235 – 💻 Being Vulnerable as You Design with Femke van Schoonhoven

In this episode, we get to talk with Femke van Schoonhoven: Product Designer, Podcaster, Video Author, and Speaker. We discuss Femke’s career journey, her process, and how she became a product designer. We chat about her day-to-day at Uber Eats, her video on the take-home assignment, and how she approached the challenge. We also get into her YouTube channel, her podcast Design Life, and the value of community.

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Show Links

• Website: Femke.design
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/femkesvs
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/femkesvs
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femkesvs/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/femke-van-schoonhoven-9a19886a/
• Medium: https://medium.com/@femkesvs
• Rabid Raccoons: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rabid-raccoons-in-new-york-city-warning-first-time-in-8-years/
• Uber Eats: https://www.ubereats.com
• Femke in Mexico: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66lzuxt7shk
• Femke in Brazil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szQMDRcVKaE
• How I got a design job at Uber: https://youtu.be/vKadzmyBov8
• Design Life podcast: https://www.designlife.fm/
• Design Life community: https://www.designlife.fm/community
• Charged podcast: https://char.gd/podcast
• UI Breakfast: https://uibreakfast.com/76-self-care-creatives-femke-van-schoonhoven/
• User Defenders: https://userdefenders.com/podcast/038-we-need-more-crappy-work-with-femke/
• DevFest contest: https://www.thundernerds.io/windevfestnow