

Honest UX Talks by Wix Studio
Anfisa Bogomolova & Ioana Teleanu
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.
Our weekly conversations are supported by Wix Studio, the web platform built for agencies and enterprises, and an amazing supporter of the design space.
https://www.wix.com/studio
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Our weekly conversations are supported by Wix Studio, the web platform built for agencies and enterprises, and an amazing supporter of the design space.
https://www.wix.com/studio
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Episodes
Mentioned books

May 24, 2022 • 39min
#52 Micromanagement at the workplace
• Why micromanagement is a problem? In what way it can impact individual contributors on a daily basis?
• What are the implications of dealing with micro management working style?
• What are the signs of micromanagement you can look out for? Can those signs be spot during the job hunting process?
• Constructive ways of dealing with micromanagement.
• Is skill set of a good designer similar to a skill set of a good manager?
• Top 6 takeaways
This Episode's sponsor:
💻 3D Design tool Spline
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Links:
🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa
🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana
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May 17, 2022 • 43min
#51 Working with old-school designers
• Does work experience in terms of number of years translates into competence?
• How to deal with senior designers who are defensive or have ego issues?
• What Senior designers can learn from Juniors?
• Top 6 takeaways
This Episode's sponsor:
💻 3D Design tool Spline
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Links:
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🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana
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May 4, 2022 • 52min
#50 How to move from Junior to Mid Level Designer
• What are the signs you are not a junior designer anymore and can move to a new level?
• How to understand what gaps you need to fill in in order to move to a new level? What is a career development framework?
• What to do if you feel that you are ready to move to the new level but you do not get promoted?
• How to build a case for promotion?
• Top 6 takeaways
Mentioned in the episode:
Progression.fyi
Intercom Product Design Job Levels
This Episode's sponsor:
💻 3D Design tool Spline
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Links:
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🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana
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Apr 26, 2022 • 34min
#49 The role of UI in UX design world
• Practical advice on how to build UI skill set.
• Relationship between UI and UX.
• UI related roles emerging in the market right now.
• Top 6 takeaways
Mentioned in the episode:
Anfisa’s new website
https://www.anfisign.design/
Anfisa’s email list
https://anfisign.ck.page/
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Learning UI design. Mentioned resources:
100 days ui challenge
https://www.dailyui.co/
Gamified UI design tests and lessons
https://uxcel.com/learn-design
UI design course by Denis Jeliazkov
https://uilearn.com/
UX laws (and visual principles)
https://lawsofux.com/
This Episode's sponsor:
💻 3D Design tool Spline
❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here
Links:
🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa
🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana
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Apr 21, 2022 • 41min
#48 Designer at a fast-growing startup
• Difference between working at fast-growing PRE-IPO companies, enterprise companies and early stage startups.
• Positive and negative aspects of working at PRE-IPO companies.
• Top 6 takeaways and tips
This Episode's sponsor:
💻 3D Design tool Spline
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Links:
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🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana
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Apr 12, 2022 • 48min
#47 White-boarding challenges | Job hunting
• The structure and purpose of the whiteboard challenge
• How to approach whiteboard challenge
• What employees test candidates by giving them a whiteboard challenge
• Tips on how to successfully pass whiteboard challenges and mistakes to avoid
• Top 6 takeaways
This Episode's sponsor:
💻 3D Design tool Spline
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Links:
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🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana
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Apr 5, 2022 • 40min
#46 Being a design team of one
Good and bad moments about being a design team of one
How to survive and thrive as a design team of one
Hosts' real stories and experiences working as a design team of one
Top 6 takeaways
This Episode's sponsor:
💻 3D Design tool Spline
Links:
🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa
🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana
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Mar 29, 2022 • 45min
#45 Salaries and payments in UX industry
• Salary expectations you should have for your first job.
• Strategies to approach salary negotiation as a Junior Designer.
• What to expect from a salary at different levels (Junior, Middle, Senior) and factors that affect UX design salaries.
• Types of benefits you get that are included in the salary for a full time position.
• Top 5 takeaways
This Episode's sponsor:
💻 3D Design Tool Spline
🔗Links:
🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa
🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana
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Mar 22, 2022 • 45min
#44 UX job interviews. What to expect and what questions to ask?
If you would like to skip intro, episode starts at 9:20 How does UX hiring process look like?
• Types of interviews and how to prepare for different stages of UX hiring process
• Typical questions you get asked during an interview.
• How questions might differ depending on the seniority of the role you are applying for.
What is your motivation to work with our company? What are you looking for? Tell me about your experience.
What have you learnt during your career? What are your values in the design?
Tell me about your strong side and what things you would like to improve?
• Questions you, as a designer, should be asking when you are in an interview process.
Does the company have a top-down or bottom-up culture?
How is your product being formed and planned? How much user feedback contributes to it? What process do you follow?
How is the design team structured? What are the core values of the design team? What challenges does the design team face right now?
• Top 6 takeaways
🔗Links:
🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa
🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana
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Feb 22, 2022 • 48min
#43 Applying to hundreds of jobs w/Sarah Doody
Strategies on how to get hired for a UX position without applying to hundreds of roles
How to make less mistakes by applying UX and Product Management principles to job search process
How to create a portfolio not just with deliverables but articulating your decision making process behind that
The importance of building connections with people in the field
This episode's guest is Sarah Doody - founder and CEO of Career Strategy Lab
🔗Links:
🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa
🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana
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