Sometimes, actually – let me rephrase that, a lot of times I know I want to talk to a guest but I have no idea what I’ll gain from them – a lot like UX.  What is UX?  User Experience within a piece of software.  It’s something companies spend A LOT of time on, or don’t – and then fail.  In this episode, we are lucky enough to snag a few cycles of brain time with Tiffany Eaton, UX designer, Medium Author, and upcoming grad/disruptor in the UX field.  Tiffany tells us what the main challenges UX attempts to fix, and how the goals of a UX designer flow.  Come join us for this great conversation – especially if you’ve ever used an app – so all of us, really.

3:00: What is UX?

4:00: Tiffany’s Interning experience, and talking about networking to get the first one.

7:00: Real world projects versus constraints within school – the shock of reality.

11:00: ‘Do I Belong’ game

12:00: Tools of the trade

17:45: Interview prep, and deep researching tips for prep from Tiffany

19:00: STAR method (this was new to Preston – it’s a cool method).

https://www.vawizard.org/wiz-pdf/STAR_Method_Interviews.pdf

22:00: Tiffany educates me on why she feels design doesn’t have nearly as many curmudgeonly folks – it’s just their nature of designing new stuff all the time.

24:00: Millennials don’t care about work that doesn’t matter.

26:00: UX market entry tips. Design of everything book. side projects.

29:00: Deep dive into how UX and programmers actually work.

32:30: Tiffany’s mantra of ‘Not holding users accountable because they don’t think like we do’.

34:00: GAMING TIME! Tiffany’s game and arcade experience, and the specific game she is an aficionado about.

If you’d like to find Tiffany online, go find her online at the following locations:

http://skl.sh/2nal9ZT (Tiffany’s class on UX research)

http://tiffanyeaton.com/asian-sterotype-story-game (Tiffany’s stereotype story game)

https://medium.com/@tiffanyeaton (Tiffany’s Medium account)

http://tiffanyeaton.com (Tiffany’s website)