Honest UX Talks

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Honest weekly conversations about UX design career, challenges, portfolios, mental health, and all things UX. Ioana and Anfisa together have 20 years of experience in the UX field and trying to share their main lessons to help anyone transitioning to design overcome the fears. Want to support us? Sign up to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo https://anchor.fm/honestuxtalks/subscribe To request the next topic DM us on Instagram: 🗂 instagram.com/honest_ux_talks 👩‍💻 instagram.com/anfisign 👩🏻‍💻 instagram.com/uxgoodies

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#99 Being too easy vs too hard to work with as a designer

Apr 16 2024 35 mins

Apologies for the strange noises when Anfisa talks. That’s baby Greg participating in the talk. In this episode: How to articulate strong opinion and stand your ground in collaboration? When as a designer you try to get your point across, should you go for a soft strategy or should you be more pushy? How to become an effective communicator? Why building relationships with your te

#98 Is it the time to quit UX and move on?

Apr 02 2024 33 mins

This Episode's sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠Mobbin⁠⁠⁠ is the world's largest mobile & web design reference library where you can find practical design inspiration from real apps that solve real design problems. Don't forget to mention Honest UX Talks, if you register at Mobbin. In this episode: • What to do if you consider quitting design industry and feel less motiv

#97 Being an intern and pursuing a full-time role

Mar 19 2024 41 mins

This Episode's sponsor: ⁠⁠Mobbin⁠⁠ is the world's largest mobile & web design reference library where you can find practical design inspiration from real apps that solve real design problems. Don't forget to mention Honest UX Talks, if you register at Mobbin. In this episode: • How to showcase your value as UX designer when you are just starting out? •

#96 Designing for accessibility w/ Anna Cook

Mar 13 2024 40 mins

This Episode's sponsor: ⁠Mobbin⁠ is the world's largest mobile & web design reference library where you can find practical design inspiration from real apps that solve real design problems. Don't forget to mention Honest UX Talks, if you register at Mobbin. In this episode: • Why accessibility is sometimes overlooked when designing? • What companies are ma

#95 How to negotiate salaries in UX design

Mar 05 2024 53 mins

This Episode's sponsor: Mobbin is the world's largest mobile & web design reference library where you can find practical design inspiration from real apps that solve real design problems. In this episode: • Why is it always valuable to negotiate? How being a better negotiator makes you a better designer? • In what ways salary negotiation determines your career traj

#94 Designing in Uncertainty

Feb 14 2024 44 mins

In this episode: • How to handle relationships and team work in ambiguous environment? • How documentation and workshops can help to deal with ambiguity? • What learning a foreign language and working in ambiguous environments have in common? • Why is it so important to identify key stakeholders in your project? • How to stay sane in ambiguous environments? Check out t

#93 Juggling a Design Role and Parenthood

Jan 30 2024 43 mins

In this episode: • What was parental leave like? • What are the biggest fears before going to parental leave? Which of them turned out to be real? • What does an effective support system look like? • What to do during the parental leave to continue to stay relevant so when you get back you can still perform. How can you ease that anxiety of coming back? Check out these co

#92 AI's Impact on the Design Industry w/Jakob Nielsen

Jan 16 2024 45 mins

Jakob Nielsen is joining us for a special discussion about AI! Questions we are going to delve into in this episode: • How do you see the state of AI in design right now? Are there any new themes or is history repeating itself? • Will AI eventually replace designers? • Are there any specific parts of design process or design roles that are threatened by AI the most? • What

#91 Growing as UX designers

Jan 10 2024 39 mins

In this episode: Anfi and Ioana look back at their careers and reflect on the challenges they encountered professionally. They share tips and strategies they used in order to overcome those challenges. Check out these courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll on Ioana's AI course ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"AI-Powered UX Design: How to Elevate Your UX Career"⁠⁠⁠⁠

#90 Reflections and predictions from 2023

Dec 21 2023 33 mins

In this episode: • What moments filled us with pride this year?" • What are our professional aspirations for 2024?" • What concerns or fears did we encounter in the past year?" • What were some of the challenges we encountered in the UX design industry?" • How will our podcast evolve?" Check out these courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll o