The UX Kitchen Podcast

In this podcast, we're going to continue expanding your skills as a designer to really be like a top tier designer and be very comfortable and happy in your everyday work.

Today I have one of my favorite topics, which is redesigning a complex SAS products, SAS, as in software, as a service.

In this episode we are going to talk about do you need to learn UX as a UI designer and the other way around, which is do you need to learn UI as a UX designer? What are the pros and cons?

In this episode, I will show you six plus one tangible and actionable ways, how you can improve your UI designs, and your skills.

I have one of my favorite topics for today, which is sketching. I love sketching because it's fast, it's efficient. In this episode, I'm going to teach you three techniques, how to do them step-by-step.

How to kickstart a project, how to get into the middle of things and get to the point where you can actually start designing. It's kind of a cornerstone of my process but it wasn't always like that.

What should I do after learning the basics of UI/UX design?After learning the basics of UX, how do I move on? How do I land a job?How do I get clients as a freelancer?These questions I get asked a lot. Today's episode is about how you can...👉 land a job as a UX designer👉 how to become a freelancer👉 how to land contracts

It's important to be clear on your goals. What do you want to do? Do you value freedom over a single reliable job? Or is it more important to fulfill your dreams, being your own boss, and deciding which projects to take on?You will walk away, knowing...

• what to land a job as a junior designer
• what to do if you have a weak portfolio (or nothing at all)
• what it takes to be a freelancer
• what's the strategy that will guarantee you will be successful in freelancing
• should you be a freelancer or independent contractor

Today I have a special guest. She is Kinnari Parikh and she's a product designer and UX thinker. In this episode, we are going to look at a day in a life, as well as talking about career and how to get into UX.

You need to have 3 versions of your portfolio:

⭐️  Website Portfolio

⭐️  PDF portfolio

⭐️  Slide deck

In this episode, I'm going to walk you through when and how to use each version to get the most out of any job opportunity and sales pitch to win over clients.

In this episode we are going to cover some fatal mistakes to avoid when creating or updating your portfolio:

👉  Mistake #1 - Overwhelming and hard to scan case studies

👉  Mistake #2 - Low-quality visual appearance

👉  Mistake #3 - Failing to pitch yourself clearly

👉  Mistake #4 - Lack of Call-To-Action

👉  Mistake #5 - Bad usability

👉  Mistake #6 - Featuring subpar projects

👉  Mistake #7 - Not explaining why you did what you did

👉  Mistake #8 - No targeting

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