PinnedWhat they don’t tell you about being a self-taught UX/UI designerBeing a self-taught UX/UI designer, I went on this journey a year and a half ago siloed. I wasn’t in a bootcamp with other eager tech creatives ready to embark on a career as a UX/UI designer. Still, I am navigating the experience of being a self-taught turned full-time designer…UX Design5 min readUX Design5 min read
Jul 24, 2022Don’t make these mistakes your first year as a product designerI just celebrated my first year as a full-time ux designer at the first job I ever landed post grad. Woah, that is a lot. I can’t say, “it feels like it was yesterday”, because it doesn’t. I remember when I completed my interview for this role last year and…UX Design4 min readUX Design4 min read
Dec 6, 2021You don’t need to work for a FAANG company to “make it”from a Junior UX Designer who once thought you had towork for a FAANG company to “make it” — Has working for a FAANG company turned into the same societal chase to get into an Ivy league University? It sorta feels like it. People in tech are fast to apply and put a lot of meaning on landing a role in big tech. …Big Tech3 min readBig Tech3 min read
Nov 5, 2021What They Don’t Tell You About College — From A First -Gen GradThe classic Expectation vs. Reality I’ve never been one to dream about going to a specific college. It wasn’t until my junior year of high school when all of my peers were one upping each other in SAT scores and sharing acceptance letters on their Snapchats and IG stories that…College5 min readCollege5 min read
Oct 24, 2021The $200 self taught UX/UI beginner pack that led me to a full time roleBig thanks to student discounts and free trials — The beginning of my UX/UI journey is probably similar to a lot of people being that it started on Youtube. I watched numerous Day in the Life of a UX/UI Designer, How to start a project with Sketch/Figma, and the inevitable rabbit hole — Bootcamps vs Self-Taught UX/UI design paths…UX Design3 min readUX Design3 min read
Jul 9, 2021What landing competing offers as a Junior UX/UI designer taught meAfter 4 months of interviewing for full-time Junior UX/UI designer positions and having to adapt the the varying interview processes companies have to assess a candidate, I found myself in a position of choosing between 2 great offers to begin my UX/UI career with. …Job Hunting4 min readJob Hunting4 min read
May 27, 2021How I landed 2 paid UX internships my first year as a self-taught UX/UI designerIn my last article, I spoke high-level about my self-taught UX journey hoping to share a perspective alternate to committing to a UX bootcamp in order to break into the field. This time I want to talk about the steps I took to apply to the job, interview for the…UX Design6 min readUX Design6 min read
May 1, 2021I landed 2 paid UX internships my first year as a self-taught UX DesignerThe momentum I picked up into my first year diving into UX design and how you can make the most of a self-paced curriculum at a low cost. UX design is getting more eyes onto it as people get burnt out from their current careers and see UX as “the…5 min read5 min read
Nov 8, 2020Imposter Syndrome — Am I sus?I got a new job shortly after ending my summer internship! I didn’t expect for it to happen so quickly, but here we are :) I have only finished the first week of it, but I would like to update this thread as I progress. A little background on the…Imposter Syndrome3 min readImposter Syndrome3 min read
Jul 30, 2020What I Learned From my First Usability TestUsability testing allows for real users to test out the product before the big release to fix anything that is not as intuitive as predicted. It helps eliminate bias from the team that created the product and get it in the hands of an audience who will give honest feedback. …UX Research3 min readUX Research3 min read
