VagasUX News #42 - content parade
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Panorama VagasUX 2024 →
Vaguiner, If you haven't participated yet, now is the right time to take part in our survey about the junior UX scene in 2024! Even if you are not a junior, the questions help us understand the business moment in different contexts. You can still check out previous surveys and get an idea of the challenges and opportunities for beginners today. The results will be released in March, so there’s still time!
Let’s go vaguiner, your collaboration is very important!
✨ Featured articles
[PT-BR] Design, an underrated discipline →
A must-read article for anyone who is just starting out in UX, so they know what they are getting into. Precious insights and advice await you at the next click.[PT-BR] What Donald Trump's election reveals about public service UX →
An article to reflect on the impact of design when it comes to politics. Interesting and mind-opening![PT-BR] How the AI race is redefining product strategy to drive innovation →
AIs are creating new opportunities in the product landscape and it’s important to keep an eye on everything this can reflect on your work and solutions. Don’t miss out![PT-BR] What it really means to have an experience →
If you aspire to be an experience designer, there's nothing better than being aware of exactly what you're creating. How powerful can this be? Where does it start and where does it end? An article that could change the way you see products.
🎤 Conferences
💜 Corner of Vaguiners
[PT-BR] How a Bootcamp can help reinforce already known concepts and remember forgotten ones → Opening the new season, we have an article by Mateus Lorenz who tells us about his experience participating in How's UI Design bootcamp.
📹 Videos
[PT-BR] What does a good design portfolio look like? →
Sharing with you a new find on YouTube! Victor Belinatti, Design Lead at Work&Co in New York, brings in this video some super cool tips on portfolios for UX designers and examples of portfolios that are a little different from the norm.[PT-BR] Portfolio Review DC →
We see a lot of people asking about feedback on the Design Circuit course, so check out this Portfolio Review (a weekly live event for students on the course) that took place live on DC's YouTube channel! This is an event where Diego Cabral, the course instructor, reviews student portfolios and provides valuable feedback on what can be improved.[PT-BR] Design that IMPRESSES! Tips for an effective presentation →
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to present a UX project to stakeholders? Or have you ever had this experience but felt like it could have been better? Who hasn't? 👀 In this video, Rodrigo Lemes gives tips on how to transform your project presentations into good narratives that enchant and win over the audience.
📚 Accessible content
[PT-BR] Creative Chest →
Created by designer Victor Wendet, this is a collection of tools for those who use Design at some stage of their work. An excellent library for those who are just starting out to have what they need to generate mockups for their projects, get references and websites that the author guarantees he has tested and validated in his own projects. Take advantage of the curation and test it on yours too!
🌟 To inspire
[Importance of soft skills for design]
🎧 Listen
[PT-BR] Prioritization →
Who has never felt like they need a 48-hour day to be able to complete everything they have in mind? 😰 In this episode of Papo Reto, Luan Mateus brings great tips on how to better organize your tasks and not forget to take care of yourself in the meantime.[ENG] A director’s perspective on hiring UX designers in 2024 w/ Chris Abad →
In this episode of Honest UX Talks, Chris Abad, lead designer and former director at companies like Google, Square, and Dropbox, shares his key insights on the essential qualities that make a good designer.
📃 Materials
[ENG] The Duolingo Handbook→
What if you could have a manual on the pillars and foundations of one of the most authentic companies in the digital world? Well, Duolingo has created and made available for free a manuscript talking about its values, culture, history and many interesting facts about the company that has been in operation for 14 years and has learned a lot from it. It is definitely worth reading!
🧠 Mental Health
Garden Story →
This game is a mix of RPG, adventure, simulation and action genres, which makes it unique and extremely fun. With charismatic and unusual characters, the player will experience fights and combats as a small grape named Concord, whose mission is to defeat his enemies and protect his village. But the game doesn't stop there. For those who like to explore and build, there are many activity options that make it quite versatile for different types of players.Garden Story is adorable and will be free to redeem on Epic Games until February 27th. Don't miss out on this opportunity, Vaguiner!
🐣 Vacancies for beginners
Latest added vacancies highlighted
UX Internetship - Alvarez e Marsal →
São Paulo - SPUX Internetship - Tribunal de Justiça do Estado da Bahia →
Salvador - BAGraphic Design - Tocalivros →
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