Published in Bootcamp·PinnedMember-onlyThe Sunshine Eaters: a series on surviving multiple layoffsEvery morning, I log into Duolingo to practice my French. I always begin my daily lesson by working on my previous mistakes, because you get rewarded with double points on Duolingo by correcting your mistakes. Beginning to learn something by first focusing on my mistakes does not come natural to…Careers5 min readCareers5 min read
Published in Bootcamp·1 day agoMember-onlyDiscovery doesn’t have to be torture: enter OOUXIn UX Design, one of the most misunderstood things has to be discovery. The word “discovery” alone means different things to different people. For a designer, it may mean competitive analysis and contextual interviews. For a product owner, that could mean requirements gathering. …UX4 min readUX4 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Updated Jan 25Member-onlyUX-ers get paid to overthink, and that’s bad for everyoneI’ve been a UX designer for over 13 years, and even though I have been doing this for a long time, I never have tired of learning new techniques. For me, to be a UX designer is always to be learning. When I was first exposed to object-oriented UX, or…Ooux5 min readOoux5 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Jan 10Member-onlyDesign things I do now that I didn’t do a year ago, Vol. 2I have been a UX-er for a long time, but this in no way means that I will stop my own personal learning process. I wrote for the first time last year about things I had learned in the previous year. For me, 2022 was about learning, so I decided…UX5 min readUX5 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Dec 13, 2022Member-onlyIs every UX-er doomed? An opinionated guide to Agile and UXI understand why UX people don’t want to use “UX” and “Agile” in the same sentence. I get it; it’s hard to quantify UX work in blocks of 2-week sprints, and you can’t put UX in a box and all of that. I know some UX people are still offended…UX7 min readUX7 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Nov 29, 2022The Sunshine Eaters: a series on surviving multiple layoffs: Resources from a former bag ladyWhen I started writing about my unemployment experiences, I wrote about relating surviving unemployment to punk rock. Talk about cringe-worthy. I now realize that trying to get a UX design job in a field such as finance or healthcare doesn’t have much to do with punk rock, at all or…Design4 min readDesign4 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Nov 15, 2022The Sunshine Eaters: a series on surviving multiple layoffs: Don’t start none, won’t be noneI’m not a huge comic book reader, but with the few that I have read it’s been easy to recognize a pattern: superheroes in the beginning of their stories do not recognize that they are anything remotely special. …UX6 min readUX6 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Nov 2, 2022Member-onlyThe Sunshine Eaters: a series on surviving multiple layoffs: innovation as a team sport (aka you’re doing it wrong)It’s a paradox that many companies do not understand: creativity and innovation is not something that can be controlled at the touch of a button. …UX5 min readUX5 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Updated Oct 19, 2022Member-onlyThe Sunshine Eaters: a series on surviving multiple layoffs: getting UX to the table without smashing itWhat’s worse than being the only UX designer in a company? Being one of two UX designers in a company. The answer could also be: Being one of twelve UX designers in a company. I find it ironic that people who have developed special skills in collaboration are also the…UX5 min readUX5 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Oct 4, 2022Member-onlyThe Sunshine Eaters: a series on surviving multiple layoffs: this ain’t no paper chaseOne way I have tried to get over unemployment was to teach adjunct at a local university, as a way of giving back to my community while earning some money to help out my self-esteem. This was, and is, no way to get rich. …UX5 min readUX5 min read
