- Introduction
- What is UX?
- The Six Traits Of Successful UX Designers
- Care
- Drive
- Focus
- Pushing Limits
- Handling Uncertainty
- Communication
- Downsides of working in UX
- Conclusion
What you'll learn
- This course will give you the tools you need to decide if a career in UX is right for you.
- You will learn about the core traits that make UX designers successful
- You will learn the secret downsides of working in UX that no one talks about
Description
If you’ve found this course, chances are you’ve heard about the “hot new field” of UX design.
UX design is consistently rated as one of the highest paying jobs with the best work-life balance, and opportunities to be "creative." You now have vocational schools claiming that in a mere 10 weeks, they can transform you into a UX designer and double or triple your salary.
But is UX design really right for you? In this course, I will give you the tools to help you decide for yourself. I will give a brief overview of what UX design is, and the traits that make a good UX designer. I will talk about the frustrating parts of being a UX designer. And I will give you a set of questions to ask yourself that will help you examine yourself and decide if UX is a career path that makes sense for you!
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Información sobre el Instructor

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Jamal Nichols
Silicon Valley Design Leader, Mentor and Champion
Formerly at Google, BMW, Wells Fargo, WalmartLabs. Run my own design consultancy in Silicon Valley now.
I got my start in teaching helping career changers make a transition into UX by way of a 10-week, full-time immersive program at General Assembly. I'm very passionate about teaching and mentoring-- I must be, because there's not a lot of money in this!
The unique perspective I bring to your design challenges is based on my unique background: because I'm a mix of very disparate cultures (American growing up in Germany), I connect subjects that other designers aren't able to connect as easily. This leads to seeing opportunities that would stay undiscovered if you worked with someone who does not have this perspective. I graduated with a Master's Degree in Media System Design from one of the top universities in Germany. Over the last decade, I've worked in all aspects of the design process at some point: frontend dev, engineering, visual design, prototyping/interaction/UX, product.
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This was really interesting to learn what expectations to have while working in the UX field. It's important to know the downsides of it and what makes a good UX designer and make a person think about if they would fit into that industry or not.
Jamal is a down to earth, straight forward and clear teacher who points out the blind spots and growing pains of a designer, especially if you're early on in your career or new to the field of user experience. This course is not focused on the hard technical aspect of picking up softwares or visual design, but more on the soft skills. if anything, the principles taught helps to establish a good baseline and give a refreshing perspective from an experienced lenses on becoming a better designer for others, and pursue growth for yourself.
After taking this course, I've come to the realization that UX isn't for me at this point in time. I'm going to continue my path with Web Development. There are awesome nuggets in this course that really resonated with me. I know I have a lot to improve on as I transition into tech, but I'm looking forward to learning and growing.