If you are a new designer, you have probably realized by now the importance of communicating with your clients and others within your workplace. Communication is an aspect that is crucial to every career, so it comes as no surprise that UX...

It’s always helpful to have a second pair of eyes when creating a product. In UX design, it’s critical to have a constantly evolving product that keeps up with your audience. To best fit the needs and motivations of your audience, User...

UX design is a great field to get into, whether you’re switching from an entirely unrelated field or starting out fresh. UX design is an exciting and fulfilling field, but it offers more than that!

First, UX design is quickly growing and is...

From health care to social work to education, empathy is integral in many jobs. One of those jobs, you may be surprised to hear, is UX design! 

User empathy is at the core of good UX design, so understanding what it is and how to be a more...

Design challenges are a common part of landing your first UX job. Although they can be intimidating, these challenges are an excellent tool for expanding your skills and showing off your talent to potential employers.

In this installment of the...

UX design is a fresh and exciting field that develops and changes quickly. Its variety and fast pace can easily overwhelm you when you’re just starting out. This is where a UX mentor comes in. Receiving guidance from a seasoned industry...

At Avocademy, we like to think of UI design as UX’s better-dressed cousin. While user experience (UX) designers make a product functional, user interface (UI) designers take things to the next level. They tidy up the design and add color and...

The field of user experience is broad, with many specializations and independent career paths to explore. 

User interface (UI) design is one commonly misunderstood cousin of UX design. Although the duties of these two roles sometimes overlap,...

The Guac brings you another Q&A with one of our talented Avocademy graduates! For this spotlight, we spoke with Carlotta Granholm to learn about her experience pivoting her career from freight sales to UX design. 

Carlotta joined the...

The UX design field is enjoying unprecedented growth. As UX becomes more popular, more rumors about best practices and career strategies seem to circulate. 

Many students come to Avocademy with doubts about becoming a UX//UI designer. Often,...