Matthew Magain (@mattymcg) is co-founder of UX Mastery. Based in Melbourne, he works as a freelance designer, illustrator and entrepreneur under the name of Useractive.
He enjoys sketchnoting at conferences and spends his spare time writing and illustrating children’s books.
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Have you ever heard of the User Experience Awards?
Matt hadn’t either, but as it turns out, they’re a thing—an annual juried event in New York City that celebrates exceptional digital user experiences.
Once upon a time, the phrase “online community” meant you had a forum. Today, there are a ton of alternative tools that allows online communities to come together.
Matt delves beyond the tools to profile some of the individuals whose contributions to the UX Mastery community have made the biggest impact on him.
Have you ever wished you had an easier way to user test your mobile app (or the mobile experience of visiting your website)?
A new iPhone app, Magitest, promises to change that by turning your phone into a portable mobile usability lab. Matt puts the app through its paces.
Thinking of attending the Intranets2013 conference in Sydney this May?
Here’s one more reason to go—to attend a workshop with UX Mastery’s own Matthew Magain.
One reasons UX Designers love their job so much is because of the variety—we get to work with different clients, technologies, people, industries, and techniques.
How’s this for variety? You need to learn how to become a project manager, too. Matt explains why.
Articulating the process that UX Designers follow on a software design project is not a straightforward task. Where should someone new to the field start, and what techniques should they apply for maximum gain?
We hope the new UX Process overview and Techniques Bank will help to answer these questions.
Empathy is one of the most important skills a UX Designer can possess. But if it’s so important to be empathic, how should we go about improving?
In this post, Matt spells out some techniques that you can apply when conducting user research and making design decisions.
What does a day in the life of a UX Designer actually look like? One reader wanted to know, so Matt attempted to capture a typical day for him as a comic.
Every UX Designer is different though—why not download the comic template and create your own version of “A day in the life of a UX Designer”?
Our list of online UX courses has proven popular, but until now we haven’t reviewed any of the courses on the list. Until now.
In this post, Matt reviews Design Your User Experience In 7 Simple Steps, a udemy course created by UX Designer and entrepreneur, Amir Khella.
We’ve been receiving quite a few emails lately from readers looking to break into UX Design.
Matt offers his advice on how to prepare yourself for a career as a UX Designer—and how to find an awesome job while you’re at it!