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Great videos Travis 👍. It will be helpful if you share Figma link into this video Thanks.

Very Good Video! You're correct that UX is saturated with well worn patterns so much that its boring now. The real exciting UX stuff will be in the new fields that the new technologies are opening up. However, to work in this emerging media will require animation skill, programming skill, etc which UX people typically don't have. Going forward, I can see a need to create new tools that will enable the next evolution of UX people to work in these new spaces. There could be a lot of value in that.

I guess I wouldn't have quit it if I were you.

Thank you so much for the series

Awesome tutorial thank you. Is binance also a centralized platform?

Love it when you said; Fk you money.

Thank you because I’ve been looking into this

Well said! Web3 represents the next phase of how the internet should operate, and there's no turning back. Projects like @ArcanaNetwork are pivotal in making the transition from Web2 to Web3 seamless for both developers and users. It's only a matter of time before widespread adoption takes place!

Thanks a lot

The roadmap one is so true. Management can say they're open to ideas all they want but at the end of the day, they set the vision, they set the requirements, they only push instructions downward through the org. There is no real time & place that allows conversation to happen from down to up, or even meet halfway. They too are constrained by parent companies, budgets, and company culture when it comes to flexibility and testing. More often than not, innovation is not something that will be the focus until it becomes a problem.

Great video! Some key points were highlighted that I hadn't heard anyone else discuss. Thank you!

It's definitely an ongoing concern. I've done so much design that was truly gratifying, but also worked in a lot of horrible conditions. Ultimately, building someone else's dream is becoming less and less appealing.

I enjoyed this course, very educative.thank you 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

honestly, coming from customer service/administration.. these downsides dont sound too bad at all

I think you’re using it all wrong…if you’re creative enough any research will make you come up with ideas. And have your own side project to build with select people not only a job

Everything you've mentioned -> will get replaced by AI soon

Exactly right 4:12 is the unicorn recipe of 2025-2030+

I left the industry. Honestly it’s a crappy industry full of elitist idiots, stupid hr women, stress.. and for what? Just a title for LinkedIn? Give me a break.

Yes, UX is not the same as Product Design or the same as Product Innovation.

I am now working in one of the largest companies in the world, and slowly realizing UX isn’t all that prioritized in faang companies. one of the toughest parts for me is being the sole designer in the entire team. UX is stressful as heck.

What a beautiful mind & I'm ready for your Ted talk

Man sorry to hear about your experience, I switched into UX back in 2021 and I've had a completely different experience. In my experience I've been able to significantly impact roadmaps by just being vocal about UXD observations. I've also been able to get my own ideas into roadmaps by literally just presenting ideas to Key stakeholders. If anyone is thinking about UXD I'd like to chyme in to say UXD is what you make it to be.

Thanks Travis for making this video. Even though the technology is moving so fast, it has really helped me understand how to break into UX design for blockchain, web3 as a UX designer

I feel you. ❤ I myself am a business owner, the host of my own podcast 'Goddess of Technology' and additionally, an Enterprise Customer Success Manager (CSM) employed in a SaaS company, which I'm doing to fund my business until it's profitable. For entrepreneurial people like yourself and I, entrepreneurship is the only solution, whether it be full-time or part-time. No matter how much freedom and creativity a nine-to-five job as an employee in a company allows, it will never equate to the personal growth and happiness entrepreneurship or creating any other piece of art from scratch brings. ✨ I myself appreciate the pro's that being a CSM presents. Moreover, I'm a hobby front-end engineer who's also interested in UX design. But none of these nine-to-five, employed professions offer the same level of happiness creating something of your own brings. It's not about that certain professions are bad, that certain products are bad, that certain companies are bad. They can be great. But if they do not tell *your story* , but someone else's, then it will never spark as much joy in your heart than something that *you have created from scratch* , your interpretation of how to make an impact in the world, your personal ways of how to help people.

Pointless video, yeah most people that get paid a salary "suffer" the things you have outlined...

During my time in university / doing my BA in interaction design I got the mindset that you are going to be super-creative and all that sweet stuff. However during my time as a professional UX designer this mindset shifted more in favor of being efficient and secure. It seems that reusing certain design pattern absolutely makes sense for building a universal "language" and not reinvent the wheel over again. So it's better not to be "creative" but rather pragmatic and analytic and then steal somebody's design from somewhere on the internet. It's really not as creative as I imagined it once (which is not too important to me anymore).

