With a desire to transform healthcare, Hillary Hines completed nearly five years of school and two years of practice to become a medical doctor. She made plans to specialize in psychiatry, as she was especially passionate about helping others and making a positive impact in the world. However, despite her achievements in medicine, she began…
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Sheray Franklin has had quite the diverse career. In 2013, she received her undergraduate B.S. in dance management, handling the production side of dance performances — and two years later, she earned an M.A. in professional communication and leadership. The result? Surprisingly, a career in ministry as assistant manager of media for her local church,…
From Yoga to UX: How this UI Specialist Made a Big Career Change
Ty Behl has a fairly unique background. His first job out of college was as a UI designer for a fitness company called DDPYoga, founded by none other than WWE professional wrestler Diamond Dallas Page. “They were transitioning from selling DVDs to developing their own personal app to house all of their workouts, inspirational content,…
How to Become a UX Designer With No Experience
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If you have a knack for understanding people and figuring out what makes them tick, a career in user experience (UX) research might just be the right fit for you. In this article, we’ll show you how to become a UX researcher and give you a few insights into what career training opportunities and job…
11 Psychology Principles UX Designers Should Understand
It’s a fact of life — you spend five seconds figuring out that the pull handle on a door is actually a push mechanism, and those few moments of annoying inconvenience cast a pall over your day. There are millions of examples of similar quirks in consumer psychology. We pick a neutral blue sweater over…
8 Must-Have UX Designer Skills
A handheld video game console. A foldable camping fork. An online banking app. What do these all have in common? Though they’re as different as can be, they all share one key commonality: a UX designer’s expertise. The job of a user experience (UX) designer is to create enjoyable and meaningful product experiences. These professionals…
The UX/UI Boot Camp Brought This Learner Clarity, Community, and the Ultimate Career Change
Jamil Mawani was an accomplished technician for AT&T. Rain or shine, his job brought him outdoors to install copper lines, cables, and more. But after two and a half years of working long hours, including night and weekend shifts, he was ready for a change. “I’d always been interested in website design,” said Jamil. “I just…