Not Just Pixels – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Today, I’m talking to Kyle Turman.

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Kyle, on this day of posting, no longer works as the Director of Product Design at Retool, but for great reasons, which you can read more about in his latest article - “Oh Hey, I Quit My Job.” Before Retool, he worked at Slack as the Sr. Director of Product Design. And before that at Dropbox, Etsy, and many other companies.

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I first discovered Kyle’s portfolio a while back, and man - if you haven’t seen it, it’s in the show notes. Go check it out - this is what I call a portfolio with personality and style. Now, I got in touch with Kyle thanks to another amazing guest - shoutout to Catt! And I was so, so excited to chat with Kyle, and it sure did not disappoint. We talked about a variety of topics including the pillars of product design, learning business as a designer, the beauty of the internet, and so much more. I am so glad I chatted with Kyle, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy this one too. So, without further ado, here was my conversation with the World Wide Web Mad Scientist - Kyle Turman.

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Highlights

⭐ Pillars of product design

⭐ Learning business as a product designer

⭐ The importance of data

⭐ Beauty of the internet

⭐ Relationship between AI & human

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Links

🔗 Kyle’s portfolio

🔗 You're Telling Me Designers Should Business?

🔗 Bento

🔗 Partiful

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Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.

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Have a great day! :)

Today, I’m talking to Catt Small.

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Catt, on this day of posting, is on a work sabbatical. Before, Catt worked at All Turtles. an early-stage startup studio, as the Director of Product Design. Before All Turtles, she worked at Asana, Etsy, Soundcloud, and other companies. Also, in 2016, Catt co-founded Game Devs of Color Expo, an organization with a mission to amplify the creative power held by people of color in games.

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I first discovered Catt through her wonderfully playful website. And what I discovered was a treasure trove of her blog articles, talks, and resources! To this day, I am still amazed by her willingness to give back to the design community. So, naturally, after spending hours consuming her content, I was like, “I have to reach out to her!” And lo and behold, we’re here! And it was an absolute blast. We focused on solely one topic - junior designer. So if you’re a junior designer, you’ll love this one. So, without further ado, here was my conversation with Catt Small.

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Highlights

⭐ What makes a junior designer stand out?

⭐ How to speak up in meetings

⭐ What is one thing that you wished you knew before entering the “real world”?

⭐ How to grow as a junior designer

⭐ Should junior designers specialize or generalize?

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Links

🔗 Catt Small’s website

🔗 Games Devs of Color Expo

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Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.

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Have a great day! :)

Today, I’m talking to Meagan Ryan.

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Meagan currently works at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI for short) as a Senior Design Manager. Before CZI, she worked at Coinbase as a Senior Product Design Manager and at Facebook as a Product Design Manager.

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In this conversation, we chatted about a variety of topics including design culture at Facebook, what’s it like to design in the crypto space, portfolio, and so much more. If you’re interested in designing in the web3 crypto space or want to get some practical portfolio tips, this episode is for you. So, without further ado, here was my conversation with Meagan Ryan.

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Highlights

⭐ Design culture at Facebook

⭐ What to consider when designing global products

⭐ What’s it like to design at a crypto company

⭐ How to break into crypto as a designer

⭐ Tips to improve your portfolio

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Links

🔗 Coinbase intern 1 - Rose Kuan

🔗 Coinbase intern 2 - Anna Asgaraly

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Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.

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Have a great day! :)

Have you ever wondered how to land a UX Design internship at Microsoft? Well, today we’re gonna try to answer exactly that.

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In this episode, you’ll hear from three design interns who worked at Microsoft last summer:

🎨 Favour Adeniyi - Graduate who studied Information Technology at Marymount University

🎨 Sushanth Hegde - Master’s student studying Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Maryland

🎨 Karis Wang - Senior studying Industrial and Product Design at Georgia Tech.

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Highlights:

⭐ What’s the application process at Microsoft?

⭐ How did you prepare for the interview stages?

⭐ What do you think Microsoft looks for in design interns?

⭐ Any advice for future applicants?

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Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.

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Have a great day! :)

Have you ever wondered how to land a UX Design internship at Adobe? Well, today we’re gonna try to answer exactly that.

