Honest Design Talks

By Anfisa Bogomolova and Ioana TeleanuArts Design

Honest Design Talks episodes

December 21, 2023 #90 Reflections and predictions from 2023
In this episode:
• What moments filled us with pride this year?"
• What are our professional aspirations for 2024?"
• What concerns or fears did we encounter in the past year?"
• What were some of the challenges we encountered in the UX design industry?"
• How will our podcast evolve?"

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34 min
December 13, 2023 #89 My startup founder-designer story
In this episode:
Anfi unfolds her captivating journey, delving into the challenges she faced as a designer and co-founder in a startup.

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38 min
December 05, 2023 #88 Choosing to work full time over freelancing
In this episode:
• What drives our decision to commit to a full-time role in a product company instead of pursuing freelancing opportunities?
• Why we transitioned to full-time work and what kept us there?
• What are the pros and cons, as well as the trade-offs, of committing to full-time employment compared to freelance?
Mentioned in this episode:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll on Ioana's AI course ⁠⁠"AI-Powered UX Design: How to Elevate Your UX Career"⁠⁠ on Interaction Design Foundation with 25% discount.
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🎓 Domestika course ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Create a Learning Strategy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Ioana
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33 min
November 28, 2023 #87 How we failed a podcast re-branding project
In this episode:
Anfisa and Ioana delve into the missteps behind the failed rebranding of 'Honest UX Talks'.
Let us know where do you usually listen to the 'Honest UX talks' podcast in the question section.
Mentioned in this episode:
⁠⁠⁠Enroll on Ioana's AI course ⁠"AI-Powered UX Design: How to Elevate Your UX Career"⁠ on Interaction Design Foundation with 25% discount.

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🎓 Domestika course ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Create a Learning Strategy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Ioana
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28 min
November 23, 2023 #86 The Long-Awaited Return: UX and Life Check-in
In this episode:
Anfisa and Ioana unveil their career milestones and life transformations.
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Mentioned in this episode:
⁠Enroll on Ioana's AI course "AI-Powered UX Design: How to Elevate Your UX Career" on Interaction Design Foundation with 25% discount.

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31 min
May 25, 2023 #85 The Impact of AI on UX Design industry
Episode's sponsor:
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In this episode:
How is AI changing the design industry?
What is the type of work AI can and cannot do?
What skills are not going to be replaced by AI in the foreseeable future? What kind of design work can be easily automated?
How to stay relevant in the design industry?

Upcoming Events:
'The future of AI and UX design: what it means for you' webinar hosted by Ioanna, is happening at 4 PM (CEST) on May 25.
Ioanna is going to have live session on her Instagram uxgoodies in collaboration with Interaction Design Foundation on May 30th. Ioana will be answering live-questions about the world of AI and how it is impacting us as UX designers.
'AI-Powered UX Design: How to Elevate Your UX Career' masterclass by Ioana with Interaction Design Foundation

Mentioned in this episode:
Ben's Bites daily newsletter about AI
People + AI Research (PAIR) is a multidisciplinary team at Google that explores the human side of AI
Elements of AI is a free online course on AI
Azure AI is a framework for developing comprehensive solutions for data and AI by Microsoft

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37 min
May 17, 2023 #84 UX job hunting strategies
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In this episode:
What is a job hunting strategy and why you should have one ?
Why applying to hundreds of jobs is not a good idea?
What strategy we would recommend in 2023?

Mentioned in this episode:
The 6 Levels of UX Maturity

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37 min
May 10, 2023 #83 Building a strong UX case study
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In this episode:
How to start building a case study?
What are the stages of building a case study?
Why is it important to understand in what medium you will be sharing your case study?
What are the top practical tips for building a case study?

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45 min
May 02, 2023 #82 Standing out as a UX designer during job hunting
Episode's sponsor:
Dovetail is a one source of truth for all sorts of user research insights. Collect, analyse, synthesize and share user research easily and effectively.

In this episode:
How to stand out as a junior designer in a tough market? What can you bring to the table as a junior designer?
What junior designers lack in their portfolios?
What are the common mistakes junior designers make when applying for jobs? What are hiring managers looking for?
Why is it important to target where you are applying to even as a junior designer?
Why is it important to find your unique value proposition and how to articulate that?

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38 min
April 26, 2023 #81 Navigating UX career as a non-native English speaker
In this episode:
Is it important to master English if you are going into UX design career? Is English an important part of UX design career?
How to build UX vocabulary in a foreign language?
How were Anfi's and Ioanna's early days in UX?
How was the content making in UX design as a non-native English speaker?

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36 min

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Honest weekly conversations about Product Design careers, challenges, portfolios, mental health, and all things tech + design. Ioana and Anfisa together have 20 years of experience in the Product Design field and trying to share their main lessons to help anyone who's looking for a safe space with sincere and practical career advice.