UX Mastery Podcast

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Episodes

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UX Mastery Podcast

We're a community of learners, practitioners, mentors and design leaders with a common interest in user experience (UX) and human-centred design (HCD). Together we share and help each other grow the skills needed for a successful career in the user experience profession.

Episodes

#10: Design Decisions with Tom Greever

We chat with Tom Greever—designer and UX Director at Bitovi, and author of the latest O’Reilly title  Articulating Design Decisions: Communicate with Stakeholders, Keep Your Sanity, and Deliver the Best User Experience.  Tom answers some questions submitted by the UX Mastery community, and discusses how defending your design decisions can sometimes be more important that the design itself. For full episode details, including links and transcript, see: https://uxmastery.com/ux-mast...

Feb 29, 2016•32 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast

#9: Entrepreneurship with Dave Gray

We chat with Dave Gray – author, designer, entrepreneur and founder of XPLANE . We discuss visual thinking, education, evolution and entrepreneurship! For full episode details, including links and transcript, see: https://uxmastery.com/ux-mastery-podcast-9-something-with-dave-gray/

Feb 01, 2016•25 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast

#8: Studying UX with David Trewern

We sat down with David Trewern, an award-winning Australian designer and the founder of the Tractor design school . Our discussion wove through design schools, whether accreditation is valuable, and how to prepare for a career in UX. For full episode details, including links and transcript, see: https://uxmastery.com/ux-mastery-podcast-8-studying-ux-with-david-trewern/...

Jan 04, 2016•45 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast

#7: UX Strategy with Joe Natoli

Last week we caught up with Joe Natoli, known as the instructor of the very popular UX Fundamentals online course.  We spoke about UX strategy, careers, success, and the value of making mistakes. For full episode details, including links and transcript, see: https://uxmastery.com/ux-mastery-podcast-7-ux-strategy-with-joe-natoli/

Sep 29, 2015•38 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast

#6: Visual Facilitation with Marcel Van Hove

We chat with Marcel Van Hove, a  Bikablo-certified visual facilitator, about graphic recording, visual  thinking, and how honing your drawing skills can give you a competitive advantage as a professional designing digital products. Naturally we got talking about drawing,  sketchnoting, graphic recording and the rise of visual thinking in the  workplace. For full episode details, including links and transcript, see: https://uxmastery.com/ux-mastery-podcast-6-visual-facilitatio...

Jul 24, 2015•22 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast

#5: Office Hours with Luke & Matt

In this episode of the UX Podcast, originally recorded as an exclusive webinar for Gold Members in our community forums ,  Matt and Luke are joined by Hawk to discuss all things UX-related: design techniques, how to break into UX, create a portfolio, and manage  your career. For full episode details, including links and transcript, see: https://uxmastery.com/ux-mastery-ux-podcast-5-office-hours-luke-matt/...

Jul 10, 2014•1 hr 1 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast

#4: UX Careers with Patrick Neeman

In this episode we're joined by Patrick Neeman, Director of  Product Design at Apptio and creator of the popular Usability Counts blog and the infamous UX Drinking Game. Readers asked questions about how to break into UX, create a  portfolio, and manage your career. For full episode details, including links and transcript, see: https://uxmastery.com/ux-mastery-podcast-4-ux-careers-with-patrick-neeman/...

Mar 02, 2014•54 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast

#3: Qualities of a Good UX Designer with David Travis

In this episode, we talk with David Travis, founder of UK-based UX agency User Focus, and creator of the popular online course, User Experience: The Ultimate Guide To Usability . During  the interview, we discuss why the field of user experience  is in such demand, the pros and cons of training that is delivered in an  online format, how newcomers to the field can gain the experience they  need to break into the user experience industry, and the most important  quality o...

Sep 21, 2013•40 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast

#2: It’s A Jungle Out There

In this episode, we speak with a reader who is in the process of transitioning to a career in User Experience. Christine,  an HR Administrator from Toronto, is looking to change careers and  become a UX Designer. What she may lack in experience, she makes up for  with enthusiasm, communication skills, and a good understanding of  theory. She has a portfolio, built up from time she has volunteered to  various projects, has found a mentor, and is actively networking to fin...

Aug 12, 2013•32 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast

#1: Kickoff Q&A

The first episode of the UX Mastery podcast is a recording of the recent webinar that Matt and Luke hosted. Topics covered include how to get started as a UX Designer, what to put in a portfolio, and how to operate in a UX team of one. While we couldn’t answer every question that was asked, we did cover a lot of ground during the one-hour session. It was a lot of fun, and we’ll definitely do it again in the future. In the meantime, here’s a recording and transcript of the audio from the webinar....

Jul 12, 2013•1 hr 8 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast