Meet Alana Libertad Cortés, a product and Conversational Designer. Alana is also the CEO and co-founder of Netavox, a Spanish-focused conversational AI company. Alana's design focus ranges from IVR/IVA systems, chatbots, and software interfaces to multimodal Design. Listen to Alana talk about her pivot into conversation design and make a case for multilingual conversational designers to help shape the future of Conversational Design by bringing their language skills and helping transform this sp...
Mar 06, 2023•24 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Hillary Black, a Conversational Designer at Mav. Hillary is also a content creator and career coach. In addition, she is the founder of Conversation Designer Jobs. A platform she created to help aspiring and experienced conversational designers find the resources needed to skill up and where they can also find employment opportunities. Season 3: Different Paths One User Experience Series showcases different experts from various roles contributing to the user experience. --------------------...
Dec 31, 2022•24 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Minjun Chen, a Project Designer at Microsoft, where she designs workspace search experiences for enterprise customers and organizations. Before Microsoft, Minjun's work experiences include building Amazon products and creating mobile and desktop experiences for Wayfair. In addition, she is passionate about helping junior UX designers by providing mentorship and helping them grow in their careers. Season 3: Different Paths One User Experience Series showcases different experts from various r...
Oct 14, 2022•39 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Crista Faith Castro, a Product Manager and owner of User Experience at Skillup.org. Listen to Crista's journey from graphic designer to UX designer into her destined role of Product Manager. Learn what it takes to become a Product Manager and how to lay the groundwork for building up into this role. Season 3: Different Paths One User Experience Series showcases different experts from various roles contributing to the user experience. --------------------------------------------...
Sep 01, 2022•35 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Monique St. Paul, co-host of "Intersections in Learning and Development, a webcast hosted by the Training, Learning, and Development (TLDC) community. Monique walks us through her pivot from marketing to UX design and her path into Instructional Design. In addition, Monique provides resources available to you if you are looking into a career path in instructional design. Season 3: Different Paths One User Experience Series showcases different experts from various roles contributing to the u...
Jun 06, 2022•33 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Alissa Condra, a Customer Service Designer and creator of UX Adjacent. In this conversation, Alissa describes the difference between a Customer Service Designer and UX Designer and how this progression happens. In addition, she offers various resources available to you if you are looking into a career path in customer service design. Season 3: Different Paths One User Experience Series showcases different experts from various roles contributing to the user experience. ----------------------...
May 01, 2022•35 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Andrew Ma, a UX writer at American Express's mobile team. Andrew describes how he transitioned into UX design with the Hello UX team and how UX writing became his focus. In addition, he offers tips and resources available to you if you are looking into focusing on UX writing. Season 3: Different Paths One User Experience Series showcases different experts from various roles contributing to the user experience. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you fo...
Apr 01, 2022•45 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Let's welcome and get to know our new Hello UX Team member~ Angelina Garcia. Listen to her journey from graphic designer to QA and now UX Designer. This episode kicks-off Season 3: Different Paths One User Experience Series showcases different experts from various roles contributing to the user experience. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for listening! Please show your support by sharing this episode with friends and family and don't forget to rate ...
Feb 28, 2022•20 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Are you looking for mentorship opportunities? In this episode, we highlight UX Rescue's new Mentor/Mentee program. We also have a conversation with Christa Stephens, product designer, UX strategist, and Growth Manager with UX Rescue, and learn about her journey into UX Design and her role in UX Rescue's new Mentor/Mentee program. Season 2: Inclusion and Diversity Series brings diverse voices with conversations centered around important topics to emerging UX Designers. Emphasizing ho...
Oct 30, 2021•32 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast When pivoting into UX Design, at what step of your journey should you seek a mentor? How about now!!! In this episode, we have a conversation with Miguel Roblero, a Sr. Product Designer at Dell Technologies, Adjunct Professor-Instructor at UT Austin UX/UI Bootcamp and seasoned mentor. Before asking someone to mentor you, you will learn what mindset to bring into the mentorship and how to best prepare for a mentorship. Season 2: Inclusion and Diversity Series brings diverse voices with conv...
