By Zeaj Zamoranos — Introduction Evaluating successful design encompasses various apoproaches, with the heuristic method standing out as one of the most widely embraced. Jakob Nielsen’s 10 Usability Heuristics often serve as the foundational framework when establishing new rules and guidelines for usability. …

By Julia Nuguid — 📌Introduction As designers, it’s our goal to create experiences, products and services that truly benefit our users. But how can we create inclusive designs if the needs of people are so diverse and constantly changing? This is a challenge that accessibility in UX aims to solve. In this article, we interview…

By Jewel Villapando and Jasmine Jiang — 📕 Defining “Good Design” Have you ever started designing for an app, website, product, or personal project and stopped to wonder if your design choices were the right ones? While there is no clear right or wrong to design, there are good design principles to generally make note of and adhere to. First of…

By Jewel Villapando and Jasmine Jiang — 🚀 Introduction Are you considering a career transition into the exciting and rapidly growing field of User Experience (UX) design? Whether you come from a different discipline or career background, making the switch to UX design is possible and can be a rewarding experience. …

By Nareh Bekmezian and Jasmine Jiang Introduction: In honour of Black History Month, UW/UX would like to take the chance to recognize and celebrate a few Black designers who have made incredible contributions to the UI/UX field. …

In praise of the “standard” product design portfolio — Written by Jennifer He Introduction Creating an online portfolio presents several challenges for designers. …

Written by Jennifer He — Introduction As much as I cringe over the misuse of the words “dream job” for all its connotations of corporate rainbows and butterflies, last week I interviewed for a job that could only be described as one. It was for a new grad product design position in an industry that I…

Written by Carol Chu and Vanessa Seto ❤️ Intro ✨ How can I get the experience to land an internship, when I need an internship to get experience? … is a common saying many of us have heard before. While the job market can be a scary place to navigate (especially during…

Interview season can be both an exciting and nerve-wracking time for many — especially for those of us who are new to the design and don’t know what to expect from an interview. As the first post in our blog series “Getting into UX,” the following guide by UW/UX serves…