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The Double Diamond of Speculative Design
Learn how to use the Double Diamond to orient yourself in the territory of Speculative Design and explore what futures may hold.
Making Sense of Research with a Sense-Making Process
How do we tackle complexity and find patterns in data? Sensemaking is an emerging term in design research, and it’s the secret to conducting killer research.
Taking an Advanced UX Course from the Fountain Institute
See what a product designer got out of six weeks of advanced UX training in this course review from Cansu.
Art Education & Design Education
In this two-part episode with Margert Hull, a professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, who describes herself as straddling the worlds of art and design.
What is the Double Diamond Design Process?
A guide for people that want to understand design and the designer’s ability to work in both the problem and solution.
The Top 15 UX Podcasts to Keep Your Skills Sharp
Fountain Institute alumnus Banu Elmas shares the top 15 UX podcasts that she uses to stay at the top of her UX game.
Systems, Futures, and Design Thinking with Adam Zeiner
What is the relationship between systems, futures, and design thinking? We talk with Adam Zeiner, senior strategic designer at the Design Institute for Health.
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.
Turning Internal Research into a Portfolio Project
Fountain Institute alumnus Chang Jiang turned internal research at his company into a compelling portfolio piece on product thinking and product process.
Human-Centered Design Workshops
This guide (and free worksheet) will help you put the audience at the center of every workshop by starting with the people involved.
Learning to Thrive in the Problem Space
Fountain Institute alumnus Banu Elmas tells us how six weeks of advanced UX training helped her embrace the problem space.
How to Ensure User Personas Don’t Fail
How to think strategically about personas in a persona-weary world...and never use a template again.
Building a UX Research Practice
In this episode of Beyond Aesthetics, we talk to Basim Al-Baker, a UX research consultant who has worked with Soundcloud and Blinkist.
Plan Research with the UX Research Canvas
Learn how to get buy-in for user research at your company with this FREE canvas for Miro, Mural, and Figjam.
Adding UX Research to a UI Design Portfolio Project
Learn how a UX bootcamp grad used user research in her UI design portfolio
How Alex Leveled Up His UX During Lockdown
Fountain Institute alumnus Alex Stojeba shares his experience leveling up his UX practice online during the lockdown.
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.
The Double Diamond Design Book List
In this reading list, we offer a book recommendation for each phase of the Double Diamond Design Process.
Building Resilience in Your Design Career
We talk with Janko Jovanovic, a design manager at Zalando, the leading online fashion platform in Europe with over 14,000 employees and 30 million customers.