GA + girlboss: UX Design Basics

Have you though about pursuing a career in UX Design, but have no prior experience or an idea of where to start?

In this free workshop, explore the UX decision-making process that separates a good experience from a great one, and learn some tools and skills that you can implement in your own UX process today. All in real time, taught by an industry pro. Dip your toes into the possibilities of a UX design career.

Takeaways

• Learn what the world of UX design encompasses and why it matters.
• Understand what makes a product or feature delightful (or not so much).
• Practice simple sketching and prototyping as tools to generate and communicate ideas.

• This class is taken completely online, and requires a computer and a strong internet connection.
• We will provide a link to Zoom on the day of the class. NOTE: Some domains block our automated emails, so If you don’t receive sign-in instructions within 1 hour of class, please reach out to help@generalassemb.ly and we’ll send sign-in instructions right away!

Brittney Posternock (BP) is a UX Facilitator. She has lead 50+ workshops and research projects at organizations like International Youth Foundation, World Bank, MicroStrategy, International Monetary Fund, Capital One and is a board member at Northern Virginia Mental Health Foundation. She recently spent 10 weeks in Saudia Arabia teaching UX in partnership with General Assembly and MiSK Academy.

Before shifting her career to user experience design she managed operations teams at SoulCycle and Nordstroms and has 15+ years of experience in customer experience.

As a facilitator, researcher, and educator Brittney uses active listening techniques to guide conversations and learning. She believes that getting feedback early is the pathway to great design and is passionate about spreading the importance of human-centered design across every touchpoint of a business.

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