In this episode: How to frame the conversation to get more targeted feedback? How do you set up the rules for communicating or asking for feedback? Why all size fits all presentations not work? Why is it important to prepare your presentation and tailor it to the audience? How to be open for feedback and navigate the conversation? How to give constructive feedback? Mentioned in this episode: FREE ⁠⁠CV template (ATS-friendly)⁠ that Anfisa mentioned Course: Communication skills for...

In this episode: What is grown design? How different is it from traditional design role? How can you as a product designer apply it to your work? What are the educational programs that teach you that? How can you learn it on your own? What role research play in growth design? How different it is from the classic product design structure? How does growth designer’s portfolio look like? How portfolio would differ from product to growth designer? Who growth designer usually collaborates...

In this episode: How to approach job rejections and ask the company where mismatch happened? How to reflect back on the feedback from the rejection? What are the reasons companies might not wanna reveal the feedback? What is the advice for junior or aspiring designers on how to deal with rejections in the beginning of their career? What are the strategies to prepare for the interview? What are the good questions you can prepare and ask during the interview? Connect with Tanner: Tanner's...

In this episode: Where do responsibilities start and end for each of these roles? What is expected of each role? What is the key responsibility of the designer and the product manager? How to navigate different challenges? What are the things that might go bad in this collaboration between designers and product managers? Mentioned in this episode: "PM and UX Have Markedly Different Views of Their Job Responsibilities" article by Nielsen Norman  Links: Sign up to the next Design...

In this episode: How does a typical day of a UX designer look like within a context of startup, freelance and corporate company? What are the typical routines outside the work? Links: Sign up to the next Design Thinking workshop list by Anfisa FREE webinar: Smooth transition into UX by Anfisa ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here Links: 🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa 🎓 Domestika course Create a Learning Strategy by Ioana 🧡 Want to support...

In this episode: What design processes do companies use these days?  How do processes differ between start ups, big companies and freelancing projects? Mentioned in the episode: 'How design (generally) works at tech companies' article Links: Sign up to the next Design Thinking workshop list by Anfisa FREE webinar: Smooth transition into UX by Anfisa ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here Links: 🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa 🎓 Domestika...

In this episode: How to handle a layoff? What should you do if you got laid off? What can you do to make it easier for you? Should we be really scared about layoffs and job market freeze? Does it impact the amount of jobs on the market? Mentioned in the episode: Website about layoff statistics  Links: Sign up to the next Design Thinking workshop list by Anfisa FREE webinar: Smooth transition into UX by Anfisa ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously...

In this episode: What are the typical types of designers?  Are some archetypes of designers more successful than others in their career?  Is there a relationship between the archetypes and the roles a designer lands in? How can you understand your speciality and your strong sides?  What is The GROW model session? Links: Sign up to the next Design Thinking workshop list by Anfisa FREE webinar: Smooth transition into UX by Anfisa ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback...

In this episode: Anfisa and Ioana share the key lessons and achievements of 2022. Links: Sign up to the next Design Thinking workshop list by Anfisa FREE webinar: Smooth transition into UX by Anfisa ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here Links: 🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa 🎓 Domestika course Create a Learning Strategy by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? Sign up here to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo Follow us on Instagram...

In this episode:  - How can you assess the maturity of the company you are working in?  - How can a UX designer help to increase UX maturity of the company? What are the practices that can help with that?  - What is the criteria for design maturity in a company?  Mentioned in this episode:  The 6 Levels of UX Maturity article by Nielsen Norman Group  Links:  Sign up to the next Design Thinking workshop list by Anfisa  FREE webinar: Smooth transition into UX by Anfisa  ❓Next topic...

Episode's Sponsor: figura.digital - freelancing platform for designers developed by designers with the aim to create the most UX-friendly network in the world, provide their members with a meaningful community, curated resources, and personalised support. Discussed in this episode: - Why researchers and not designers are supposed to do the research? - At which stage of a company's development UX researchers need to be hired?  - How can designers efficiently collaborate with...

Episode's Sponsor: figura.digital - freelancing platform for designers developed by designers with the aim to create the most UX-friendly network in the world, provide their members with a meaningful community, curated resources, and personalised support. Discussed in this episode: - Is this the right moment in the current economic context to transition into UX design career? - Is career in UX for me? - What are the initial steps for transitioning into UX? - How to choose the right...

