Honest UX Talks by Wix Studio

In this episode: • What drives our decision to commit to a full-time role in a product company instead of pursuing freelancing opportunities? • Why we transitioned to full-time work and what kept us there? • What are the pros and cons, as well as the trade-offs, of committing to full-time employment compared to freelance? Mentioned in this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll on Ioana's AI course ⁠⁠"AI-Powered UX Design: How to Elevate Your UX Career"⁠⁠ on Interaction Design Foundation with 25% discount. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll on Anfisa's "Job hunting strategy course | early sign up" ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into UX design⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ online course by Anfisa 🎓 Domestika course ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Create a Learning Strategy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anfisa’s instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩🏻‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ioana’s instagram

The hosts discuss their failed rebranding project, reflecting on miscommunication and changing priorities. They also talk about launching an AI course, challenges and overwhelming emotions involved. The importance of effective communication and starting over in design projects is emphasized. The significance of Moonboarding in branding and identity projects is explored, as well as the limitations of sharing links.

In this episode: Anfisa and Ioana unveil their career milestones and life transformations. Let us know where do you usually listen to the 'Honest UX talks' podcast in the question section. Mentioned in this episode: ⁠Enroll on Ioana's AI course "AI-Powered UX Design: How to Elevate Your UX Career" on Interaction Design Foundation with 25% discount. ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into UX design⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ online course by Anfisa 🎓 Domestika course ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Create a Learning Strategy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anfisa’s instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩🏻‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ioana’s instagram

Episode's sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠Dovetail⁠⁠⁠ is a one source of truth for all sorts of user research insights. Collect, analyse, synthesize and share user research easily and effectively. In this episode: How is AI changing the design industry? What is the type of work AI can and cannot do? What skills are not going to be replaced by AI in the foreseeable future? What kind of design work can be easily automated? How to stay relevant in the design industry? Upcoming Events: 'The future of AI and UX design: what it means for you' webinar hosted by Ioanna, is happening at 4 PM (CEST) on May 25. Ioanna is going to have live session on her Instagram uxgoodies in collaboration with Interaction Design Foundation on May 30th. Ioana will be answering live-questions about the world of AI and how it is impacting us as UX designers. 'AI-Powered UX Design: How to Elevate Your UX Career' masterclass by Ioana with Interaction Design Foundation Mentioned in this episode: Ben's Bites daily newsletter about AI People + AI Research (PAIR) is a multidisciplinary team at Google that explores the human side of AI Elements of AI is a free online course on AI Azure AI is a framework for developing comprehensive solutions for data and AI by Microsoft ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into UX design⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ online course by Anfisa 🎓 Domestika course ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Create a Learning Strategy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anfisa’s instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩🏻‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ioana’s instagram

Episode's sponsor: ⁠⁠Dovetail⁠⁠ is a one source of truth for all sorts of user research insights. Collect, analyse, synthesize and share user research easily and effectively. In this episode: What is a job hunting strategy and why you should have one ? Why applying to hundreds of jobs is not a good idea? What strategy we would recommend in 2023? Mentioned in this episode: The 6 Levels of UX Maturity ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into UX design⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ online course by Anfisa 🎓 Domestika course ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Create a Learning Strategy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anfisa’s instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩🏻‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ioana’s instagram

Episode's sponsor: ⁠Dovetail⁠ is a one source of truth for all sorts of user research insights. Collect, analyse, synthesize and share user research easily and effectively. In this episode: How to start building a case study? What are the stages of building a case study? Why is it important to understand in what medium you will be sharing your case study? What are the top practical tips for building a case study? ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into UX design⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ online course by Anfisa 🎓 Domestika course ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Create a Learning Strategy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anfisa’s instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩🏻‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ioana’s instagram

Episode's sponsor: Dovetail is a one source of truth for all sorts of user research insights. Collect, analyse, synthesize and share user research easily and effectively. In this episode: How to stand out as a junior designer in a tough market? What can you bring to the table as a junior designer? What junior designers lack in their portfolios? What are the common mistakes junior designers make when applying for jobs? What are hiring managers looking for? Why is it important to target where you are applying to even as a junior designer? Why is it important to find your unique value proposition and how to articulate that? ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into UX design⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ online course by Anfisa 🎓 Domestika course ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Create a Learning Strategy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anfisa’s instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩🏻‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ioana’s instagram

In this episode: Is it important to master English if you are going into UX design career? Is English an important part of UX design career? How to build UX vocabulary in a foreign language? How were Anfi's and Ioanna's early days in UX? How was the content making in UX design as a non-native English speaker? ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into UX design⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ online course by Anfisa 🎓 Domestika course ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Create a Learning Strategy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anfisa’s instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩🏻‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ioana’s instagram

In this episode: Hosts' personal experiences navigating job opportunities How to understand whats behind the job description? How to evaluate job descriptions? What are the green and red signs when searching for jobs and analysing and evaluating the options? ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Into UX design⁠⁠⁠⁠ online course by Anfisa 🎓 Domestika course ⁠⁠⁠⁠Create a Learning Strategy⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up here⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Our instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Anfisa’s instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👩🏻‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ioana’s instagram

Into UX jobs. Secure your dream job with the right strategy⁠ - Anfi's new 3 week course on how to find a perfect UX/Product design job for you (even in the middle of the tech crisis).  In this episode: What is the current situation on the UX market? How can an aspiring designer understand where they fit in? How can you find or rather define your niche? How to try out and test different niches? How knowing what your natural talents are and what you are good at can help you in finding your niche? What tools can help you to identify your niche? Mentioned in this episode: ⁠16 Personality test based on Carl Jung's and Isabel Briggs Myers' typological approach to personality "Which of the million UX roles suits you best? A personality type analysis" article by Bas Wallet ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ Links: 🎓 ⁠⁠⁠Into UX design⁠⁠⁠ online course by Anfisa 🎓 Domestika course ⁠⁠⁠Create a Learning Strategy⁠⁠⁠ by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? ⁠⁠⁠Sign up here⁠⁠⁠ to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 ⁠⁠⁠Our instagram⁠⁠⁠ 👩‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠Anfisa’s instagram⁠⁠⁠ 👩🏻‍💻 ⁠⁠⁠Ioana’s instagram