Colton Schweitzer on Kickass UX
Dec 04, 2023•48 min
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Episode description
In this episode Colton Schweitzer, co-founder of Kickass UX and Lee-Sean Huang, senior director of learning and programs at AIGA talk about:
- How Banksy inspired Colton to get into graphic design
- How creating a board game introduced Colton to UX and landed him a job
- The differences between a design bootcamp and a college degree program
- How to identify and address common gaps in UX design education
- How recent design graduates can make their portfolios stand out and some hope for current UX job seekers
- What makes the Kickass UX program different and how graduates of the program have found success
- Why graphic designers should learn UX even if they aren’t planning a career pivot
- How can designers overcome subjectivity when dealing with stakeholders
- What are the “Treasure Map” and “Kung Fu Master” metaphors for the UX process and how do they make you a more powerful designer with a “why skillset”
- How Colton applies UX principles to designing the pedagogy and business model for his venture, Kickass UX
- And more!
Use code AIGA75 for $75 off your first month of Kickass UX's UX/UI Expert course
AIGA's Design Futures research referenced in the episode
Colton's cartoon alter ego, Kitty AF recently released a holiday book How the Cat Ruined Christmas
Irish Bouzouki clip by PhotoCapeBreton via Pixabay
This is the final episode of 2023. Happy holidays! See you next year.
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