How Cross Training Helped You Become a Better Designer

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I think that's one of the things that's so neat and interesting about you is that you have touched a lot of different things. And I learned that you went to film school for a while, you went to architectural school for a little while, and you did TV design, UI design, and worked with art departments there. And now you're a product designer. How has having your hand in all these different areas, how has that helped you become a better designer? It helps to cross train in different disciplines in any discipline,. not just in design disciplines or creative disciplines, but anything you learn is going to help you design things.

Alexa Roman motivates us to prove the value of design and contribute to it every single day. She encourages us to always be learning new things since designers work across many different fields. She inspires us to get more excited about analytics and measuring our designs. She also challenges us to think about what we want on our tombstones...while we’re still this side up.

Secret Identity (7:49)
Origin Story (12:42)
What Will Your Tombstone Say? (19:25)
Biggest Failure (21:50)
Design Superpower (29:40)
How Important is Aesthetics? (35:52)
Awkward Testing Story (48:49)
Design Kryptonite (55:23)
UX Superhero Name (63:59)
Designing with Data (64:30)
Habit of Success (70:09)
Invincible Resource (71:39)
Recommended Book (73:28)
Best Advice (74:48)

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