⌨ Figma Keyboard: goblintechkeys.com/products/figma-shortcut-key-keyboard?ref=xbownesb 📖 My UX Course: fasttrackux.com ✉ My Email List: trillionscafe.substack.com/ Part 1 to this series: th-cam.com/video/yviVVXsnupM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HQ0oSRr_vp-jmyg_ These are 14 UI/UX and product design career secrets I wish I knew when I started out. They are also common career mistakes and misconceptions I often see my subscribers make. I hope this helps in your ux design career.
Hi Aliena! I was so impressed to find this video. I remembered you filming yourself while waiting for a reply from Google about your application, back in 2021. It's when I started my UX journey too. I'd be very happy if you make a video on the e-mail techniques.
Aliena, thank you so much. The details in the video really touched me. Your perspective on life, your self-awareness, your sincerity, and your efforts to become a better person - all of it is incredibly valuable. I want to sincerely thank you for the life and career advice you shared. I truly hope I get the chance to meet you one day! :)
WOW, thank you so much for this comment. You made my day 🥹 You shall keep leaving comment like this to other creators too. The world needs your energy ✨
As always, super useful content for a career changer (Retail to Design), thanks for sharing this with us and YES, cold email and networking tips would be great 😎
I'm already making the cold email video. Hopefully I can get it done in a month. Don't forget to turn on notification from my channel so you don't miss it.
Thank you so much for your advice especially the lessons on dream job vs. dream life and not being attached to a job call but instead working on yourself first and let opportunities come to you!! I would love to see a video about cold emailing
Gotcha! I'm already making the cold email video. Hopefully I can get it done in a month. Don't forget to turn on notification from my channel so you don't miss it.
You provided lots of thoughtful and smart advice, here. Thanks, I think it will be very useful to lots of people. And maybe I'll try to use two mices, as I can do lots of things from either hands. Thanks again for the video and have yourself a very nice day, Aliena.
Thank you for sharing! I would love to hear more about your networking advice, I get super introverted when approaching hirinhg managers at job fairs and have seen that there are other people who are highly confident about it.
Thank you for making this video. I can relate to many of the tips you discussed, but I struggle with networking skills. Could you please make a video on networking tips? If possible, could you also cover how to connect with local designers and what questions I could ask during the first meeting?
Gmail Management. What a great video Aliena! I think your greatest skill is definitely business and people oriented IMO. Always great content. Love seeing your “abuela” in the videos and glad your partner is collecting 80%. You also mentioned “starting a family” is this what I think it is!? 😅
please im late to the party. i always had a problem on reaching the "right" people when i want to send a cold email. i would love if you could create a video and tips on how to write cold email. is that true cold email isn't about us but them. and for sure, i will buy the book u recommend.
Well, unless they ask you to design a tangible product that will be mass manufactured, then good luck sticking with a Product Designer title… UX designers are actually Digital UX designers. Global User Experience and Client Experience are usually done by product/industrial designers. In companies, people can decide to rename their titles the way they want, but as soon as this transpires to outside their company, be prepared for some unpleasant surprises, as reality kicks in. But I understand your point, as many people don't know what UX or D.UX is. You should better educate your management, rather than use a job title which does not fit your profile. Why not using Digital Designer? or (and I don't like it at all, as a real product/industrial designer myself) Digital Product Designer. D.UX is important and valuable, for sure. But apps/website/software are not products, they are not produced, manufactured. They are designed, coded, compiled and uploaded/downloaded, but never produced. Using the right words usually helps to understand each other, especially when managers don't understand technical terms (UI, UX, CX and more).
That's a very interesting perspective! What I observe from Big Tech company is that we tend to prefer calling UX designers "product designers" these days as they are considering the Facebook platform, Gmail, etc. as products. But since these titles are usually decided by the companies, I learned to be flexible around it 😅
@@AlienaCai If they wanted to make progress, they should start by using the right terminology. UX Design is not a subpar field of design, it is a field in itself and should be recognized as is. If UX Designers tend to prefer calling themselves Product Designers, there is definitely a problem in the ways companies are considering UX Designer, or worse, what they sell. Most tech companies don't sell products, but apps or ecosystems. And that is fine. Why trying to complicate things or oversell everything to the point were jobs and even what companies are actually offering are more and more disconnected from reality? For A.I, I understand, using the right terminology (Algorithm) is not helping to raise funds, but that's what it is. Nobody has an A.I yet, with genuine intelligence and self consciousness. This is all marketing. But even jobs, that's lame and not respectful for both expertises (product designers & UX Designers), which are fundamentally different jobs and being both very valuable ones. A bit of education would help from the designers, but if companies and managers don't want to listen, just let them disrespect both fields. It's a pity, but that's life.
