Episode 37 – Landing your first design job!

This week on the Design Review, Chris and Jon discuss what it takes to land your first job as a professional designer, and answer some of the most common questions on what to do. Later in the show, we have a short discussion on equal pay! Stick around for a much longer than normal episode!

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Episode 36 – Free your mind from design blocks!

This week, Chris and Jon discuss the ways in which designers can get blocked in their creative process, and what can be done about it. Later in the show, we introduce a brand new segment that we hope you’ll enjoy. So stick around for another great episode!

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Episode 35 – Designers, stop being so hypercritical!

The guys are back with another episode. This week Chris and Jon discuss the hypercriticism in the design community. It’s a difficult topic, since everyone has an opinion, but if we improve how we talk about design, maybe others will too! Stick around for another great episode!

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Also, Jon mentioned a video in his “Good UX of the Week” story. It’s from a talk by Derek Sakamoto, one of the UI designers at Blizzard who worked on their new game Hearthstone! It’s a 30 minute talk from a presentation at GDC, and it’s really good!

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Episode 34 – Why do designers become jaded?

It all started with this tweet:

https://twitter.com/machinehuman/status/695094120461643777

…which led to this Designer News post:

https://www.designernews.co/stories/63683-ask-dn-what-makes-a-designer-become-jaded

…and of course now, this episode of the Design Review!

This week on the Design Review, Chris and Jon discuss some of the negative aspects of being a designer and talk about how designers can become jaded in their careers. Later they discuss how to stop it from happening based on their own experiences. Lastly, they bring back their stories of “Good UX of the Week”!

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Episode 33 – Diversity in Tech with Melanie Araujo

At long last, the guys are back in the studio! This week Chris and Jon have a conversation with Melanie Araujo, a designer and founder of frontandcenter.co, an organization dedicated to solving the problem of diversity in tech, through design. Stay tuned for another excellent episode!

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Episode 32 – The Power of Saying “No”

Chris and Jon are back in the recording studio for 2016! This week, they talk about how to prioritize your work and the power of saying “no”!

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Episode 31 – Defining a design strategy that works!

This week, Chris and Jon are back with another topic from the listeners! This time, we’re talking about how to define a design strategy at the beginning of a project. Later in the show, we discuss measuring your designs by using metrics and data. Lastly, we close out the show with our stories of “Good UX of the Week”.

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Episode 30 – Why Personas are important for good design!

This week, both Jon and Chris are back in the studio to discuss personas. We go over what they are, how you use them, along with some tips on how to get started. We close it out with a discussion of why people don’t seem to use them more often, along with our stories of the “Good UX of the Week!”

P.S. Here is the microphone Chris mentioned in the episode.

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Episode 29 – Usability Testing and User Experience

This week, while Jon is busy editing his new book, Chris spends some time talking (ranting) about usability testing, and addressing some of the common myths about it. It’s a bit of a long show, so just be warned… 😛

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Episode 28 – Designing with Empathy

This week, Jonathan spends some time alone (while Chris was out cycling around Northern California) and talks about empathy in design. It’s an important topic that is good for the whole company, not just designers. Stay tuned!

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