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·Oct 10, 2022

Stop Lying About User Research.

In any UX fundamentals class you will quickly learn — and probably already know that user research is a pivotal element of user-centered design. Take the user away from the design and we miss the entire point of UX. Human perspective must be in all steps of the problem-solving process…

UX Design

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Let’s Stop Lying About User Research.
Let’s Stop Lying About User Research.
UX Design

10 min read


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UX Planet

·Sep 25, 2022

An Outline for Your First UX Portfolio That Will Impress Anyone.

“I don’t have a portfolio,” “I’m working on it,” “I don’t like where it’s at,” or “don’t judge me, I’m going to redo it.” These are common responses when you ask someone about their UX design portfolio. Designers have long dreaded the portfolio, but portfolios remain the key to displaying…

UX Design

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An Outline for Your First UX Portfolio That Will Impress.
An Outline for Your First UX Portfolio That Will Impress.
UX Design

10 min read


Published in

Bootcamp

·Mar 21, 2022

Is UX Design too Saturated?

I see this phrase thrown around a lot in the design world. Especially by industry designers who poke fun at design certificates or young designers having trouble breaking into the industry. There is this common train of thought that somehow “UX Design is saturated” — So let's address it. Who says so? There's…

UX Design

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Is UX Design too Saturated?
Is UX Design too Saturated?
UX Design

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May 17, 2021

The Lauenstein Brother’s 1989 Short-Film “Balance” and The Fall of the Soviet Union.

“Balance,” by Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein is a stop motion film released in 1989. The Lauensteins are twin brothers who were born and raised in West Germany, and their film “Balance,” went on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 1990. The film portrays five men…

Film

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The Lauenstein Brother’s 1989 Short-Film “Balance” and The Fall of the Soviet Union.
The Lauenstein Brother’s 1989 Short-Film “Balance” and The Fall of the Soviet Union.
Film

6 min read


Published in

Bootcamp

·Nov 14, 2020

How to land that design internship. Every. Single. Time.

Sophomore and Junior year of college I received paid design internship offers from two different companies. Just like you are thinking— It wasn’t easy. My journey included a lot of searching, time, and work. Since freshman year of college, I wanted an internship. A degree from a school of design…

UX

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How to land that design internship. Every. Single. Time.
How to land that design internship. Every. Single. Time.
UX

8 min read


Published in

UX Collective

·Jun 29, 2020

How I Got an Offer from the First Product Design Interview I Ever Had

To be honest I was never expecting to get an interview, let alone an offer. — I had never worked a day in UX or Product Design. The only thing I had was a degree, a pretty lackluster portfolio, and some confidence. A couple hours after I applied to a job posting the companies VP of Product shot me an email. “Could you do an interview…

Product Design

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How I got an offer from the first Product Design interview I ever had
How I got an offer from the first Product Design interview I ever had
Product Design

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Jun 21, 2020

Checkmate. Chess is Cool Again.

In 2016 I stumbled across the online buzz of the Chess World Championship where there were dramatic drawn out games at the highest level between two competitors. There names are ones you might recognize: Magnus Carlsen, the Standing World Champion, and Sergey Karjakin. …

Chess

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Checkmate. Chess is… Cool Again?
Checkmate. Chess is… Cool Again?
Chess

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May 14, 2020

A Harvard Trained Doctor is Live Streaming with Famous Gamers About Mental Health

Recently in my college endeavors I found a profound interest in neuroscience and mental health. I have been taking classes taught by clinical & social psychologists. While taking these demanding classes from home, I’ve also spent a lot of hours watching Twitch.tv. A Platform where live streamers play videogames or…

Psychology

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A Harvard Trained Doctor is Publicly Live Streaming with Famous Gamers About Mental Health
A Harvard Trained Doctor is Publicly Live Streaming with Famous Gamers About Mental Health
Psychology

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May 5, 2020

The Psychology Behind Reopen Protests

What some people may of once thought of as good is now being forced on to them. In general humans don’t like this concept. Psychological Motivation of the Protests Motivation is the force that moves people to behave, think, and feel the way they do. So what is the motivation for people to protest a…

Psychology

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The Psychology Behind Reopen Protests
The Psychology Behind Reopen Protests
Psychology

4 min read


Apr 6, 2020

Design Research Planning For Interviews— Done Correctly

Design Research Design Research is the act of investigating a product’s potential or investigating existing users and the context of use. Typically design research is qualitative in nature — but can occasionally be quantitative. Individual Interviews Individual interviews are critical to most design research since they enable a deep and rich view into the…

UX

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Design Research Planning For Interviews— Done Correctly
Design Research Planning For Interviews— Done Correctly
UX

4 min read

Ross Dillon

Ross Dillon

165 Followers

Experience @ Publicis Sapient | B.S. in UX Design | Portfolio www.rossdillon.me

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