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  • Why we are closing our UX mentoring Slack channel

    Why we are closing our UX mentoring Slack channel

    When Christina and I started UXmentor.me in 2013 we had no idea it would turn into one of the largest design communities online. We have around 1500 mentees from all walks of life, at different stages in their career and from across the globe. In those 6 years, our mentors have helped guide mentees who…

    October 15, 2019
  • Why UX courses don’t work

    Why UX courses don’t work

    UX courses and boot camps are extremely popular for learning UX theory. But a UX course may not prepare you properly for the real world of work.

    September 10, 2019
  • UXmentor.me Plus – August 2019 Mentor Q&A

    UXmentor.me Plus – August 2019 Mentor Q&A

    Every month our UXmentor.me Plus members get a live Q&A with the mentors where they can get their questions answered. This month we covered the following questions: Where did the idea for UXmentor.me come from? Where do you see the future of UXmentor.me? How do you convince interviewers you can do the job, even if…

    August 20, 2019
  • The benefits of a UX mentor: Why every Designer needs one

    The benefits of a UX mentor: Why every Designer needs one

    Having a UX mentor is a great way to help you advance and grow in your career as a UX Designer. At UXmentor.me we have a team of experienced UX and Research mentors available to help you. But what are the benefits of a UX mentor? Advice from real UX Designers There is a lot…

    August 13, 2019
  • The benefits of an online UX community

    The benefits of an online UX community

    Community is important in every aspect of life. Communities can form around an interest, a local area or even your career. An online UX community can be a great way to turbocharge your learning and become a better Designer. Here are some reasons why. Knowing you aren’t alone It’s easy to think you are the…

    July 31, 2019
  • Project 2 Beta – What we learned

    Project 2 Beta – What we learned

    At UXmentor.me, we have spent the last 6 years mentoring people who have taken UX courses or bootcamps to help them transition into the world of work. The problem We have a community of over 1000 mentees who have learnt, or are learning UX Design and Research and transitioning into the world of work. Every…

    May 14, 2019
  • Project 2 – Sprint 4 – Show & Tell

    Project 2 – Sprint 4 – Show & Tell

    Sprint Lead: Xochitl Greetings! We’ve made it! This is the end of week Sprint 4, and the end of the project. We’re excited to share this last step of the journey with you all. What were our goals for this sprint? Develop concepts using everything we learned from our first round of user interviews. Conduct…

    April 11, 2019
  • Ask me anything – Rachel Liu

    Ask me anything – Rachel Liu

    Rachel is currently a Lead Service Designer at Pearson Education who specialises in international research and strategy for learning products and services. She took an unconventional path to UX 7 years ago. With a computer science background, she was developing technology solutions. A few years later, she decided to follow her passion in design and…

    April 3, 2019
  • Project 2 – Sprint 3 – Show & Tell

    Project 2 – Sprint 3 – Show & Tell

    Sprint Lead: Ina Hello from the UXMentor.me Project 2 team! It’s the end of Sprint 3 and it was another jam-packed sprint with some big deliverables. It’s been a challenging one but we’ve learnt a lot from the experience! What were our goals for this sprint? This sprint our main focus was finishing user interviews,…

    March 29, 2019
  • How we celebrated International Women’s Day

    How we celebrated International Women’s Day

    At UXmentor.me to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day we hosted three discussion topics with our community members that promoted the theme of Balance for Better. The aim of the discussions were to look at tips and approaches that everyone could adopt to make our UX research and design industry more balanced. Our three topics…

    March 19, 2019
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