Episode's Sponsor: figura.digital - a freelancing platform for designers developed by designers with the aim to create the most UX-friendly network in the world, and provide their members with a meaningful community, curated resources, and personalized support. Discussed in this episode: - What kind of research do UX designers typically run? - What are the most useful research tools on the market right now? - How to choose between multiple tools that serve the same need? - How can we...

Episode's Sponsor: figura.digital - freelancing platform for designers developed by designers with the aim to create the most UX-friendly network in the world, provide their members with a meaningful community, curated resources, and personalised support. Discussed in this episode: Anfi's and Ioana's stories on how they started their careers in UX design. Links:  Sign up to the next Design Thinking workshop list by Anfisa FREE webinar: Smooth transition into UX by Anfisa ❓Next topic...

Episode's Sponsor: figura.digital - freelancing platform for designers developed by designers with the aim to create the most UX-friendly network in the world, provide their members with a meaningful community, curated resources, and personalised support. Discussed in this episode: What is Instructional Design? What are the guiding principles for designing the course? ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here Links: 🎓 Into UX design online course by...

This week we are having a special Halloween episode about the horror design work experiences we had in our careers.  Episode's Sponsor: figura.digital - freelancing platform for designers developed by designers with the aim to create the most UX-friendly network in the world, provide their members with a meaningful community, curated resources, and personalised support. Mentioned in this episode: Anfi's workshop that will happen on October 30.  ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions...

Episode's Sponsor: figura.digital - freelancing platform for designers developed by designers with the aim to create the most UX-friendly network in the world, provide their members with a meaningful community, curated resources, and personalised support. Discussed in this episode: Why you don’t get any feedback to your design portfolio after applying? How to stand out as an applicant? How do recruiters filter candidates? What are the typical portfolio red flags? What are the ways of...

We are sorry for problems with the sound in this episode. Episode's Sponsor: figura.digital - freelancing platform for designers developed by designers with the aim to create the most UX-friendly network in the world, provide their members with a meaningful community, curated resources, and personalised support. Discussed in this episode: How to survive without fully grasping what’s the product is about? How to work in a complex technical environment? What are the strategies that can...

We are sorry for problems with the sound in this episode. Episode's Sponsor: figura.digital - freelancing platform for designers developed by designers with the aim to create the most UX-friendly network in the world, provide their members with a meaningful community, curated resources, and personalised support. Discussed in this episode: How to find and choose the right type of design events for you?  What is the criteria for choosing conferences? What are the pros and cons of design...

We are sorry for problems with the sound in this episode. Episode's Sponsor: figura.digital - freelancing platform for designers developed by designers with the aim to create the most UX-friendly network in the world, provide their members with a meaningful community, curated resources, and personalised support. Discussed in this episode: Do designers need to know how to code in order to succeed in today’s marketplace compared to the time when UX was establishing as a field? How coding...

Episode's Sponsor: figura.digital - freelancing platform for designers developed by designers with the aim to create the most UX-friendly network in the world, provide their members with a meaningful community, curated resources, and personalised support. Discussed in this episode: In this episode, Denis a founder of figura.digital shares a lot of insights, real stories and advice on how to successfully land a job in design industry.  • How Denis came up and developed the idea of...

Episode's Sponsor: figura.digital - freelancing platform for designers developed by designers with the aim to create the most UX-friendly network in the world, provide their members with a meaningful community, curated resources, and personalised support. Discussed in this episode: What aspects are essential for finding freelance work? What is the process of getting on Toptal? What are the platforms for finding freelance work? What are the challenges you might encounter there? What...

Episode's Sponsor:  figura.digital - freelancing platform for designers developed by designers with the aim to create the most UX-friendly network in the world, provide their members with a meaningful community, curated resources, and personalised support.   To skip the intro, go directly to 09:49 • What are the trends in the market right now that help us to understand what to expect in 10 years? • How can we prepare for the future of AI and design?  • How can we still be competitive...

• Who are the hosts of Design Life podcast and their side projects • How do they retain joy from their side projects 🎙 Listen to Design Life podcast 🗂 Femke's content projects: Instagram YouTube Community 🗂 Charli's content projects:  Instagram YouTube Website ----- ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here  Sign up here to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 Honest...

• What is UX writing? How UX writing is different from copywriting?  • What is the difference between UX design and UX writing?  • How does collaboration between UX writers and UX designers look like? Do UX writers also propose user flows?  • How does UX writing process look like?  • What are the current UX writing standards or common practices?  • What tools, software and plug-ins UX writers commonly use?  • How to pursue career as a UX writer? What's an ideal background for a UX...