Have you been missing out on job after dream job in your quest to start a career in UX? Guest author Christine Ramirez shares some practical tips for creating a UX portfolio that will tick all the right boxes, and end up on all the right desks.
How To Create UX Personas

In the latest of our animated techniques videos, Gregg Bernstein walks us through the process of creating UX personas.
Transcript: Ask the UXperts: The Future of UX Work —with Dan Willis

Hawk had the pleasure of hosting Dan Willis in our Ask the UXperts chatroom yesterday. They spent an hour talking through the ins and outs of The Future of UX Work.
Here is a full transcript for those of you that couldn’t make the session.
Global Accessibility Awareness Day

May 21st is Global Accessibility Awareness day, and we’re pretty excited about that. Hawk takes a look at some of the events that are taking place around the globe.
Everyone Is Different: Global Accessibility Awareness Day

May 21 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day.
To coincide with this event, we teamed up with the lovely folks from A11y Bytes to create a whiteboard animation about accessibility—a fun, informative piece targeted at the creators of digital experiences.
Ask the UXperts: The Future of UX Work —with Dan Willis

The next session in our Ask the UXperts chatroom is set to be an interesting one.
We’re going to take a look at what the future holds for UX professionals, in a session focussing on The Future of UX Work.
Join Hawk and Dan Willis to chat about what you can do to shape your future.
Design is Only 5% of UX

Natalie and Ashlea go head to head in the latest of The Great UX Debates. The topic? That design is more than 5% of UX.
Hawk gives you the full run down here, so that you’re equipped to go to the polls and back your favourite.
Transcript: Ask the UXperts: Using Insights to Inform Design & Innovation—with Steve Portigal

Yesterday Hawk spent an interesting hour in our Campfire chatroom hosting Steve Portigal – author of Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights.
They chatted about using insights to inform design decisions, and a lot of ground was covered! If you missed it, here is a transcript for your reading pleasure.