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Episode 69: Switching to UI/UX with Nick Babich
UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy
English - July 27, 2017 20:54 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MB - ★★★★ - 127 ratingsDesign Arts Technology design products marketing consulting saas ui design ux design usability product management productized consulting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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