Riding the Waves: Reflecting on the UX Challenges of 2023 and Aiming for Calmer Seas in 2024

Join your hosts Maria, Stacey, and Tina as we navigate through the tumultuous year that was 2023, and envision a smoother path ahead in 2024. We'll dissect the setbacks, struggles, and significant layoffs within the UX landscape. Can UX bounce back from the storm? What factors contributed to its rough ride? And most importantly, what lies ahead? No fluff, just candid insights.

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In this candid podcast, your hosts Maria, Stacey, and Tina tackle the tricky topic of UX job interviews. Get unfiltered advice on standing out as an authentic candidate while avoiding common pitfalls. Whether you're a junior UXer hoping to break in or a hiring manager seeking top talent, learn practical tips on salary negotiations, zoom interview etiquette, and more. No BS - just honest insights.

Your hosts for this evening: Tina Connelly - Head of Design and Research, Maria Panagiotidi - Head of UXR, Stacey Rey - Senior UX Designer

Join us in this insightful episode as we question whether the golden era of UX, characterized by abundant job opportunities and competitive salaries, has reached its end. We navigate through the contemporary UX recruitment scene, charting the evolving pathways and challenges of professionals in the field in the present and future of UX.

Uncover the nuanced narratives shaping the world of UX design in this intriguing discussion with Tina (Head of UX) Maria (Head of Research) and Stacey (Senior Designer)

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Welcome back, listeners! Maria, Stacey, and Tina⁠ here, with another episode of "UX Guide to the Galaxy". This time, we're tackling the hot topic everyone's talking about: AI and UX.

Is it all buzz, or is there something more to it? We're here to dig into that. In this episode, we get real about the good, the bad, and the confusing sides of blending AI into UX.

But that's not all. Our episode is called "Will AI take your UX job?" - a question many of us are wondering about. We’ll go through the myths, the facts, and how AI is shaping the future of UX.

Remember to follow us on LinkedIn for all the latest from "UX Guide to the Galaxy". So, hit play and get ready for an honest conversation about AI and UX. See you in the episode!

Join Maria, Tina, and Stacey in this quick teaser for the latest episode of our straightforward UX podcast! In this quick snippet, we're turning our attention to a hot topic: AI and UX. We're taking a no-nonsense approach to dissect this complex relationship - the potential, the pitfalls, and the realities, all in a few punchy minutes. Get a glimpse of what's to come in our full episode, where we unravel the mysteries and misperceptions of AI's role in UX.

Hit play and get ready to explore the unfiltered world of UX. This is just a teaser - the best is yet to come!

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Happy new year, fellow UXers! Kicking off 2023 with a short episode on the most common dark pattern types and how psychology can be used to manipulate users. Which patterns have you encountered?  

Your hosts for this evening:

Maria Panagiotidi - Lead UX Researcher

This episode would've been much better aired on Halloween as we're exploring the dark world of dark patterns! Put simply, a dark pattern is a user interface that has been carefully crafted to trick users into doing things, such as getting more of your data without you knowing or misleading you into purchasing a certain product or insurance. Dark patterns exploit human psychology to act against users' best interest, and as UX Designers it's usually up to us to help companies implement these tactics. If a company offered you the right price (or salary!?) would you succumb to creating dark patterns? What even is a dark pattern? Are these even ethical? We ponder these questions and more in this month's ethical design dilemma episode! 

Your hosts for this evening: 

Maria Panagiotidi - Lead UX Researcher

In this episode of the UX Guide to the Galaxy we are discussing the hot topic of UX career choices. Should you choose to work for an agency or join an in-house team? Are agencies the best place to kickstart your career? Are all in-house roles slow and boring? Joining us in this episode is our special guest, Karine Tardivel. Karine is a Lead UX & Design principal at AND Digital, a leading agency and she has over 10 years of experience in the industry. 

Your hosts for this evening:

Maria Panagiotidi - Lead UX Researcher

Stacey Rey - Lead UX Designer

Connect with Karine on LinkedIn and follow her UX page on Instagram.

The year is 2022 and we're discussing another climate change ... Not environmental - but the climate for Junior Designers! Joining us in this episode is our special guest, Holly. She started her UX journey less than a year ago so has first hand experience on what it's like being a Junior in the current industry. Your hosts, Tina (Head of Design) and Stacey (Lead UX Designer) will ask the questions all Juniors want to know - how do you break into the UX industry? What is it really like to be a Junior UX Designer? And how do Juniors navigate the confusing world of UX?

What's in a title? In this episode, we discuss UX job titles; do they matter, or are they just buzzwords? 

Your hosts for this evening;

Tina Connelly - Head of UX

Maria Panagiotidi - Lead UX Researcher

Stacey Rey - Lead UX Designer