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,...

 The modern world runs on math — from computers to finance to engineering. But it’s possible to work in a math-based field without having to do much math, and UX design is one such field. 

Under the hood, you’ll find...

UX design is a new and exciting field, attracting new and excited faces. The question now is, how do I learn the skills of the trade? There are three typical ways to learn UX Design:

• Attending a bootcamp
• Getting a degree
• Learning on your own

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If you’re wondering if UX design can be learned through self-guided learning, you’ve come to the right place. The internet provides new possibilities for sharing knowledge. With enough patience, you can even learn UX design online on...

The start of the decade has been tough for everyone, but a silver lining has been the move to remote work in many industries. Remote jobs have grown in popularity, with big-name companies such as Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit...

User experience designers enjoy impressive remuneration. In the United States, the average base salary for UX designers is $74,500, but many UX/UI professionals make well over $100K a year.

Even entry-level UX professionals can make strong wages...