
Honest UX Talks
Honest weekly conversations about UX design career, challenges, portfolios, mental health, and all things UX. Ioana and Anfisa together have 20 years of experience in the UX field and trying to share their main lessons to help anyone transitioning to design overcome the fears.
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Latest episodes

Aug 24, 2021 • 34min
#23 Critical thinking in UX Design Process
In this episode:
➡️ What is it and why is it important?
➡️ Where do we use critical thinking in the design process?
➡️ How do you develop critical thinking
➡️ Critical thinking in Portfolio/Case study Presentations
➡️ TOP 6 main takeaways
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Aug 17, 2021 • 45min
#22 Design Feedback vs Design Critique
In this episode:
➡️ What’s the difference as when do we need what?
➡️ Different aspects of Feedback & Critiques
➡️ Tips on providing feedback
➡️ Tips on receiving feedback
➡️ TOP 6 main takeaways
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Mentioned resources:
📙Book mentioned by Ioana “Improving Communication and Collaboration Through Critique” by Aaron Irizarry and Adam Connor
📙Book mentioned by Anfisa “Culture Map” by Erin Meyer
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Jun 29, 2021 • 43min
#21 Being a beginner in the UX
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Jun 15, 2021 • 38min
#20 Time management and productivity for designers
In this episode:
➡️ What are the hustles we manage now or did in the past
➡️ What are some most important tips & tricks to stay productive
➡️ Can you have a fully balances work-life balance?
➡️ The role of wellbeing in our productivity
➡️ TOP 6 main takeaways
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May 25, 2021 • 52min
#19 Between bootcamps and your first UX job
So, you’ve finished a Course/Bootcamp, now what?
In this episode:
➡️ What should you do as soon as you graduate?
➡️ Job hunting funnel
➡️ Why networking?
➡️ Portfolio tips!
➡️ Optimizing your chances to get noticed
➡️ TOP 6 main takeaways
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Our UX programs:
1️⃣ Online course and mentorship by Anfisa
https://www.intoux.design/
2️⃣ UX Bootcamp that Ioana just launched
https://www.mentodesign.academy/
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May 11, 2021 • 52min
#18 UX job interviews
In this episode:
➡️ Typical hiring stages for UX positions
➡️ Important qualities and red flags in the candidates
➡️ Questions you might hear during the interviews
➡️ How to stand out in the interviews
➡️ TOP 6 main takeaways
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Our UX programs:
1️⃣ Online course and mentorship by Anfisa
https://www.intoux.design/
2️⃣ UX Bootcamp that Ioana just launched
https://www.mentodesign.academy/
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Apr 20, 2021 • 42min
#16 Is UX design for you?
Key points of the episode:
➡️ What are the qualities that are important for UX designers?
➡️ Soft skills VS Hard skills
➡️ What backgrounds are most suitable to transition to UXD?
➡️ What will your work life look like?
➡️ TOP 6 main takeaways
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Apr 6, 2021 • 46min
#15 UX Design titles and roles
Design titles went a little out of control in the last few years. Let’s talk about why this is happening and what should be your title, actually?
Here is what you can expect in this episode:
➡️ What on your opinion is the difference between UX and Product design?
➡️ How about UX, UXR, Ui, CX, IxD, UX writer, Webdesigner? Is it all the same?
➡️ Why do we have so many titles in the market?
➡️ What’s the most ridiculous title you’ve ever heard?
➡️ TOP 6 main takeaways
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Mentioned resources:
1️⃣ designtitle.com
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Apr 1, 2021 • 51min
#14 Being women in Tech
In this episode, we're discussing our European perspective on gender discrimination and what we feel could be done better to facilitate equal workspaces.
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➡️ Do we feel the discrimination?
➡️ Do we work in gender-equal teams?
➡️ Our assumptions on why is it unequal
➡️ What female perspective adds to the team?
➡️ How does it work being a mom and a careerist
➡️ Top 6 takeaways
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Mentioned resources:
1️⃣ Book Sapiens by Yuval Harari “It takes a village to raise a child”
2️⃣ Anfisa didn't found that mentioned source that equal environments are better for business, but as soon as will found drop it here!
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Mar 23, 2021 • 51min
#13 UX & Product design tools
⚠️ Disclaimer: Tools DO NOT define you as a great designer. Your main asset is design thinking, not pixels.
Here is what you can expect in this episode:
➡️ What tools do we use as of 2021?
➡️ What do we think is a market standard feels?
➡️ How important are the tools in our practice?
➡️ Switching tools stories and some tips
➡️ Exciting new tools recommendations
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Mentioned tools:
➡️ Design software:
Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD
➡️ Important UX tools:
Miro, Airtable, Notion
➡️ Great specific stages tools:
Userbit, Hotjar, Optimizely, Optimalsort, Flowmapp, Uxpressia, Useberry, Hawkeye, Mixpanel and many more.
➡️ Tools of the future (no code)
Webflow, BravoStudio, EditorX
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