Keep sharp in your industry by taking online certificate courses. I just completed the 7 courses for the Google UX Design Certificate Program. It's been great and exciting at the same time and it's another skillset to add to my back pocket for user experience design. The classes are
Foundations of User Experience UX Design Certification
Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma
Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD
Design a User Experience for Social Good and Prepare for Jobs
I created my first mobile app prototype using Figma, whoohoo!!! We focused on the interaction that users have with products, like websites, apps, and physical objects. They make those everyday interactions useful, enjoyable, and accessible. And we created designs on paper and in digital design tools Figma and Adobe XD. And we learned how to complete the design process from beginning to end, including: Empathizing with users; Defining user pain points; Coming up with ideas for design solutions; Creating wireframes, mockups, and prototypes; Testing designs through usability studies; Iterating on designs based on feedback.It was a great program, I filled the gaps for 2023!
I also took upon myself to learn about data through the Wharton Executive Education certificate course 'From Data to Insights. This helped me understand the world of data and its business model.
Another UX Certification I have accomplished was going to the multi-day Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification conference in Las Vegas where we learned on Day 1 - Fundamental Guidelines for Web Usability, Day 2 - Information Architecture , and Day 3 - Mobile User Experience.
Technology, Entertainment, Financial, Legal - B2B / B2C
Figma, XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, Excel
