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2021 Holiday Gift Guide for UX/UI Designers and Creatives

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Should I Learn UI Or UX First?
19 Nov
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Meet Vicky: From Marketing and Communications Assistant to Interaction Designer at HP
16 Nov
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How to Successfully Kickstart Your Freelancing Career (Step-by-Step Guide)
12 Nov
Changing Careers
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We Tried a 4-Day Workweek: This Is How It Went (Spoiler: We Loved It)
9 Nov
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Meet Amy: From Music and Events Producer to Product Designer at Pinterest
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Why You Don't Need to Work in Tech to Launch Your UX Design Career
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10 UX/UI Design Portfolios That Will Inspire You
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Meet Vicky: From Marketing and Communications Assistant to Interaction Designer at HP
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Meet Amy: From Music and Events Producer to Product Designer at Pinterest
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Meet Benedetto: From Lead Interior Designer at WeWork to Senior UX/UI Designer at Facebook
22 Oct

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UX Career Paths: Which One is for You?
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Top Mental Health Apps & Resources for UX Designers
27 May
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29 Apr

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How to Successfully Kickstart Your Freelancing Career (Step-by-Step Guide)
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Finding Your Best Fit: Which UX Environment is Right for You?
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The UX Designer Career Path: Tips for Your Journey from Portfolio to Promotion
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Black, White, and Rainbows: A Brief History of LGBTQ+ Design
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Importance Of Grid Systems In Graphic Design
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The Dada Movement: 5 Lessons For Today’s Designers
Mar 2018

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19 Nov
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Proud To Be Me Self Portrait Design Challenge
13 Jul
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The Value of Copywork in Learning UI Design
14 Jan

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Notion Tips: How to Organize Your Design Sprints
29 Jul
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Top Online Collaboration Tools for Remote UX Work
28 Jul
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Adobe XD UX Bootcamp Creative Jam with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
29 Jun

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Case Study: How Designlab Students Partnered With GreenPortfolio on an Effective UX/UI Redesign
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Acing Your UX Bootcamp: How to Develop Atomic Habits That Drive Better Time Management
6 Oct
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Digital Passports Design Challenge
8 Sep

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2021 UX/UI Design Trends
29 Jan
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Design For Good: What It Is & How To Get Started
Feb 2020

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Launching Figma 101!
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Launching Sketch 101!
Dec 2017

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2020 Holiday Gift Guide - UI/UX Designers And Creatives
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The Creative Process: 7 Ways To Spark Good Ideas
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Why are Stakeholder Interviews So Important in UX Research?
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4 Fast Ways to Level up Your Typography Game
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20 Typography Terms You Need to Know
Aug 2020

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Take Your Design Systems to the Next Level with Adobe XD
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From Ideation to Launch: The Design of Asana's Goals Feature
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Meet the Designlab Student Life Committee
22 Jul

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Mentor Spotlight: Cassandra Cappello, Product Design Lead at TouchBistro
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Mentor Spotlight: Kim Ho, Product Designer at Netflix
24 Mar
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Mentor Spotlight: Katarina Loughlin, Senior UX Designer at Audible
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Scare a Designer in 3 Words
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AI in UX Design: Our Creative Partner
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17 Jun

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“I already had 13 years in the design industry, but I still learned valuable new skills in UX Academy.”

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