Honest UX Talks by Wix Studio

Discussed in this episode: - Why researchers and not designers are supposed to do the research? - At which stage of a company's development UX researchers need to be hired?  - How can designers efficiently collaborate with researchers? Links: Sign up to the next Design Thinking workshop list by Anfisa FREE webinar: Smooth transition into UX by Anfisa Mentioned in this episode: Atomic research framework introduced by Wework ❓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: - Is this the right moment in the current economic context to transition into UX design career? - Is career in UX for me? - What are the initial steps for transitioning into UX? - How to choose the right course for you? Should I be a self-taught designer or do i need to take a course or a Bootcamp? Links: Sign up to the next Design Thinking workshop list by Anfisa FREE webinar: Smooth transition into UX by Anfisa Mentioned in this episode: - 'Applying to hundreds of jobs w/Sarah Doody' episode - 'UX&Product design tools' episode ❓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 kind of research do UX designers typically run? - What are the most useful research tools on the market right now? - How to choose between multiple tools that serve the same need? - How can we recruit users? How to find users to run research with? Links: Sign up to the next Design Thinking workshop list by Anfisa FREE webinar: Smooth transition into UX by Anfisa Mentioned in this episode: 'The 2021 UX Research Tools Map' Infographic  ❓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: Anfi's and Ioana's stories on how they started their careers in UX design. Links: FREE webinar: Smooth transition into UX by Anfisa ❓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 is Instructional Design? What are the guiding principles for designing the course? ❓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

This week we are having a special Halloween episode about the horror design work experiences we had in our careers.  Mentioned in this episode: ❓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: Why you don’t get any feedback to your design portfolio after applying? How to stand out as an applicant? How do recruiters filter candidates? What are the typical portfolio red flags? What are the ways of finding jobs other than on job boards?  Why your portfolio should be intentional and what does that mean? How can you apply the principle of progressive disclosure to your portfolio? Should you include personas in your portfolio? Elaborate discussion on that topic Mentioned in this episode: Episode with Sarah Doodey on how to get hired for a UX position without applying to hundreds of roles  Anfi's mentoring page ❓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: How to survive without fully grasping what’s the product is about? How to work in a complex technical environment? What are the strategies that can improve your workflow on projects that are very technical? How to facilitate a new way of thinking? ❓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: 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