Tag: career

  • Breaking into User Research

    Breaking into User Research

    Most people in a user research role didn’t start their career there. If someone is thinking of switching from a marketing and/or communications background, then this post is for you they likely have a good grasp of handling sensitive information (knowing what to include/share and what not to) and picking the right angle (what information…

  • Tips for young designers (or young people in any career)

    Tips for young designers (or young people in any career)

    David Airey’s blog has a nice excerpt from small NYC based design firm Sagmeister & Walsh’s answers page. The section on advice for students gives the following tips for young designers, but they’re applicable to starting out and succeeding in most professions. The parts that most ring true to me are: One of the most valuable things you can do…