Portfolio Tips from the Experts
In February 2022, UX in ATX hosted a portfolio review with 10 expert reviewers. Prior to breaking out into smaller groups for these reviews, UX in ATX organizer provided some general portfolio tips for UX designers.
UX leader Sarah Alme shares a host of tools and tactics to evaluate the current state of your career, recognize your superpowers, and identify a potential career progression by leveraging Design Thinking methodologies.
In this panel workshop, Lawrence Humphrey, founder of Pearl, and a panel of pros share insights on the networking and job interview process.
How your network can help you get noticed and get hired: Are you sending out resume after resume but have not gotten any responses? Are you stuck in a dead-end job and don’t know how to get the job you long for? A robust network can help you build meaningful connections, leading to hidden job…
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 what…
Learn the importance of effectively communicate the value of you design decisions to stakeholders, gain buy-in for projects, and ultimately ensure that their designs align with the company’s overall business goals by demonstrating how improved user experience translates into tangible benefits like increased sales, customer retention, and cost reduction. Download the slides here
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…