Ahaha love your energy! I'm already making the cold email video. Hopefully I can get it done in a month. Don't forget to turn on notification from my channel so you don't miss it. Usually when I don't talk UX the algorithm just doesn't push it anymore lol.
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Part 1 to this series: th-cam.com/video/yviVVXsnupM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HQ0oSRr_vp-jmyg_
These are 14 UI/UX and product design career secrets I wish I knew when I started out. They are also common career mistakes and misconceptions I often see my subscribers make. I hope this helps in your ux design career.
Hi Aliena! I was so impressed to find this video. I remembered you filming yourself while waiting for a reply from Google about your application, back in 2021. It's when I started my UX journey too. I'd be very happy if you make a video on the e-mail techniques.
This is a validated 14 career tips. I resonate with alot if not all of what you stated.
I enjoy watching your content. Thank you Aliena❤
Aliena, thank you so much. The details in the video really touched me. Your perspective on life, your self-awareness, your sincerity, and your efforts to become a better person - all of it is incredibly valuable. I want to sincerely thank you for the life and career advice you shared. I truly hope I get the chance to meet you one day! :)
WOW, thank you so much for this comment. You made my day 🥹 You shall keep leaving comment like this to other creators too. The world needs your energy ✨
As always, super useful content for a career changer (Retail to Design), thanks for sharing this with us and YES, cold email and networking tips would be great 😎
I'm already making the cold email video. Hopefully I can get it done in a month. Don't forget to turn on notification from my channel so you don't miss it.
Thank you so much for your advice especially the lessons on dream job vs. dream life and not being attached to a job call but instead working on yourself first and let opportunities come to you!!
I would love to see a video about cold emailing
Thank you so much for letting me know ✨
Gratefulness is so underrated, it will take you such a long way! Thanks for sharing these are all amazing tips!
Love your energy!! Thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you for making such amazing contents! Your words resonated with me so well. I would love to see your video about cold emailing.
Gotcha! I'm already making the cold email video. Hopefully I can get it done in a month. Don't forget to turn on notification from my channel so you don't miss it.
I gotta say I really like your videos, I relate to a lots of things you say in most of them 🙏🏼
Thank you, Aliena. The tip number 9 was the best one for me, because I'm struggling with this issue right now
You provided lots of thoughtful and smart advice, here. Thanks, I think it will be very useful to lots of people. And maybe I'll try to use two mices, as I can do lots of things from either hands. Thanks again for the video and have yourself a very nice day, Aliena.
Thank you for sharing! I would love to hear more about your networking advice, I get super introverted when approaching hirinhg managers at job fairs and have seen that there are other people who are highly confident about it.
Thank you for letting me know, on it!
Thank you for sharing! I’m now struggling with design iteration. It really helped me to inwind 😅
Oh I feel you. You deserve a nice rest! Hope you've made some progress since you dropped this comment 😁
Cold email and networking tips thanks 😊👏
I resonated with a lot of these. Thank you so much ♥
You are so welcome
I can hear wisdom in your videos, keep it up 🎉
This means a lot to me. Thank you 😊
you are so amazing this video is gold!!!
Now I want that figma keyboard just because it is beautiful 😂😂
Great video as always Aliena❤
🤣 You're welcome!
Thank you for making this video. I can relate to many of the tips you discussed, but I struggle with networking skills. Could you please make a video on networking tips? If possible, could you also cover how to connect with local designers and what questions I could ask during the first meeting?
Cold email tips 😃
Noted!
Gmail Management.
What a great video Aliena! I think your greatest skill is definitely business and people oriented IMO.
Always great content. Love seeing your “abuela” in the videos and glad your partner is collecting 80%.
You also mentioned “starting a family” is this what I think it is!? 😅
Ahaha Oscar thank you for watching till the end!! Regarding "starting a family," I'm also here to find out 🤫 I'm sensing something coming.
Cold Emails and Networking for introverted newbies please ! Thank you for sharing such useful content with us.
