When an aspiring designer asks me how to build their portfolio, I always say to redesign something and write about it. Redesigns are often frowned upon because so many people do it wrong. But there’s…

At the time I’m writing this post, I’ve been a full-time product designer for ~3 years, though my overall professional career is closer to ~8 years. Every couple of months I would sit down and…

A set of guidelines that keep our product team aligned, focused, and productive.

If you work as a designer, it’s likely you’ll have to render a data tables at some point in your career. Data tables are the epitome of repetitive work. Blank states. Hover states. Conditional…

You need to pay attention to your career. Here's how. 

Stephanie Engle is a Product Designer at Cruise. Before joining the team there, Stephanie had a background in social products, starting her career off as an intern for the anonymous messaging app Secret, before joining Facebook to work on the Profile, and later joining the VR team. Stephanie recently joined Cruise as a Product Designer, helping to create and design solutions around the emerging self-driving cars industry. Stephanie joins us to share her story, how she got into design, how she created the opportunity to join the team at Facebook, what it was like tackling VR design challenges, how AR / VR and autonomous cars are a lot alike, what it’s like being part of the team at Cruise, and much more. 

Jason Stoff is a Principal Digital Product Designer at Starbucks. Before joining the team at Starbucks, Jason had built a career as an Art Director and Senior Designer with various agencies. One day he shared a rebound of a Starbucks logo design on Dribbble, that eventually caught the eye of Starbucks. One year later, he had the chance to interview for a design role and moved his family across the country to join the team in Seattle. He and his team have helped to create international design standards, launch new Starbucks apps and experiences like the Apple Watch, iMessage gifting and more! Jason joins us to share his story, how he got into design, how he created the opportunity to join the team at Starbucks, what it was like transitioning from the agency to product world, what it’s like designing digital products at Starbucks, and much more. 

Twenty years ago, when I started my design career, I made a lot of fake stuff. I can still clearly remember when I designed my own CD covers for albums by famous bands, created a fake e-commerce site…

A replay of my sold out session from Adobe MAX 2017 that asked can you tell people why you are different and better than every other creative out there? This session will highlight the power, importance, and difficulties of creating your own personal brand, see why building your brand is critical for finding the perfect new job, standing out in your current job, or getting respect in the industry. Listen to over 65,000+ radio shows, podcasts and live radio stations for free on your iPhone, iPad, Android and PC. Discover the best of news, entertainment, comedy, sports and talk radio on demand with Stitcher Radio.

Facebook VP of Product Fidji Simo shares tactics to master focus in a world where possibilities are endless and the stakes are high. 

A list of great Non UX books that will help you to boost your skills and knowledge in the user experience field.

Success has different definitions for everyone. Becoming a great giver upper is essential to succeeding at the things that are important to you. Give up the stuff that is holding you back from…