Thanks Alot

I understand ur point of view perfectly but i believe ur reasons for quitting rather stems more from a sense of unmet expectations & the fear of spiralling into a midlife crisis. Personally, my expectations for the UX industry is exactly as u described. Am just entering my 40s with 20years experience in the field of product design and i can practically relate to the path of fulfilment u are embarking on. As u pursue this cause i'd be mindful of raising any further expectations of chasing novel projects. Most of these ideas also come with their challenges of launching or dying out a few years upon arrival. Even when they manage to succeed they gradually transform into the very conventional space u wished to escape. Hopefully it works out well for u.

Thank you for sharing this part of the UX experience

This video is SO GOOD. I inevitably cried at the last minute. I'm 20 and I feel lost, however, I don't let myself see, know, or admit what I want to pursue and work for because it would require me to stop and reflect, such a waste of time in a hustle culture + social expectations. Also, I'm afraid that if I stop I will end up doing nothing, I guess it's better to keep on trying things to know myself and what real magic means to me.

Interesting but unnerving for me as a UI/UX Designer

This guys got insulted why the CEO makes decisions instead of him 😄

Where you want to go? Bevery Hills? Yeah no luck with making big money in UX. It was a hype and will now turn back into a 50k job because you don't need a lot of education for it.

Hi Travis! I came across your channel and was amazed at the quality of information you share. I came across you when I was searching about web3 design. Can you tell me if the information you gave 2 years ago is still relevant?

Amazing video. Thank you!

Hi, I am really confused what should I pursue as my career, SWE or UX Designer. How do I decide? I am in my fourth year and will be starting as SWE at Ford. But in the last few months, UI/UX has really peaked my interest

Nice explanation

So....am....about to get my BA in UX since my associates in graphic design collapse right when the pandemic hit, most of those jobs move 99% to india and i been struggling so hard. Without ux i be lost in life No " going big tec is the worst idea" right now hell amazon layoff even remote customer service people so yea what now, this why gen z are lost in life cause Xs and those in there mid 30s and 40s are jumping ship saying no future for you.

Digital collectibles isn’t popping up in my IG? Why is that, do you think? 💭

I'm just starting to learn UX Design, but it's highly likely that I'll end up switching to tech entrepreneurship like you have. For me, learning UX Design, despite everything you've said, is useful to find a minimally creative career which is well-paid (and luckily, remote) and allows me to build the life I want while having a 9-5 and get the knowledge to design user-friendly apps and websites, so I can be as creative as I want and design my own products in my spare time to either sell them later or look for people to build them.

Dude, not a misconception its call assumptions that were incorrect. the only person who told you research is to come ups with new products to design and build is yourself.

Some are lucky, but I have tried many times to make the UX a bit more interesting, with good explanation and research. I always get told back to do it more like (almost exactly) to what we already had.

I'm a Product designer and I do all the things within my role you say you don't get to do. It's not as black and white are you're making it.

i've also been in design fro the past 6yrs. I started as a visual design intern and given the opportunity to branch into UX. I've had many managers but the last one just ended that life-span for me. Lacked so much empathy and saw me as a lost cause. Finally made the decision to leave after that toxic work enviroment, but decided to move on from UX after they drained my juices out.

I remember a time when there were only marketing/product managers and graphic designers (mostly page layout, branding and product packaging design) and we got paid and treated fairly, most of the time. Now there's a million of these [sigh] acronymed creative jobs. I saw a job wanted ad by an employer asking for a graphic designer that also knows UI (and UX! - those are different things) design, Video editing, Social Media marketing analytics, After Effects, Blender and 3D modeling - oh, and asking for CAD experience, too! - all for a salary of 45,000/yr and basic benefits!?!?! F that company! [Putting a voodoo hex on them] Any new designer out of school should run from a company like that. Get owed what you're worth and don't take on additional skill set requirements unless you're well compensated for it.

I think you had a bad experience in a big company or strick team. In many companies you can have input in more areas. and things are not divided so strictly.

Thank you very much!

I think that's the reason why I've got so anxious about my job and my role as a whole... I'm thinking about quitting UX too. I'm still in the process of taking courage to do that, and figuring things out.. I've always thought that I could build products from the ground up being a UX Designer, but what have I got? A bunck of UI elements to put into a screen. I can't even create new elements without asking the Design System team. Maybe I offer my services as a consultant for small companies, but I don't think they will pay me instead of hiring someone.. Well, thank you for sharing your thoughts.. Wish you success on your business.. :)

Agreed. I did it 4 years and if you're creative, you get bored very quickly. The other UX researchers I worked with were amongst the most non-creative people I've met. You're basically there to state facts through findings. Your point of view is irrelevant.

Nice video. But that plant in front of the door looks like a potential fire hazard. Is it always there? or does it serve a purpose?