User Flows
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsUser Experience Design and Careers. Join us to discuss getting into the field of UX and Digital Product Design. I'll be speaking with experts in the field who typically didn't start in this field. They'll tell you how to get started as a UX/UI and Product Designer, what you need to know, and how to land your first job.
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21 Lessons learned in 2021. My first year in podcasting
December 29, 2021 15:13 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBOne year into podcasting and it has been a journey. It’s been fun, enlightening, rewarding, difficult, and stress-inducing all at the same time. But overall, I’m a happier and better person for having done it. My goal for this year was to record 12 good podcasts. I ended up creating more than that. Wether or not any of them have been “good” is for you to decide. This will however be the last blog post and podcast I’ll put out this year. I’m looking forward to spending some time reflecting a...
Q&A on UX Design, Careers and Life
December 28, 2021 16:15 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBOkay, so I wanted to record an episode answering all the questions I've received this year from listeners and students alike. These are all fantastic questions and by answering them, I hope you get you own questions answered. Feel free to reach out to me anytime with your questions at thomasmorrel.com Questions answered on the show: What was your journey into UX? What does a day at work look like? Have you worked with people who started out in a non-design field and transitioned over to ...
Learning, Teaching and Practicing UX Design with Shalyn Oswald
November 22, 2021 17:26 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBWelcome back to the UserFlows Podcast, my name is Thomas Morrell and this is a show where we talk about UX design and careers. I interview designers about their journey into the field and break down how they've been successful in their roles so we all can learn together. Today I'm joined by Shalyn Oswald. Shalyn is a UX Design Instructor at General Assembly. Which a lot of my previous guests were once students at GA. I'm very excited for this conversation. Show Highlights 1:25 - Shalyn's ...
On being open & transparent while being "open to new work." UX Recruiting with Jared Tredly
October 18, 2021 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBWelcome back to the UserFlows Podcast everyone, my name is Thomas Morrell and this is a show where we talk about UX design and careers. I interview designers and creators about their journey into the field and break down how they've been successful in their roles so we all can learn together. Today I'm joined by Jared Tredly. Now, Jared is not a designer, but he does build world-class design teams with some of the best Designers globally. Jared works with incredible companies to attract, so...
UX Interns. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of progress.
October 08, 2021 07:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBToday I'm joined by Shehab Ibrahim. Shehab was an intern at Prudential Financial towards the end of my tenure there. I was blown away by his passion, curiosity, and ability to talk to anyone at such a young age. I invited him on the show to talk to other students of design about his experiences with internships. Prudential Financial and Intuit. How to find them, lessons learned, and what to expect in your role as a UX intern. Shehab breaks down his experiences which seemed to vary pretty w...
The Life of a UX Design Nomad from Costa Rica to China with Carlos Lastres
October 04, 2021 10:29 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBToday, I'm speaking with Carlos Lastres, a Creative Director, Designer, Digital Nomad living and working in Shenzen, China. Carlos's mission is to change the worldthrough creative thinking, innovative marketing & exceptional design. Show Highlights [1:01] Carlos's Story [3:37] The speed of development working in China [6:20] His journey from Developer to UX Designer [8:01] His dislike for the word freelance [9:40] Encouraging designers to fail and learn through failing [14:28] Creat...
The journey from sales specialist to a career in User Experience Design with Viet Hoang
September 21, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBWelcome back to User Flows, everyone. This is a show where we talk about User Experience Design and Careers and I get to interview designers who inspire me about how they got started in the field so I can break down the patterns or best practices that you can use in your own career. Today, I'm speaking with Viet Hoang. Viet has been a UX Researcher/Designer for 8+ years. In my experience working with him, he has shown an absolute comprehensive understanding of human behavior and psychology ...
UX Community Building with Jeffrey Paul Coleman
September 12, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBWelcome back to the UserFlows Podcast, my name is Thomas Morrell and this is a show where we talk about UX design and careers. I interview designers about their journey into the field and break down how they've been successful in their roles so we all can learn together. Today I'm joined by Jeffrey Paul Coleman, a UX Community Builder. Jeffrey is working to make tech more inclusive by supporting the growth of the UX Research community in Europe (via UXinsight) and advocating for recent gra...