It is so true about your sharing. I wish I'd known them earlier. But hey, life is a marathon, run forest, run!
Absolutely!!
Video of how to do cold emails would be very helpful!!
Here to vote for cold letters! Thank you for your channel and your energy🥰
Yes! Networking video!
Cold email and networking tips please😍
Gotcha!
we would like to see abt cold email tips and email management
thank you for letting me know!
Great video
Great video.
Cold email and networking tips
cold email and networking tips please!
On it!
Gmail management & cold email tips please!
Cold email tips!!!!❤
YESSS
you are kind of a stoic... that's amazing....
i know I sound too direct but will you be willing to be my mentor
Cold email tips please!
yes i also want to know about the networking
Okieee
Cold email tips 😊
Cold email tips
please im late to the party. i always had a problem on reaching the "right" people when i want to send a cold email. i would love if you could create a video and tips on how to write cold email. is that true cold email isn't about us but them. and for sure, i will buy the book u recommend.
Want to learn about networking, please make a video ❤
Got it, thank you for letting me know!
Cold email tips please 🙏
Coming soon
Cold Email tips please
Cold email tips & how to create offer guide
Cold email tips and gmail management here please!
On it! Thanks so much for letting me know.
Cold email tips please
Got it, thank you for letting me know!
cold email tips :)
Well, unless they ask you to design a tangible product that will be mass manufactured, then good luck sticking with a Product Designer title… UX designers are actually Digital UX designers. Global User Experience and Client Experience are usually done by product/industrial designers. In companies, people can decide to rename their titles the way they want, but as soon as this transpires to outside their company, be prepared for some unpleasant surprises, as reality kicks in. But I understand your point, as many people don't know what UX or D.UX is. You should better educate your management, rather than use a job title which does not fit your profile. Why not using Digital Designer? or (and I don't like it at all, as a real product/industrial designer myself) Digital Product Designer. D.UX is important and valuable, for sure. But apps/website/software are not products, they are not produced, manufactured. They are designed, coded, compiled and uploaded/downloaded, but never produced. Using the right words usually helps to understand each other, especially when managers don't understand technical terms (UI, UX, CX and more).
That's a very interesting perspective! What I observe from Big Tech company is that we tend to prefer calling UX designers "product designers" these days as they are considering the Facebook platform, Gmail, etc. as products. But since these titles are usually decided by the companies, I learned to be flexible around it 😅
@@AlienaCai If they wanted to make progress, they should start by using the right terminology. UX Design is not a subpar field of design, it is a field in itself and should be recognized as is. If UX Designers tend to prefer calling themselves Product Designers, there is definitely a problem in the ways companies are considering UX Designer, or worse, what they sell.
Most tech companies don't sell products, but apps or ecosystems. And that is fine. Why trying to complicate things or oversell everything to the point were jobs and even what companies are actually offering are more and more disconnected from reality?
For A.I, I understand, using the right terminology (Algorithm) is not helping to raise funds, but that's what it is. Nobody has an A.I yet, with genuine intelligence and self consciousness. This is all marketing.
But even jobs, that's lame and not respectful for both expertises (product designers & UX Designers), which are fundamentally different jobs and being both very valuable ones.
A bit of education would help from the designers, but if companies and managers don't want to listen, just let them disrespect both fields. It's a pity, but that's life.
Cold email tip please
Thanks for letting me know, on it!
Please cold email and networking videos
Cold email tip, please.
Got it, thank you for letting me know!
If I put the other 50 comments, would it be counted to make you upload a cold email video? 😋
Ahaha love your energy! I'm already making the cold email video. Hopefully I can get it done in a month. Don't forget to turn on notification from my channel so you don't miss it. Usually when I don't talk UX the algorithm just doesn't push it anymore lol.
#9 Tip is of the most importance to learn and live early. #10 ... you went way too deep for me lol jk
Thank you for sharing! Ana #10 hahaha thanks for sticking to the end 🫡
Gmail management
On it!
Hi
🤔What's UI and UX first😂
Ah, watch this video first then 🫡, or any other video from my channel: th-cam.com/video/RN9LwG36lSE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=BGp41cg4ub_LVNB7
@@AlienaCai Ah, Just making others more easier to know what you are explaining. But thanks tho!
Cold email Tips pleaseee
Okiee
Cold email tips
On it!
Cold Email tips please
Gotcha!
Cold email tips
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Cold email tips