April’s Top Design Picks
Declining UX Industry. UX Resume Suggestions. (Un)ethical Data in Products.
Yes it’s April 1st, but these articles are no joke. This month we hit on the decline of the “UX” industry, why so many UXers are fail to get hired in new roles, and the ethics of customers data as part of the product experience.
👉 The Top Three
By Robert Skrobe
I just reviewed 370 applications (for UX)
By Yan Grinshtein
Should we all lose faith in UX?
By Mahan Mehrvarz
📚 Looking for a Good Read?
Design Thinking: Understanding How Designers Think and Work
By Nigel Cross
Unlike many other “design thinking” handbooks out there, Nigel Cross is the original author on the topic. Over the past few decades, many people have taken Nigel’s great work and tried to make a commodity out of it. This is no commodity. Nigel has spent years studying what makes designers successful, and in this book he’ll unpack the core features of a good designer. If you want to level up your credibility and success, put this on your “must read” list.
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🎉 Bonus Article
My good friend Nate Schloesser has been pumping out a lot of great content lately. His latest article on Design Ethics caught some attention. It will make you question whether or not you are designing like Tron or CLU.