The UX Insights Show with Laith Wallace: Recent Episodes

Laith Wallace

Laith Wallace is a UX Designer and Co-Founder of Pixeloute a Digital Strategy Consultancy based in London. The goal of the UX Insights is to share inspiring stories from the most brilliant design minds, share actionable advice to keep you motivated and hear from the best in the industry to help you find out what makes them excel in their work and personal life.

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Should You Do UX Design Work For Free? There always comes a point in a designers life when they may have done some free work, whether some wireframes, logo design or posters for a friend, associate or company. Even though designers still find themselves being asked to do design work you sometimes end up not feeling good about the choice to do that work.

So I want to share my thoughts on doing design work for free and what I look at before I say yes to any project work?

Seven Main Things I Cover in this video; 1. PORTFOLIO VALUE 2. EXPOSURE 3. EXPERIENCE 4. NETWORKING 5. THE DETAILS 6. RECOMMENDATIONS 7. FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES

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UX Design Interview Tips For Success Landing a job is hard work. While it’s impossible to know (beforehand) the answer to every question that an interviewer asks you, there are a few common questions that you can prepare for. Nailing the answers to these won’t guarantee you a job, but they will improve your chances of success. Just remember to tailor them to each individual interview based on the job description and company. In this video, I share with you some key interview tips to give you confidence and help you land the job you want.

  1. Research Yourself
  2. Research The Position
  3. Research The Employer
  4. Research The Industry
  5. Share Your Process
  6. Prepare Stories About Your Process
  7. Ask Questions
  8. Know when to be quiet
  9. Tell me about yourself, Question Response
  10. Remember First Impressions Count
  11. Skype Interview Tips
  12. Establish the next steps
  13. Tell the employer why you are the right fit for the position
  14. Send a thank you email within 28-48 hours

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Getting Started in UX Design

When you are looking to learn UX Design it can feel a bit overwhelming. With so many different people entering their user experience design career from different backgrounds, the question a lot of people want to know is, what is right for me?

So in this video, I not only share what has worked for me but some best practices to help you when starting your UX Design career. Stay until the end to receive a bonus tip that many UX Designers don’t use enough to get noticed and to find work.

  1. What is UX design?
  2. I want to become a UX designer. Where do I begin?
  3. Do I need a design degree to become a UX designer?
  4. GET AN UX Design INTERNSHIP
  5. UX Design Tools TOOLS TO LEARN
  6. PRACTICE YOUR SOFT SKILLS
  7. WORK ON PROJECTS INDEPENDENTLY
  8. WORK ON YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE REGULARLY

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When looking for a mentor the process can seem really hard. Mentorship is an important part of life and it’s great for all of us to have a mentor in our lives. So in this video, I share 7 tips that I use and have truly helped me to find the best people to help you succeed in life.

  1. Follow their work and know what you like
  2. Use LinkedIn
  3. Be Enjoyable to be Around
  4. Ask For More Responsibility
  5. Don’t Be A Wallflower
  6. Promote Their Success
  7. Know When The Relationship Has Ended

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There are multiple ways UX Designers can stand out and get themselves noticed and in this episode I share some great tips on what designers can do to get themselves notices and find work.