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Announcing Career Services v3 for UX Academy Graduates
10 Oct
Designlab Updates
8 Reasons Why UX Design is a Perfect Career for Architects
9 Oct
Changing Careers
How to Leverage Your Experience for a Career Switch to UX Design
3 Oct
Changing Careers
Why You Should Use Storytelling In UX Portfolio Presentations
1 Oct
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Mentor Spotlight: Jess Nelson, Design Lead at Eventbrite
3 Sep
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How to Get Hired: Understand If You’re an I, T, or X-Shaped Person
Sep 2016
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7 Reasons Why You Should Get Into UX Design
Nov 2016
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17 Principles For Giving Highly Valuable Design Feedback
Jan 2018
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How to Become a Designer Without Going to Design School
Oct 2017
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How To Give And Receive Design Critique Well
Sep 2016
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12 Writing Tips For Non-Writers
Oct 2017
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UX Design

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Why You Should Use Storytelling In UX Portfolio Presentations
1 Oct
What does the iPhone X’s AR engine mean for UX Designers?
Sep 2017
Collaboration: The New Revolution In Design Software
Jul 2018

Software Tools

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Draw a Heart in Sketch Using Only 2 Vector Points
Feb 2018
Sketch Tips To Maximize Your Productivity—Part 1: Getting Started In Sketch
Nov 2016
Sketch Tips To Maximize Your Productivity—Part 2: Editing And Exporting In Sketch
Dec 2016

Changing Careers

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Kill Your Darlings: How To Edit Your Own Portfolio
May 2016
Video Workshop: How To Become A Designer (Without Going To Design School)
Dec 2018
Is UX Design A Good Career Fit for Working Mothers?
Feb 2018

Tips & Tutorials

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16 Vital Typography Terms To Learn To Start Enhancing Your Designs “Invisibly”
May 2016
4 Fast Ways To Level Up Your Typography Game
May 2016
How to Design a Great Landing Page
Jul 2013

Design History

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Learning In The Bauhaus School: Five Lessons For Today’s Designers
Oct 2016
Grids In Graphic Design: A Quick History, and 5 Amazing Tips
Jul 2018
The Dada Movement: 5 Lessons For Today’s Designers
Mar 2018

Designlab Updates

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UX Academy: September 2018 Updates
Sep 2018
Announcing Designlab Talent
Sep 2018
Jesse Yowell Discovers Typography
Dec 2015

Free Courses

Free Courses

Figma 101
Sketch 101
Photoshop 101

Mentoring

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Mentor Spotlight: Michelle Lin, Product Designer at Reddit
Jun 2018
Mentor Spotlight: Erika Harano, Freelance Designer & Educator
25 Apr
Mentor Spotlight: Patrick Multani, Lead Designer at Designlab
25 Feb

UX Academy

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7 Things We Love About Susan Kare—Introducing the Kare Cohort
Feb 2017
Welcoming the Bodoni Cohort
Jul 2018
Welcoming the Johnston Cohort to UX Academy
1 May

Success Stories

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Meet Stanford: From Marketer to UX/UI Designer at RainFocus
Apr 2017
Meet Tracy: From Graphic Design to UI & UX Design
Nov 2016
“I dreamt of creating something out of nothing”: How Zach unlocked his potential with UX Academy
Aug 2017

Free Stuff

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Launching Figma 101!
Jun 2018
Launching Sketch 101!
Dec 2017
Launching Photoshop 101!
Mar 2018

UX Academy Journey

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Week 13: Why User Testing Is Everything
Jun 2018
Week 12: How I Learned To Stop Working And Embrace The Break
May 2018
Week 10: The 7 Reasons Why I'm Studying UX Design
May 2018

Inspiration

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Happy Holidays! Here's 2017 In Review
Dec 2017
Everyday Creativity: Tech and Textiles with Teresa Lamb
Oct 2018
7 Must-See TED Talks For Designers
Jun 2017

Visual & UI Design

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40 Tips For Inclusive And Accessible User Interface Design
Dec 2018
11 Tips For Designing High-Converting Landing Pages
Feb 2018
11 Tips For Building Great Color Palettes
May 2017

Viewpoints

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Where will UX design be in 5 years? 5 Predictions
Apr 2017
Radical Help: Governments Desperately Need Designers
30 Apr
3 Product Design Predictions for 2018
Jan 2018

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Jonathan Netek

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

—Jonathan Netek, UX Academy Graduate and now UX/Visual Designer at FlightAware

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