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Solving Product Design Exercises by Artiom Dashinsky In your current UX/UI or Product Design role, you are likely solving problems on a whiteboard with your team. “Solving Product Design Exercises” by Artiom Dashinsky was written to help you improve and practice these critical collaboration skills. This short book is also an excellent primer for anyone…

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Erik Kennedy from Learn UI Design. During our short, 18-minute chat Erik shares the beginnings of his career, what led him to create his awesome UI design course, and what’s next for his brand new UX design course. If you’re thinking of taking either course, this interview might…

Peter Nowell is the creator of Sketch Master, a series of short online courses for beginner to intermediate-level Sketch users. Highly endorsed by Sketch’s parent company Bohemian Coding, Peter somehow keeps his courses updated right along with Sketch’s constant software updates. He is also a successful freelance designer from San Francisco. His clients include Apple,…

UX designers are always pushing for improvements – in themselves as well as in their designs. A user interface design (UI design) course can help you improve your resume by adding in-demand skills to your tool belt. You’ll be more attractive to potential clients or employers, and gain confidence in your ability to create a…

Like many UXers, I’m a huge fan of Learn UI Design by Erik Kennedy. This one course has done more for my design skills than anything else in the last couple of years. It also helped me gain more confidence and add more value to client projects. Erik’s course will open again in a few weeks,…

Clients and employers increasingly want UX Designers who can also offer UI Design. The two are valuable, complimentary skill sets that will make you a better overall designer. In this post I’ll review Jump Start Sketch: Master The Tool Made For UI Designers by Daniel Schwarz. In just a few days it’s helped me become much…