PinnedKatie HoangWhat 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…5 min read·Oct 13, 2021--9--9
Katie HoangJunior Designers, Don’t Accept The Job Offer Without Asking These QuestionsThe excitement of getting a job offer is really something. You feel validated, valued, and totally ready to ditch “funemployment”. And in…3 min read·Jan 19, 2024----
Katie HoangHow instant gratification is hurting Gen Z in small and big waysWe live in a world where everything is competing for our attention all the time. And instead of understanding that we can only focus on one…3 min read·Dec 10, 2023--1--1
Katie HoangYou can’t have it all.Because we are human and we all have limits, whether we choose to accept it or not.3 min read·Sep 28, 2023----
Katie HoangThese skills will make you a great UX designer, but also an enjoyable person to work withWhen I was in college, there was a lot of emphasis on tangible skills. I learned what, rather than why or with whom.5 min read·Jun 1, 2023--7--7
Katie HoangDon’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…4 min read·Jul 24, 2022--2--2
Katie HoanginBootcampYou don’t need to work for a FAANG company to “make it”from a Junior UX Designer who once thought you had to work for a FAANG company to “make it”3 min read·Sep 29, 2023--2--2
Katie HoangWhat They Don’t Tell You About College — From A First -Gen GradThe classic Expectation vs. Reality5 min read·Nov 5, 2021----
Katie HoangThe $200 self taught UX/UI beginner pack that led me to a full time roleBig thanks to student discounts and free trials3 min read·Oct 24, 2021----
Katie HoangWhat 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…4 min read·Jul 9, 2021----
