Design Edu Today

Ji Su Hiatt Experience Designer at Capital One joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the difference between user experience design and service design and just how much visual designers need to embrace these disciplines. We also cover more in depth the different types of user research and how it’s used at Capital One, and discuss the role bootcamps such as the Iron Yard and Generally Assembly play in the role of user experience education. Finally, we talk about what makes a good user experience design portfolio.

Rachel Inman UX Designer at Google joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the education necessary for a someone to become a User Experience Designer. We go into specifics on the different education paths open to students, and what is specific to User Experience Design that can be applied to all forms of design from graphic design to industrial design. Finally, we talk about the types of information gathered by the UX team and how it could be a basis to start graphic design projects from.

Karelia Jo Moore Experience Lead at Huge joins Gary Rozanc to discuss what makes User Experience Design different from Interactive Design. We will also discuss the User Experience Design process and how it fits into the overall design process. We finish up the conversation talking about the specific User Experience Design principles Design Educators should be teaching to Interactive Design students.

Marne Pike Chief Operating Officer and Senior Digital Strategist, and Mike Brophy Creative Director at Veracity Media join Gary Rozanc to discuss the process behind designing a political campaign for an individual and the process designing for an organization. We go in-depth on digital strategy, interactive design, and website development and how those different disciplines fit into the entire project.

Anne Petersen Director of User Experience at Fastspot joins Gary Rozanc to discuss what makes user experience design different from interactive design. Anne also describes the user experience design process in detail and how it fits into the overall design process. Anne finished the conversation talking about what user experience design principles design educators should be teaching to interactive designers in the classroom.

Alexis Findiesen Senior Developer, and Zaid White Senior Art Director at CHIEF join Gary Rozanc to discuss the ins and outs of how designers and developer work together. The discussion goes into the details of when they work side by side, what kind of files they hand off to each other, and how micro interactions are designed and developed. Alexis and Zaid also share how their academic backgrounds, different from what their daily work, lead them to where they are today.

Kelly Driver, Senior Interactive Designer at idfive, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the interactive design process including how designers and developers work together, how much HTML and CSS designers really need to know, and how entry level designers have trouble keeping up with the pace necessary to be successful in the industry.

Vijay Mathews, W&CO Co-founder, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the interactive design process for the Newark Walks app. The conversation goes into specific details on curating the user’s journey through Newark, how designers and developers work together, who creates the content and the production timeline from initial client meeting to product launch. We also discuss why the Newark Walks was an Android/iOS app instead of a web based app.

Robyn Kanner, UX Designer at Amazon, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss non-traditional paths to becoming a graphic designer and the differences between Brand Design and User Experience Design. We will also go in depth about creating a user journey and what lengths are truly necessary for designers to properly research the end user of their products. We finish up the episode with a call to designers to get involved in politics beyond posters and safety pins.

Emelyn Baker, Product Designer with Brit + Co., joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the staggering number of industry specific titles out there used to categorize designers, and the not always perfect step by step design process including where content strategy fits in on a classroom project. We also cover designing with real content vs. lorem ipsum and ways to expose students to working in multidisciplinary teams while still in school.