![]() Tell us a bit about your experience and the day-to-day during the course. The pros - I was able to cram a lot of experience/learning into a shorter amount of time than a graduate school course the program allows for a flexible schedule (I was able to continue working another job while I was attending the program) you learn a completely new skill set and graduate the program with enough experience to The cons - it's not a graduate school course and is not yet accredited (this, however, is irrelevant once you get out into the workforce, but definitely something to consider) while the hours are flexible it does require that you put in a lot of hours and a lot of work, so while you can make these up in your own time + shift your workload around, you do need to commit to a certain number of hours to get the most out of the program. That is to say, there is always going to be a degree of learning the ropes with every new job but in terms of getting the core design skills down, Designation had me covered and then some.įor you, what were the pros and cons of attending a bootcamp? I was also pleasantly surprised as to how well Designation actually prepared me for the professional world - it was a pretty smooth transition from classroom to a professional office. Designation is an amazingly tailored program that gives you the skills and opportunity to change your life if you want it to. ![]() But I wasn't expecting to gain the breadth of knowledge or such a diverse, professional skill set and was surprised at how much Designation actually taught me. My goals were to soak up as many new skills and knowledge as I could. I looked almost too good to be true, hence my thorough detective work.Īs for goals and expectations, I knew it was a bootcamp so was expecting hard work and long intense hours. I'm a massive skeptic, so I extensively read reviews and looked into all the other design bootcamps before settling on Designation. I wasn't really sure what to expect from Designation and did a ton of research before deciding that it was the program that I wanted to attend. There are quite a few bootcamps to choose from - what made you decide to attend Designation over other programs? What were your goals for the program? I had a loose idea of what UX/UI design was since I had a friend in college who had decided to go into it, but I had no idea the specifics of what went into UX/UI design until I started seriously doing more research after wanting to do a career change. How did you get started in UI/UX design? Is it something you always wanted to do? It just happened that UX design happened to be a perfect combination of my existing skill sets and strengths. I wanted a career change! I wasn't feeling super inspired in my job as a legal assistant and wanted something more creative. What inspired you to attend a Designation? When I came across Designation, I did more thorough research as to what UX design actually was, and it just seemed to click with what I was looking for and my existing skills. Those things coupled with my love of analyzing and recrafting content made UX a perfect storm of what I was looking for in a career. Something I loved the aspect of working with and making the frightening legal process more accessible and friendly to my clients and had always been a someone visual person. I considered a coding bootcamp as an option, but I was still a little unsure as to if coding was for me. While the work I was doing was super rewarding, I wasn't really getting my creative urges met and was casually browsing alternative careers in my spare time. We focused on providing legal support to parents, legal guardians, and children who were part of the foster care system. Before Designation, I was a law clerk at a non-profit law firm in Los Angeles, CA. ![]() I fell into design as a career, that's really the best way I can say it. You can learn more about her on her personal website.Ĭan you tell us how you went from political science and community outreach to UI/UX design? When she's not making things in the digital realm, you can find her getting nerdy in the kitchen, messing around (badly) with (good) oil-paints, or beating her friends and family at vintage lawn games. She believes that the process matters as much as the product, that design can make a difference and that a walk through a city can cure any creative ruts. Her previous work as a TEDx Director and a non-profit law clerk taught her how to use empathy to recognize user needs her time at Designation, a Chicago based UX/UI bootcamp, refined these skills, while also showing her the excitement that comes from defining an idea and watching it come to life. She likes making all kinds of things but is currently focused on making systems, interfaces, and designs that are human-friendly, clear, and usable. Natalie is a Chicago based UX Designer/UX Researcher.
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