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3 Challenges after My UX Bootcamp and How I Overcame Them
Get a leg up on the other new UX designers by learning about these 3 important challenges in starting a carer in UX
Keeping Track of Your Accomplishments with a Brag Document
How to use a “brag doc” to capture the small wins in your career and get your work noticed
11 Iconic Product Design Portfolios Before They Were Famous
See what famous designers’ portfolio sites looked like in the 90s and 2000s thanks to the Wayback Machine
What are Senior UX Designer Salaries Around the World?
Get an average of Senior UX Designer salaries from tech hubs all over the world with data sourced from the Designer Open Salary Spreadsheet
5 Key Benefits of a Design Community
What are the benefits of joining a design community? There are at least 5…
Which UI is Better? Just Stop
UI polls suck. They're everything wrong with design right now. Learn what you can do to stop them.
How to Convince a Design Manager to Pay for Courses
A step-by-step guide for getting reimbursement for training in your design career with tactics from an ex-design manager.
The 7 Deadly Sins of UX/UI Designers
Learn the common mistakes that UX/UI and product designers are guilty of, and how you can avoid them in your practice.
Junior Designers Should Talk About These 7 UX Skills
The skillset of a UX designer isn’t clear to everyone, and this article is a guide on communicating those skills.
The Elements of Art and Design
An overview of the elements of art and design that make up the visuals that we create.