Honest UX Talks by Wix Studio

How does it feel to transition to UX without a technical background Challenges that non-technical people might face  Building and mastering tech vocabulary What can a person do in order to fill in the “gaps'' TOP 6 main takeaways 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 episo...

What are some common things that can go wrong in a UX project? What can a designer do to avoid the most common pitfalls? What have been some “failed” projects in your experience? TOP 6 main takeaways Links: 🎓  Into UX design online course by Anfisa 🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana 📧 The new email list by Anfisa . Sign up to access exclusive design events and junior job board positions 🎫...

➡️Does it ever get easier to make design decisions? ➡️Why being a UX designer is so complex? ➡️Tips on dealing with the complexity of the project ➡️Complexity in different companies and roles ➡️TOP 6 main takeaways —— 🎓  Into UX design course that Anfisa run https://www.intoux.design/ —— 🎓 Mento academy boot camp the Radu and Ioana run https://www.mentodesign.academy/ ---- Follow us on Inst...

In this episode: ➡️ Why does no one is searching for junior designers? ➡️ Strategies and ideas for find job for beginners ➡️ First design portfolio tips ➡️ What projects should you put in your first portfolio? ➡️ TOP 6 main takeaways ---- 📧The new email list by Anfisa. Sign up to access exclusive design events and junior job board positions https://bit.ly/2XXINiN ---- 🎓  Into UX design cour...

Out today’s guest is Radu Vucea, Product Design Manager Fitbit. You can read more about him here: raduvucea.com —— In this episode we discuss: ➡️ The biggest problems with UX Education right now ➡️ Key struggles of anyone transitioning to UX Design ➡️ Some things that help students to make the transition smoother ➡️ What UX Education need less & more of ➡️ Assessing and navigating differe...

In this episode: ➡️ How do we communicate our design decisions? ➡️ Communicating design decisions to various stakeholders (business, design team, development team, etc). ➡️ Aspects of communicating design decisions. ➡️ Most common design communication formats/ceremonies. ➡️ TOP 6 main takeaways. —— 📧  Email list to sign up for exclusive events access by Anfisa https://bit.ly/2VJ70Z7 —— 🎥’ U...

In this episode: ➡️ What’s empathy, actually? ➡️ Is empathy overrated like everyone says it is? ➡️ How important is empathy in design? ➡️ Sympathy vs. Empathy vs. Compassion empathy ➡️ How do we build empathy? ➡️ TOP 6 main takeaways ---- Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 instagram.com/honest_ux_talks 👩‍💻 instagram.com/anfisign 👩🏻‍💻 instagram.com/uxgoodies

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 ---- Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 instagram.com/honest_ux_talks 👩‍💻 instagram.com/anfisign 👩🏻‍💻 instagram.com/uxgoodies

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 —— 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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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 —— Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. Feel free to DM your question if you want us to discuss it. 🗂 instagram.c...

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 —— Our UX programs: 1️⃣ Online course and mentorship by Anfisa https://www.intoux.design/ 2️⃣ UX Bootcamp that Ioana just launched https://www.mentodesign.academ...

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 —— 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/ —— Follow...

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 Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. Feel free to DM your question if you want us to discuss it. 🗂 instagram.com/honest_ux_talks 👩‍💻...

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...

In this episode, we're discussing our European perspective on gender discrimination and what we feel could be done better to facilitate equal workspaces. —— ➡️ 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 —— Mentioned resourc...

⚠️ 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 —— Mentioned tools: ➡️ Design softwa...

In this episode let's decode the buzzword "Design systems" and really try to understand what is it and what value it can bring? ➡️ What are design systems? ➡️ What are the components of design systems? ➡️ Pros and cons of having design systems ➡️ Our experiences and lessons made from building design systems ➡️ Our favorite systems and resources ➡️ Top 6 takeaways —— Mentioned resources: 1️⃣ http:/...

Let's be honest, we've all experienced it to a certain extent. In this episode, we'd like to open up on our impostor stories and how they've actually made us better designers. Here are the bullet points: ➡️ What is impostor syndrome? ➡️ Where impostor syndrome is coming from? ➡️ What are the common impostor symptoms? ➡️ Opening up about our impostor stories ➡️ Is impostor syndrome actually good fo...

UX industry didn’t reach a maturity level yet. Thus, the design career ladder might look quite confusing and messed up for anyone who embarked themselves on it. Let’s try to break down design career levels, stages & titles. ➡️ Our personal UX careers & what’s next for us? ➡️ Typical UX career journey and its stages ➡️ How can you define your level, stage, and title? ➡️ Can you measure your...

⬇️Let's talk education   ➡️Do you need formal education? ➡️How did we learn UX design? ➡️3+1 main learning components ➡️Do you need a mentor? ➡️Learning persona exercise ➡️TOP 6 main takeaways —— Our programs: 🎓Online course and mentorship by Anfisa www.uxforfreelancers.com —— Mentoring program by Ioana Coming soon! —— 🗂Design brief generators: 1️⃣sharpen.design 2️⃣ uplabs.com/challenges 3️⃣...

🔥Portfolio...maybe the only project that is never complete. Let's talk about how we've approached the building portfolio and what we've learned from not having an official website portfolio. ➡️Our portfolio stories ➡️ When you should build a portfolio ➡️ What format it should be ➡️What content should be in it ➡️Top 6 takeaways ------- Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. Fe...

This is the last episode about 2020, we promise! Even though it's a little belated discussion, we've recorded it at the end of December and really wanted to share with you the honest behind-the-scenes ups&downs we went through and how those lessons shaped our 2021 goals! ➡️Ioana shares bits about life after the childbirth ➡️Our TOP3 achievements in 2020 ➡️Our TOP3 failures in 2020 ➡️Our TOP3 g...

In this episode, I wanted to share how did it felt to start a new job in 2020 in the product company being fully remote. ⚠️ Spoiler alert: It was definitely not easy for an offline extroverted person. Also, it's the first experimental episode alone.  ➡️Pre-history and why I started a new job ➡️The choice: Product company vs Toptal  ➡️️Connecting with the team online ➡️️Struggles of an ex...

2020 is FINALLY behind! But after such a rollercoaster year, we've all left feeling a little burnout or et least mentally drained. In this episode, we've invited our friend Gabriel Kirmaier (@uxbites) to discuss why he took the whole 2020 year OFFline and how it impacted his productivity. 👨🏻‍💻Gabriels' Instagram account instagram.com/uxbites ➡️Gabriel's' story of a social media disappear ➡️Why...