With America locking itself down for months due to the coronavirus, I can’t do any usability testing in person. This has made me adapt my usability testing strategy to become more remote.…
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The Three Best UX Podcasts to Hear During Social Distancing
In the constantly evolving user experience design field, keeping up with the latest practices and innovations is a must. However, with the coronavirus forcing many of us to stay at home, we…
Why We Should Teach UX Design to Children
As I’ve learned more about user experience design in graduate school and read a lot about it online, I realized that most people in the field are like me: we only started…
Why You Should Combine Your Portfolio and Your Blog
Running a blog and working on a separate portfolio of your work can be rewarding, but getting people to visit both isn’t easy. While you can publish blog articles as often as…
Tips for Your First Design Conference (or Why I Enjoyed AIGA THRIVE)
I have been looking forward to the next AIGA Raleigh THRIVE conference since I went to the previous THRIVE in 2019. Every year, this conference is held in Durham, North Carolina’s Durham Fruit…
Three Reasons for Designers to Join Code for America
Getting into the user experience design is daunting. According to the UX Design Institute, UX design is the second-fastest growing field and many employers can’t find qualified designers, but swarms of people are…