The journey from UX Mentee to UX Mentor with Mariyam Elshrief
August 24, 2021 00:50 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBToday I’m speaking with Mariyam Elshrief a UX Designer at ServiceChannel in San Francisco, CA. I first met Mariyam when I interviewed her for a role at Prudential Financial. She was incredibly smart, able to think on her feet, and one of the best interviews I can remember having. That’s why I brought her on the show. At the time in her career, she didn’t have a ton of experience. What she lacked in professional experience though she made up for in curiosity and a ton of hackathons and pers...
Cultivating a Sense of Why. UX Research and Management with Ellie Millen
August 08, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBWelcome back to the UserFlows Podcast, my name is Thomas Morrell and this is a show where we talk about UX design and careers. I interview designers about their journey into the field and break down how they've been successful in their roles so we all can all learn together. Today I'm joined by Ellie Millen. Ellie is a UX Design & Research Leader, empathy advocate in products, mentorship, and life! I first met Ellie on a job interview. The role didn't end up being a good fit, but I really ...
EP10. Enterprise Design Sprints at scale with Caryn Gallis. Director of Experience Design, Culture & Training at Prudential Financial.
July 20, 2021 10:19 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBWelcome back to UserFlows Podcast on July 20, my name is Thomas Morrell and I'll be your host. This is a show where we talk UX Design and Careers. I interview other designers about their journey into the field of User Experience Design and how they've thrived in their roles. Share some tips and information you can use to advance your own career in the field. Today, I'm speaking with a past colleague, friend, and all-around amazing person. Caryn Gallis is a Director of Experience Design spec...
EP9. Defining Your Role as a UX Designer with Samuel Harper
June 30, 2021 11:39 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBWelcome back to the UserFlows Podcast. A show where we talk about UX Design and Careers. I’m your host Thomas Morrell and I get to interview other designers about their journey’s into the field of UX and Product Design. Today I am speaking with Sam Harper, a former filmmaker and marine biologist turned passionate user experience designer, published Medium author, and frequent contributor to the UX Collective blog. Sam is also a UX career coach with some pretty great experience. I was first ...
EP8. Building UX Products with Impact! Interview with 4-time Entrepreneur Steven Cohn
June 18, 2021 18:45 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBSteven Cohn is a father, husband, and serial entrepreneur and he tries hard to be great in all those areas. I can relate to that as I'm the father of two as well and husband to my wonderful wife of 10 years. I do hope to be an entrepreneur again in the future. Which is why I'm talking to Steven today. He has a marvelous track record of starting and selling fantastic digital companies. For those of you in the UX space, many will know his venture, Validately which made it easy and affordable ...
EP7. Digital Hospitality with Ty Fujimura
June 07, 2021 10:57 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBHello and welcome back to the UserFlows Podcast. UserFlows is a show where we talk about UX Design and UX Careers. You should listen to this show if... You are a student of user experience or product design. You are a professional who is considering a transition to the field or if you're just someone who's interested in UX design and wants to learn a bit more about it. In each episode, I'll interview a successful, working designer in order to discover how they found the field and have manage...
EP6. Did you even read the job description? UX interviewing with Mike Reed
May 20, 2021 14:07 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBHowdy and Hello! Welcome back to the UserFlows Podcast. My name is Thomas Morrell and I'll be your host. It's been a couple of weeks since we last spoke. In the last episode we got to speak with someone totally fresh to the industry, right out of the UX boot camp, and this week we get to speak with someone with a number of years of experience. So I think this will give us a really well-rounded view of interviewing for UX design roles both from the interviewee and the interviewer perspectives...
EP5. Landing your first UX/UI Design role with Ivan Crego
April 28, 2021 23:44 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBHello and welcome back to the UserFlows Podcast. My name is Thomas Morrell and I'll be your host. It's been a crazy month for myself and my family. We packed up and sold our home in New Jersey and moved to Savannah, GA. We've been debating this move for many years, so we've finally pulled the trigger. It's been a dream so far, but of course, it's still the honeymoon phase. Continuing the podcast throughout the move though. We'll be bouncing around from rental to rental as we build our dream ...
