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Episode 69: Switching to UI/UX with Nick Babich
Episode 69: Switching to UI/UX with Nick Babich
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Jul 27, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
How do you switch to UI/UX from another design field? What do you need to learn, and how? Today our guest is Nick Babich, the editor-in-chief of UX Planet, and we walk through all the steps in such transition. You'll learn about the skills, tools, methods, and resources to fuel your UI/UX career.
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Show Notes
UX Planet — Nick's main project we're talking about
5 Tips for Graphic Designers Switching to UX Design — Nick's recent article
The Design of Everyday Things — a book by Don Norman
Smashing Magazine, Adobe blog, Webdesigner Depot, UX Booth, Creative Bloq — must-read UI/UX resources
Balsamiq, AdobeXD, Evernote, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator — Nick's UX toolset (Jane also recommends Sketch)
Behance, Dribbble, UI Movement — places to get inspiration from other people's work
Daily UI Design Challenge — free 100-day newsletter
Medium, UX Planet — places to publish your UI/UX posts to get exposure
Push.conference (the next one is October 20-21, 2017 in Munich) — one of Nick's favorite conferences
Nick's website
Follow Nick on Twitter: @101babich
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Podcast feed: subscribe to http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1441/rss in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music.
Show Notes
UX Planet — Nick's main project we're talking about
5 Tips for Graphic Designers Switching to UX Design — Nick's recent article
The Design of Everyday Things — a book by Don Norman
Smashing Magazine, Adobe blog, Webdesigner Depot, UX Booth, Creative Bloq — must-read UI/UX resources
Balsamiq, AdobeXD, Evernote, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator — Nick's UX toolset (Jane also recommends Sketch)
Behance, Dribbble, UI Movement — places to get inspiration from other people's work
Daily UI Design Challenge — free 100-day newsletter
Medium, UX Planet — places to publish your UI/UX posts to get exposure
Push.conference (the next one is October 20-21, 2017 in Munich) — one of Nick's favorite conferences
Nick's website
Follow Nick on Twitter: @101babich
Today's Sponsor
This episode is brought to you by FreshBooks — cloud accounting software for freelancers and small business owners. The all new FreshBooks is not only ridiculously easy to use, it’s also packed with powerful features:
Create and send professional looking invoices in less than 30 seconds.
Set up online payments with just a couple of clicks and get paid up to 4 days faster.
See when your client has seen your invoice, and put an end to the guessing games.
FreshBooks is offering a 30-day unrestricted free trial to our listeners. To claim it, just go to freshbooks.com/uibreakfast and enter UI BREAKFAST in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section.
Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.
Leave a Review
Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.
Released:
Jul 27, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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