Don’t fall for the myth that designers can just magically come up with ideas on the spot from a blank sheet of paper! Different techniques can be used to come up with ideas, as with everything, there is a process you can follow!

A UX competitor analysis is a technique that can be done to enhance the products features, find opportunities to develop new features or to identify pitfalls to avoid.

Exploratory research allows researchers to ‘explore’ a space such as peoples motivations, needs, pain points, behaviours, opinions etc. Understanding all of this helps identify opportunity areas with problems to solve.

Design briefs and why they are so important..

Get clarity and alignment on your design project before starting.

I am also sharing a FigJam template I created for a workshop to create a design brief

Here are some of the learnings I got from doing take home tasks during the interview process and reviewing tasks designers have sent for the job vacancies we have.

There are so many tools you can use as a designer! Tools can completely change the way you work and these tools I will mention below have transformed the way I work for the better so I wanted to share them with you. There may be some you were expecting, and some which may surprise you!

The Harvard Business Review describes imposted syndrome as “doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud”. Many individuals describe it as feeling like you will be found out as a fraud, and you only got to where you are due to luck.

Here are some of the habits I apply which could help you develop your skills as a designer in a much shorter period of time

I want to talk about a few patterns I saw from the job applications we received and explain how you can make sure you do/don’t do certain things to increase your chances of getting to the interview stage.

I will talk through the framework Kim writes about in her book Radical Candor - A feedback technique that will help you build “the best relationships of your career”. Learn whether you’ve fallen into Obnoxious Aggressive or Manipulative Insecurity.

In this post I will talk through a few things I am looking for in the new junior designer I will be hiring and how to demonstrate these things in the best way, with or without design experience.

When I first started off in my career there were a number of beliefs I had about being a UX designer which I worried about. Over time I very quickly learnt how untrue and often ridiculous these were. So I want to straighten these out

I’ll be honest, creating a portfolio is one of my least favourite parts of the job hunt! I was so tired of spending hours creating them, so I changed my approach and now it takes me less than a week!