Submit your portfolio to the UX Collective Network to have it seen by top tier companies all over the world. — We’re kicking off a new initiative to help companies fill their open roles — and for you to find your next dream job. If you’re looking for new opportunities — especially if you’re an entry- or mid-level designer with 0–3 years of experience—you can now apply to have your portfolio…

As designers in 2022, we have an incredible opportunity ahead of us. With a new generation of designers joining our industry and with our teams finding new ways of collaborating, this is the time to reset and rebuild. Rather than trying to have all the answers, let’s make sure we’re…

In recent years, designers have realized how the digital products we create can be misused to spread far-right ideas, help extremist groups organize, propagate pandemic-related misinformation, and harm teens’ self-esteem. But while we as a design community might collectively agree that something is not right, we don’t necessarily agree on…

The pandemic didn’t catalyze a new superior way of working, but instead threw us all into a murky unknown territory we weren’t prepared for. In the rush to find a “new normal” while trying to hold on to the old way of working, companies simply shifted in-person work dynamics to…

Following a process lends structure to our thinking, and can help shift our focus from our individual ideas to our shared goals. A well-established process allows our team to scale, makes our work more predictable, and reduces financial risks for the company. …

In 2021 many social media platforms shifted to offer subscription tools for their creators. Confronted with low minimum wages, decreased job security, and 9 to 5 jobs that offer little in the way of flexibility, many people have turned to social media platforms for a new source of income. The…

Everything Google does has massive scale and reach and its UX Design Certificate launched on Coursera this year (i.e, Google’s first step towards disrupting the university degree) is no exception. Since its launch, we at the UX Collective have seen an unbelievable number of designers looking to learn more about…

The year to rebuild. — The past two years have felt like two decades — and the pandemic isn’t over yet. From rethinking remote work policies to acknowledging the unintended impact of the products we build, designers in 2022 have a unique opportunity to rebuild our practice with a new perspective, incorporating all we’ve learned…