apple as a designer.
Visual and UX Designer, Educator
Silvia Script is a visual and UX designer. She is a lead instructor of design at General Assembly.
Illustrator
Dingding Hu is an award-winning commercial illustrator. She specialize in illustrating food contents and has a growing brand of her own.