Get UX job Cover letter for UX Designers The last piece of the application process is the cover letter. It’s best for the cover letter to be last because it’s the most personal and most thought out document of all three which will naturally take you more time. I believe all of the documents that you send, like an application for a job, […] Written by Pia Klancar December 22, 2017March 24, 2020
Get UX job Curriculum vitae – CV of a UX Designer When I work with my students and we create their applications for jobs (portfolio-cv-cover letter), the CV always comes last in the discussion. Never intentionally; students all want to focus on the portfolio and then I naturally follow with the cover letter. Written by Pia Klancar November 30, 2017March 24, 2020
Get UX job UX Portfolio – breaking the rules Portfolios, the hottest topic with my students and apparently also in the UX community around the world. I’ve given you my two cents in Portfolio for Freelancers and UX Portfolio for a full-time job, so what else is there to talk about? Well, how to break the rules, of course! Written by Pia Klancar September 5, 2017March 24, 2020
Get UX job UX Portfolio for freelancers We’ve talked about creating a portfolio for a full time job, but what about freelancers? The number one feedback I got from the previous article is that I’m right about the differences in the two job types. Written by Pia Klancar August 17, 2017March 24, 2020
Get UX job UX Portfolio for the full time job How to make your (perfect) UX Portfolio? A question for a million dollars. Everyone has an opinion and not surprisingly they have very conflicting opinions. Written by Pia Klancar August 8, 2017March 23, 2020
Learn UX Tips and tricks Empty State Design, How To Design It With More Intent – A Best Practice An empty state screen can seem like it’s of secondary importance. It is not always empty for very long, and many users won’t even end up interacting with one. In this post, I’ll focus on Empty State Screens a how-to, and best practice. First of all, why do we need an Empty State? When an […] Written by Giorgia Cifani November 2, 2020January 23, 2021
Learn UX Tips and tricks Web app vs Native app Today I would like to introduce one of my former UX students – Christian Eigl. My students in CareerFoundry’s Certified UX Designer Course create one Native and one Web app design, therefore, we always have the discussion about which is better and for whom. I found Christian’s approach to explaining the difference interesting and am […] Written by UXD Girl October 17, 2019November 3, 2020
Career Stories The impostor syndrome Tina has always been a creative person. Drawing, painting, music, singing…you name it, she’s tried it all and she was quite good at it. But she was the most creative in solving problems. It could be a broken broom, lost item, or life challenges her friends shared with her, she could always find options for […] Written by Pia Klancar August 11, 2018March 23, 2020
Career Stories Story of a button Some time ago I made a design mistake that caused a s***storm in the community. In hindsight I can say that was one of the situations that taught me a lot about designing for a passionate community and about my own humility, so today I want to talk to you about how the story of […] Written by Pia Klancar May 19, 2018March 24, 2020
Career Stories My Job hunt – Maureen Herben Today I want to share with you a personal story of one of my students – Junior UX Designer, Maureen Herben. She is proof that UX Designers can win in the job hunt process if they see it as just another design challenge. We’ve worked together during her course Certified UX Designer through Career Foundry […] Written by Pia Klancar May 11, 2018March 24, 2020
Get UX job Working as a UX designer “How does this look in real life? What does it mean to be a UX Designer in practice? What will my life be after I’m done with the UX course?” Interestingly the questions above come from almost every UX student I’ve ever worked with. Written by Pia Klancar August 6, 2017March 23, 2020
Learn UX UX Methods Embracing the iteration process Asking for feedback is not always easy, and most of all it’s not always fun. You’ve worked on a design for days, sometimes weeks, you’ve probably fallen in love with your work, and then comes the time of judgement. The dark time when you need to show the design to the world… Written by Pia Klancar March 11, 2017March 24, 2020
Learn UX Tips and tricks Interruptions Sometimes life happens. We plan and plan, and have this amazing idea of how everything will work out, but then life happens. Written by Pia Klancar December 13, 2016March 24, 2020