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In this episode, you’ll hear from three design interns who worked at Adobe last summer:

🎨 Stephanie He - Senior studying Computer Science at Georgia Tech

🎨 Ivy Kang - Senior studying Cognitive Science at UCLA

🎨 Sparsh Paliwal - Master’s student studying Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Maryland

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Highlights:

⭐ What’s the application process at Adobe?

⭐ How did you prepare for the interview stages?

⭐ What do you think Adobe looks for in design interns?

⭐ Any advice for future applicants?

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Links:

🔗 Sparsh's YouTube channel

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Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.

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Have a great day! :)

Hi everyone! Just three quick announcements!

1️⃣ I’ll be taking a quick break 😴 Next episode will be on 1/17/23!

2️⃣ From the bottom of my heart, thank you all so much for listening to the podcast 🙏 What started as a passion project has turned into something I want to do as long as possible! 🔥 I really hope these episodes are helpful to your product design journey! ✨

3️⃣ I’ll really appreciate it if you can give any feedback on the show! I’m super open to any feedback that can make the show better! So don’t hesitate! https://forms.gle/NggymWNEo9yCzQPf7

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Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.

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Have a great day! :)

Today, I’m talking to Gina Doyle.

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Gina currently works as a Product Designer designing the testing and runner aspects of the CI/CD features at GitLab. Before GitLab, she once worked as a contract designer at Instacart and Hera Realty Group and worked in-house at Red Hat for multiple years. Also in October of 2021, Gina started a design consulting company, SVG consulting group, with her brother and mom, which I found super fascinating.

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During our conversation, one pattern that I realized in Gina’s career was that she was always designing in highly technical areas, primarily in developer and internal tooling. Thus, we delved into pretty technical stuff, and Gina shared valuable advice about working with developers, GitLab’s product development flow, and tips for any designers about to enter a technical field. If you want to improve your collaboration skills with developer, this episode is filled with goodness for you. So, without further ado, here was my conversation with Gina Doyle.

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Highlights

⭐ GitLab’s product development flow

⭐ How Gina managed 3 jobs at the same time

⭐ Tips for designers entering a highly technical field

⭐ Best practices for designer x developer collaboration

⭐ How Gina found contract design opportunities

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Links

🔗 GitLab’s Product Development Flow

🔗 Patternfly - Red Hat’s Design System

🔗 Red Hat OpenShift

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Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.

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Have a great day! :)

Today, I’m talking to Andy Braren.

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Andy currently works at Red Hat as a Senior Interaction Designer. Similar to Catherine from our last episode, Andy also graduated from Tufts! And don’t be surprised if our next episode guest is also a Tufts grad!

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I was extremely excited about this conversation because Andy is a prolific maker, a term describing one who likes to build to solve problems. And it surely did not disappoint. Just to note a few of his creations, Andy created an assistive tech device company in high school, started a web development consultancy, started the Tufts MAKE club, and created multiple applications at Tufts. In short, the conversation was a total blast. And if you want to start building but don’t know where to start, this episode is perfect for you. So, without further ado, here was my conversation with Andy Braren.

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Highlights

⭐ How did you develop your maker spirit?

⭐ Andy’s philosophy of making

⭐ Importance of communication in design

⭐ Andy’s favorite Steve Jobs quote

⭐ Difference between design in college vs “real-world”

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Links

🔗 Rugrats

🔗 MythBusters

🔗 Tested

🔗 STEM vs STEAM

🔗 Andy’s design portfolio

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Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.

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Have a great day! :)

Today, I’m talking to Catherine Armistead.

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Catherine currently works at Wayfair as a Senior Product Design Lead. Before Wayfair, she worked at Publicis Sapient, a digital consulting company, as an Experience Designer. And, she graduated from Tufts.

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In our conversation, we talked about a variety of topics including her people-first approach to job search, designing at a consulting company, accessibility, and so much more. I had a great time chatting with Catherine, and I hope you will too listening to this episode! Without further ado, here’s my conversation with Catherine Armistead.

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Highlights

⭐ What it’s like to design at a consulting company

⭐ What to focus on in a job search

⭐ Product lifecycle at Wayfair

⭐ Importance of accessibility

⭐ Mobile-first approach to designing interfaces

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Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.

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Have a great day! :)