It’s no easy feat designing a good user experience. But it is even harder to design one that doesn't nudge users down a path that’s in the interest of a company. Such dark patterns, coupled with a designer’s unconscious bias, are incompatible with human-centered design. We should be careful that business objectives do not get...
More and more employers are posting openings for UX designers -- often with 3 or more years of experience. This makes the job hunt frustrating for junior designers in need of a foot in the door, and employers could be missing out on talent eager to grow and learn. At the same time, employers may...
At surface value, the journey from your first day in a boot camp to landing your first paid gig as a UX designer can feel like an insurmountable task… sort of like climbing a mountain! Join UxinAtx and General Assembly, from 6:00-7:30 p.m CST, to hear what these amazing panelists have to say about the...
Research Practice Failures Please Join Standard Beagle and UX in Atx for another great discussion surrounding the topic of UX Research. Hear about common ux research practice failures, how to avoid these mistakes, and the key learnings from the experiences of other professionals.
Conversational Design is the fastest growing UX need in the market today, and there aren’t enough Conversation Designers to cover the needs. This makes this skillset one of the strongest designers can currently possess, as it is an applicant’s market. In this session, attendees will: Become acquainted with and practice the skills employers are looking...
Join us for a rare in-person event where you can network, meet hiring managers and learn about the essential soft skills that are key to success. Meetup groups from across the Austin tech community will join forces to close out the year for holiday fun. Jamy Squillace will present "Essential Soft Skills". Schedule:
Are you ready to tackle your professional goals in 2022? Make this year your year to achieve your goals. UX in ATX co-founder and Standard Beagle Creative Director Cindy Brummer presented a goal-setting workshop to kick off the year with a bang. In this workshop, Cindy guided us through the reflection and vision-setting tools she...
Junior to senior UX Designers of all types are welcome to bring their portfolio links for quick reviews in breakout sessions. Be sure to RSVP before volunteering for a review. Panelists include: Guintu is a full-time dad, sketchnoter, and soft-skills ninja, Dante enjoys solving big, gnarly design challenges in enterprise software. As a career transitioner,...
No more of that awkward standing around. Learn how to make networking work for you at conferences in 2022. Panelists include Career Coach Juliet Barrett, who focuses on helping creatives develop process strategies, tools for self-evaluation and streamlined practices that break down large goals into actionable steps.
The UX Design field is vast and varied. Learn more about the UX path of content design and see if it is for you.
The need for designers who specialize in accessibility has grown in demand as companies realize that inclusive design is the right thing to do and that accessible digital products outperform competitors by 50 percent. That's because inclusive products benefit everyone not just the roughly one billion people considered disabled worldwide. In this meetup, we discussed...
Back by popular demand, UX in ATX is hosting another night of short UX Talks. The topic: Product Management.Our three guest speakers presented on different aspects of where UX and Product Management meet. Speakers Duarte will speak about the future of product development.Duarte says product development is not what it used to be. The way...