Sep 30, 2021•36 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Stella Guan. Award-winning visual designer and entrepreneur. Listen to her journey from broadcast television producer to visual designer. Learn all the insight and tips she has for those learning new skills. Also, find out about her passion and initiative to democratize design learning through a platform she created, Path Unbound. Season 2: Inclusion and Diversity Series brings diverse voices with conversations centered around important topics to emerging UX Designers. Emp...
May 31, 2021•30 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Join us for a conversation with UX Researcher Denise Pilar. Hear about her journey into UX Research, what tips she has to share if you would like to get into this field. Denise will also share how she and two colleagues, Cecilia Henriques and Elizete Ignacio, saw a gap in the Brazilian market for UX Research resources. This partnership resulted in the creation of UX Research guide: UX Research com Sotaque Brasileiro . Season 2 : Inclusion and Diversity Series brings diverse voi...
Apr 30, 2021•38 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Are you considering attending an immersive UX Bootcamp and would like more insight into what to expect? Then listen to Jazmin and guest co-host Omenaa discuss what it's like to attend an immersive UX bootcamp, tips on how to plan for it, and how to mitigate the stress that will surely come. Season 2: Inclusion and Diversity Series brings diverse voices with conversations centered around important topics to emerging UX Designers. Emphasizing how these, in particular, affect underrepre...
Mar 31, 2021•34 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Networking can be a wonderful and joyful experience when you are an extrovert but a little more daunting if you are an introvert. As you begin to build your UX Community, it will be essential for you to network. Listen to Jazmin and special guest Amelia Roberts discuss how to network by creating a system that best works for you. Season 2 : Inclusion and Diversity Series brings diverse voices with conversations centered around important topics to emerging UX Designers. Emphasizi...
Feb 28, 2021•42 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Abydjana and Jazmin explore different ways to continue growing your UX skills throughout your career. As the year comes to an end, they also reflect on their growth areas and reveal Hello UX's focus for the coming year.
Dec 31, 2020•15 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Wolves, Witches, Draculas, Oh My.... It could be a scary world out there when you are just beginning your journey into UX Design. Listen to these cautionary tales of two brave UX Designers who escaped the clutches of some real live monsters. But not to worry, Abydjana and Jazmin have some useful advice on avoiding these tricky situations.
Oct 31, 2020•17 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Abydjana and Jazmin talk with UX Strategist and Experience Design & Strategy Lead at NYC & Co, Miguel M. As a UX Educator and current Career Foundry mentor, Miguel offers advice to up and coming UX Designers to help them determine which UX learning path is best for them: how to make the best of their UX Bootcamp experience, what follow-up steps to take once the bootcamp is over, and how to stay motivated and connected to others in the UX community.
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast There are so many factors to consider when choosing a UX/UI Bootcamp, it’s almost like putting a puzzle together. Listen to Abydjana and Jazmin as they help you put the pieces together! They’ll share their stories and those of recent UX Bootcamp graduates; they reflect on their Bootcamp experiences and discuss tips for choosing a Bootcamp that best fits you.
Aug 31, 2020•25 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Get to know your hosts of HELLO UX. Listen to how Abydjana, Jazmin, and Whitney all came from different backgrounds and pivoted into UX Design. Learn more about what motivated and encouraged each to discover a new career path.
Jun 16, 2020•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast "Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Hello, UX!” Wondering how to pivot into the world of UX design? Do you find yourself asking … Where do I start? Who can I talk to? What if my background isn't tech? Fear no more!!! If you or anyone you know is ready to fight the uncertainty of jumping into UX Design, make sure you follow Hello UX! Listen to each episode as our team of superheroines bravely tackle the evil villainous forces made of the atrocious Bad UX, the shady Case Study, a...
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