Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — “To survive, UX needs a different type of designers: passionate, informed, well–rounded. UX designers with decades of experience and current bootcamp students should strive to develop a broad mindset, go above and beyond, master and challenge the frameworks, learn and bend the rules. Beyond the realization that design is far…

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — Moses, the so-called “master builder” of mid-20th century New York, was very concerned that white-only spaces in America (like beaches) might eventually be opened to all people. When designing the Grand Central Parkway in the late 1920s — a road intended, in part, to give New Yorkers “an easy way…

A curated list of open positions in UX and related areas. — The start of the year is a popular time for job changes, especially with the ongoing #layoffs happening across the industry. With that in mind, during the holiday break we doubled down on curating open positions in UX, Product, Research, and UX Writing onto our job board. This email highlights…

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — “Science fiction has often been credited with laying the groundwork for real life technological leaps. Nebula Award-winning sci-fi writer Pamela Sargent called the genre, “the literature of ideas.” From robots, artificial intelligence, and rockets, science fiction has entertained a lot of ideas on what science might be able to create…

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — “According to psychologists who study landscapes and environments, humans have evolved to emotionally prefer landscapes that allow them to gather knowledge from their environment that will be useful for their survival. …

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — “According to psychologists who study landscapes and environments, humans have evolved to emotionally prefer landscapes that allow them to gather knowledge from their environment that will be useful for their survival. Seeking and “eating” information is so important to us, and these characteristics have led us to prefer one environment…

After a brief pause, I decided to re-open my free mentorship slots for 2023. Every Friday I’ll be dedicating time to meet with folks and chat about any of the topics below: Portfolio review and feedback Interview tips, advice, mock interviews Design, hard- and soft-skill building, career growth Working abroad…

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — “Answering trans people’s needs online can create a safer digital environment and lead to a more diverse workforce in Tech. Breaking news: design can help do it.” Building inclusive products for trans people → By Chiara Angori Editor picks Will AI replace me? → An examination of ChatGPT and Dall-e’s UX skills. By Katie…

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. — “As Elon Musk burns down the Twitter we know, will a drastically different user experience emerge from the ashes?” Redesigning a breaking Twitter → By Maximillian Piras Editor picks Gamification gone wrong → Why apps should stop with the streaks. By Ben Davies-Romano I’m a designer at LinkedIn → Here are 4 tips…