Doing the design course is one thing, but the real challenge is catching everything you’ve learned on the course and applying it to a new career.

UX design isn’t like any other vocation.

It’s not just going to work and doing the 9 to 5; it’s what you do outside of your working hours—how you improve, and how do you network.

There’s a lot more to it.

Thoughts? 💬

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User Stories and Use Cases in UX Design 💡

User Stories are centered on the result and the benefit of the thing you're describing.

Whereas, Use Cases can be more granular and describe how your system will act.

Thoughts? 💬

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How to cheat your way into a design job?

In the design industry, even high-school dropouts can still get hired and be successful as a designer.

It’s not about your resume. It’s entirely about your portfolio.

You might have 10 years of experience as a designer but with a poor portfolio that doesn’t reflect it.

Or you might have 2 years of experience with a terrific portfolio that gets you hired at a top company right away.

In this way, you can cheat the system.

Create a compelling portfolio with excellent case studies and nobody will ever know, or care, whether you have a design degree.

You’ll be ten steps ahead of the person with a master's in UI/UX design and five years of experience – because they either haven’t updated their portfolio, or they have and it’s not good.

Your portfolio is the biggest investment you can make in your career.

Doing your best work makes your portfolio better. Making your portfolio better leads to more great work. And the circle continues.

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