Kerry McPhearson, product designer at Disney, and Stella Guan, award-winning designer and founder of Path Unbound discussed if designers should fight the battle or choose to compromise in a less-than-ideal design environment.

Kerry McPhearson, product designer at Disney, and Stella Guan, award-winning designer and founder of Path Unbound discussed why some product designers are ashamed of what they are doing.

Kerry McPhearson, product designer at Disney, and Stella Guan, award-winning designer and founder of Path Unbound discussed how junior designers can differentiate themselves when they try to break into the lucrative and fun world of product design.

Kerry McPhearson, product designer at Disney, and Stella Guan, award-winning designer and founder of Path Unbound discussed why big tech companies seem to employ an unusually large number of designers. The most exciting part of this video is, Kerry breaks down "secret" teams in big techs, such as Netflix and Instagram, and show you what those design teams do behind the scenes, in a "rap" format:)

Kerry McPhearson, product designer at Disney, and Stella Guan, award-winning designer and founder of Path Unbound discussed the confusion around what a product designer really does in the world of tech. This is especially useful for junior designers looking to break into the field.

In Part 2 of this episode, Kerry McPhearson, product designer at Disney, and Stella Guan, award-winning designer and founder of Path Unbound discussed if there is such a thing as a "certified designer" in the UI/UX and product design industry.

In Part 1 of this episode, Kerry McPhearson, product designer at Disney, and Stella Guan, award-winning designer and founder of Path Unbound discussed why some students are disappointed by the Google UX Design Certificate course. We discussed where it shines, where it failed, and more importantly what really matters when choosing a program and breaking into the UI/UX design industry.   

What are some of the most common design job red flags? How can aspiring UI/UX product designers manage the expectation to becoming a "full-stack" unicorn designer as a junior? In this episode, Stella Guan, founder and CEO of Path Unbound, an online design school, discussed this controversial issue with Kerry McPhearson, product designer.

"Full-stack" comes from web development, meaning developers who can code from both the front and the back end. It became a buzzword in the design industry in recent years and employers are increasingly seeking them out. Do "full-stack" designers actually exist? Should you try to be a "full-stack"designer? In this episode, Stella Guan, founder and CEO of Path Unbound, an online design school, discussed this controversial issue with Kerry McPhearson, product designer.

In Part 2 of this episode, Kerry McPhearson, product designer, and Stella Guan, award-winning designer and founder of Path Unbound discussed the current problem of UX design bootcamps pushing templated portfolios and the heated debate around what really matters in a design portfolio.