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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Matt & Luke attended Web Directions South 2012 in Sydney last week, a two-day conference with design, development, big picture and startup tracks.
The conference was inspirational, educational, and provided great fodder for honing one’s sketching skills. Here are Matt’s sketchnotes from the sessions he attended.
To coincide with the Web Directions South 2012 conference that kicks off in Sydney tomorrow, Matt caught up with Josh Clark, the opening keynote presenter.
Josh is a designer of mobile apps and mobile websites, and the author of “Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps”.
Luke and Matt (OK, mostly Luke) have been compiling a list of UX Tools.
Whether you’re looking for software to create wireframes, conduct user testing, perform card sorting, or just keep track of your time, you’re bound to find one in this enormous list of UX tools.
Matt attended the ProBlogger Training Event in Melbourne, and took some sketchnotes of some of the sessions.
Check out his collection of visual notes.
This is a love letter to a conference, thinly disguised as a pre-attendance checklist covering what to look forward to when attending Web Directions South 2012.
Matt breaks down exactly why he is unashamedly excited about next week’s conference, and how you can make the most of the experience.
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We often get asked by readers what courses are available online for learning UX Design, so we decided to put together a list of online UX training courses.
If you’re hungry to learn about UX Design from the comfort of your own home, you’re bound to find something on this list!
Matt gets all contemplative and nostalgic again, by looking back over his journey from arrogant Web Designer to enlightened UX Designer.
He posits that there are four pillars of UX mastery. How does this translate into your own career as a UX Designer?