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We are sorry for problems with the sound in this episode. Discussed in this episode: How to find and choose the right type of design events for you?  What is the criteria for choosing conferences? What are the pros and cons of design conferences? ❓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

We are sorry for problems with the sound in this episode. Discussed in this episode: Do designers need to know how to code in order to succeed in today’s marketplace compared to the time when UX was establishing as a field? How coding can come in handy for the designer and enhance your capabilities? In what aspect of design work, coding knowledge can be very useful? What are design specialisations that might require coding? Anfi and Ioanna’s stories of how coding can be complimentary when building design systems Will classic design tools evolve into web design tools? ❓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

Discussed in this episode: In this episode, Denis a founder of figura.digital shares a lot of insights, real stories and advice on how to successfully land a job in design industry.  • How Denis came up and developed the idea of Figure.digital? • What are the stages of interviewing process to get on the figura.digital platform? What are the interview questions you can expect? You will be quite surprised by some of them...  • What are the most common mistakes designers do during interviews? What things you can prepare before the interview to increase the chances of your success?  • What are the traits of successful designers that you can develop?  Links: Portfolio and Interview Prep Checklist by Denis Article on Universally High-Signal Interview Questions Video on how Ran Segal got rejected 60 times before getting a design internship ❓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

Discussed in this episode: What aspects are essential for finding freelance work? What is the process of getting on Toptal? What are the platforms for finding freelance work? What are the challenges you might encounter there? What are the other ways of getting freelance work apart from online platforms? Anfi's story of how she started her career with freelancing and Ioanna's story of how she got into Toptal.   ❓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

To skip the intro, go directly to 09:49 • What are the trends in the market right now that help us to understand what to expect in 10 years? • How can we prepare for the future of AI and design?  • How can we still be competitive with robots and stay valuable in the market? What skills might and might not be replaced by AI? Discussed in this episode: New Layer Podcast Mark McElhaw's article ‘Saving the Experience… with a bit of Drama’. ❓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

• Who are the hosts of Design Life podcast and their side projects • How do they retain joy from their side projects 🎙 Listen to Design Life podcast 🗂 Femke's content projects: Instagram YouTube Community 🗂 Charli's content projects:  Instagram YouTube Website ----- ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here  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. 🗂 Honest UX talks instagram 

• What is UX writing? How UX writing is different from copywriting?  • What is the difference between UX design and UX writing?  • How does collaboration between UX writers and UX designers look like? Do UX writers also propose user flows?  • How does UX writing process look like?  • What are the current UX writing standards or common practices?  • What tools, software and plug-ins UX writers commonly use?  • How to pursue career as a UX writer? What's an ideal background for a UX writer? How to transition from UX design to UX writing?  • How does UX writers portfolio look like?   • What are education program recommendations to become UX writer?   Discussed in this episode:  UX writing Hub  UX writing academy  Microcopy & UX Writing Facebook group  Podcast ‘Writers in Tech’  Funny and ridiculous UX title generator Useful Figma Plugins for UX Writers:  Writer for Figma   Frontitude   ❓Next topic ideas:  Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here   Links:  🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa  🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp 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

• 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  ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here   Links:  🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa  🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp 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

• 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   ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here  Links:  🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa  🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp 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

• 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   ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here  Links:  🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa  🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp 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