What is UX and what does a UX designer do all day?
April 11, 2021 15:25 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBBefore you dive into anything. It's important to define what it REALLY is, what it means to you, and what it means to the people it will effect. I dove into this question "What is UX design? Really?" about 10 years ago. *"What is UX design?"* is a question I’ve been asked a lot of times in job interviews, from family members, and from prospective clients. If it is a field you wish to participate in as well. It will be essential for you to establish an answer in your own words that means some...
EP4. What is UX and what does a UX designer do all day?
April 11, 2021 15:25 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBBefore you dive into anything. It's important to define what it REALLY is, what it means to you, and what it means to the people it will effect. I dove into this question "What is UX design? Really?" about 10 years ago. "What is UX design?" is a question I’ve been asked a lot of times in job interviews, from family members, and from prospective clients. If it is a field you wish to participate in as well. It will be essential for you to establish an answer in your own words that means somet...
Episode 3 - Passion meets Design Operations with Evan Tyerman
March 15, 2021 13:21 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBSo excited to connect with an old colleague Evan Tyerman. Evan is the Director of Design Operations at Prudential Financial and an all-around great human. Evan has a very interesting background that led him to User Experience Design. Previously he was in the biomedical engineering field, Evan has always been passionate about helping people. His background in engineering drives him to discover the unknown, while his empathy and compassion in helping people helps him to understand the wonder o...
EP3. Passion meets Design Operations with Evan Tyerman
March 15, 2021 13:21 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBSo excited to connect with an old colleague Evan Tyerman. Evan is the Director of Design Operations at Prudential Financial and an all-around great human. Evan has a very interesting background that led him to User Experience Design. Previously he was in the biomedical engineering field, Evan has always been passionate about helping people. His background in engineering drives him to discover the unknown, while his empathy and compassion in helping people helps him to understand the wonder ...
Interview with Brian Evans - Accessibility is really about decency
February 22, 2021 11:57 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBBrian Evans is a resident and worker in the flourishing downtown of Newark, NJ. Receiving a B.S. in Human-Computer Interaction from NJIT he has quickly become a defender of the user, advocate for the differently-abled, and destroyer of churn and red tape. Passionate about designing experiences to help people get control of their financial lives. He holds a CPACC certification from the IAAP, yay acronyms! This means he finds web accessibility to be an important part of his profession. His hobb...
EP2. Interview with Brian Evans - Accessibility is really about decency
February 22, 2021 11:57 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBBrian Evans is a resident and worker in the flourishing downtown of Newark, NJ. Receiving a B.S. in Human-Computer Interaction from NJIT he has quickly become a defender of the user, advocate for the differently-abled, and destroyer of churn and red tape. Passionate about designing experiences to help people get control of their financial lives. He holds a CPACC certification from the IAAP, yay acronyms! This means he finds web accessibility to be an important part of his profession. His hob...
Welcome to User Flows Podcast
February 11, 2021 02:11 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBHello and welcome to the UserFlows podcast. I'll be your host Thomas Morrell, I am a father, husband, and designer. Thanks for joining me on this journey. I'm creating this podcast to be a place for us to discuss User Experience Design, getting started as a UX/Product Designer, and how someone would make the transition from their current field to the field of UX design. So I want UserFlows to be a place for those interested in UX design to learn more about the field and hopefully help someone...
EP1. Welcome to User Flows Podcast
February 11, 2021 02:11 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBHello and welcome to the UserFlows podcast. I'll be your host Thomas Morrell, I am a father, husband, and designer. Thanks for joining me on this journey. I'm creating this podcast to be a place for us to discuss User Experience Design, getting started as a UX/Product Designer, and how someone would make the transition from their current field to the field of UX design. So I want UserFlows to be a place for those interested in UX design to learn more about the field and hopefully help someon...