User Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth
Being a great UX designer begins and ends with being a great human. We can't pour an empty cup into another. We can’t lead others where we are not.
This UX podcast helps UX’ers become the best, most powerful designers (and humans) they can be. Yes, you'll discover how-to’s, but much more importantly you'll discover why-to’s.
Every episode is sure to inspire and equip you on how to better fight for your users and business, and dare I say change the world (even if only for one human at a time) in a much deeper and more tangible way than you ever thought possible.
Latest episodes
Nov 30, 2015 • 34min
007: Focus More on Solving Problems and Less On Dribbble Likes with Rafal Tomal
Rafal Tomal inspires us to focus more on solving complicated problems for clients, and less on Dribbble likes. He also emphasizes the importance of keeping our UI and layouts minimal to make room for typography and especially to limit the number of choices we want our users to make to the most critical ones. He […]
Nov 23, 2015 • 45min
006: Let Go of the Things You Can’t Control…Focus On The Things You Can with Chloë Bregman
Chloë Bregman inspires us to not get caught up with titles like UX Designer, but to find what we’re great at and focus our energy on building those strengths to build products that not only solve problems, but bring happiness to people. She reminds us to focus on the team and that all ideas are […]
Nov 16, 2015 • 37min
005: Surround Yourself with People That Reflect Who You Want to Become with Andi Galpern
Andi Galpern inspires us to ask where do we want to go, and then encourages us to meet a mentor who can help take us there. She states that community is the key to becoming all we can be and that five minutes with the right person can change our lives. Andi Galpern is founder […]
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Nov 9, 2015 • 45min
004: Use the Materials You’re Given with Christopher Schmitt
Christopher Schmitt reminds us to use the materials that we’re given and that we can learn something from everybody if we keep an open mind. He also encourages us to share what we know through exercising our superpower of writing and we can never go wrong with practicing kindness in our field. Christopher Schmitt (Teleject) […]
Nov 2, 2015 • 1h
003: Don’t Launch Anything. Validate and Test Everything with Craig Morrison
Craig Morrison inspires us to know why we’re building what we’re building by looking for an opportunity in a market that needs something, and then by giving it to them. He also reminds us to do all the user research needed until we’ve built a product that people want to use. Craig Morrison (Validation Man) […]
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Nov 2, 2015 • 49min
002: Don’t Let Anything Get in the Way of What You Want to Build with Josh Tucker
Josh Tucker shares with us the importance of determination and resolve when building whatever it is you desire to build. He also stresses the importance of knowing everything you possibly can about your users and designing experiences that delight them and improve their lives. Josh Tucker (The Interactioneer) is an Interactive Designer at Google and […]
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Oct 28, 2015 • 36min
001: The Lines Between Designer and Developer are Starting to Blur with Daniel Hooper
Daniel Hooper declares that any designer who desires to code, can and even should. He shares about how the industry still has a lot to learn from the amazing things that have been accomplished (and sadly forgotten) by the brilliant software design engineers of old. He also shares his excitement of how prototyping really is […]
Sep 9, 2015 • 13min
Welcome to the User Defenders Podcast!
The story behind the mission, the host and the future of User Defenders podcast.
