Our View on the UX Job Market in 2022

Our View on the UX Job Market in 2022

The value of a talented UX designer continues to rise as new companies and industries recognize the importance of quality user experience. As a result, we are seeing a surge in design-related job openings. Companies are scrambling to find user-focused talent in order...
The Hiring Outlook for 2022: A New Reality

The Hiring Outlook for 2022: A New Reality

This year, the hiring challenge for UX professionals has been unlike anything we’ve seen before. The reality is that the industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation, and no one really knows how much this change will impact our industry’s talent...
What Can We Do About Racial and Gender Bias in UX?

What Can We Do About Racial and Gender Bias in UX?

Amazon Rekognition is one of the most widely-used, popular, and successful AI programs on the web. Companies use Rekognition to identify individuals, logos, and other details in images across the Internet. So why did one study find that Rekognition misclassified 31%...
Career Planning in 2021

Career Planning in 2021

As we wrap up 2020, let’s take a moment to think about what an unprecedented year this has been in our professional lives. Many of us have shifted our work from our offices to our homes, juggling family responsibilities with work and project deadlines. Some of...
Career Outlook for New UX Designers in 2021

Career Outlook for New UX Designers in 2021

There’s no doubt that 2020 has been a rollercoaster year, from an unprecedented pandemic to a nail-biting presidential election. Yet, despite it all, opportunities in the user experience design field continue to grow. To help gauge how new designers can break...
Working Remotely With Kids At Home

Working Remotely With Kids At Home

While many of us enjoy working outside the office, our productivity and focus can slip when our kids are home with us, too. This is the reality which many of us face with the current Covid-19 pandemic, where our kids are attending virtual school or perhaps no school...