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User Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth

002: Don’t Let Anything Get in the Way of What You Want to Build with Josh Tucker

Nov 2, 2015
49:03

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Quick takeaways

  • The importance of determination and resolve when building what you desire.
  • Know your users and design experiences that delight and improve their lives.

Deep dives

Josh Tucker: A Prototyping Innovator

Josh Tucker is an insatiable curious prototyping innovator and a master of FramerJS. He constantly experiments with and documents creative gestures and UI solutions. He is a generous contributor to the design community and believes in equipping others for success. In his personal life, he enjoys outdoor activities like camping and hiking, and he also values serving others through volunteer work. Josh's journey into UX design began when he got his first smartphone and realized the potential for creating better user experiences. If he weren't in UX design, his second career choice would be in business or entrepreneurship. Josh finds inspiration from various UX designers and business leaders, but he specifically admires Steve Jobs' refusal to settle for mediocrity. His design superpower is prototyping, which he believes is a crucial tool for validating and refining ideas. His design Kryptonite is getting too caught up in visual details, which can hinder efficiency. Josh's UX design superhero name would be the Interactioneer, reflecting his passion for interaction design and his ability to build and craft meaningful experiences. His measure of success is whether his designs efficiently help users accomplish their goals and whether they create a delightful experience for them. Josh believes the future of UX lies in crafting personalized and dynamic experiences tailored to each individual user. His advice for aspiring UX designers is to never shy away from learning new skills or overcoming obstacles, and to always keep the user at the forefront of their design process. Finally, he recommends the book 'The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation' for its unique perspective on storytelling and user experience.

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