Content Strategy for Mobile by Karen McGrane looks at why it is not only important to design and build mobile-friendly websites but also why it is important to make a content strategy specifically aimed at mobiles and other platforms. I have outlined some of the content that jumped out to me in this book below. […]

Learning Responsive Web Design To begin my recap of responsive web design I began my reading Learning Responsive Web Design, A Beginner’s Guide by Clarissa Peterson. My understanding of responsive design before reading Peterson’s book was that responsive design incorporates new design parameters and styling at certain width points so that a series of changes […]

I found the above video to also be helpful in providing me with inspiration in how to approach various aspects of my proposal. The video also covers information I have already covered in a previous post such as always speaking to your client before sending a proposal. However, there were also a few additional points […]

Creating a Proposal The process of creating is very well outlined in A Project Guide to UX Design by Ross Unger and Carolyn Chandler. The core components of a proposal are: Title Page Revision of History Project Overview Project Approach Scope of work Assumptions Deliverables Ownership and rights Additional costs and fees Project pricing Payment schedule […]

A great post I found on this topic was 12 UX Designer Interview Questions and Answers. The following example questions were included Tell us about yourself?  This question really means, tell us why you are right for this role, so keep your answer relevant. An ideal answer to this type of question will tell the […]

How to ace the design task to get an interview A great resource was provided in this weeks lecture on how to ace the design task to get an interview This is a great article as it breaks the design task down into manageable chunks. The first step is to define the user and why […]

I began creating my CV on illustrator using a grid layout. I wanted to combine a variety of 2 and 3 column layouts as well as provide 2 span columns for larger amounts of body text. I chose to present my Name in a larger text size to help it stand out from the rest […]

Researching cover letters Before beginning to write my cover letter I wanted to look at what the advice was for writing a cover letter specifically aimed at UX positions. I found a great post on Brain Station looking at just that. As highlighted on any publication on how to write a cover letter a strong emphasis […]

While I have already created brand guidelines for my brand I have made some changes since their creation e.g. removing the wordmark from my logo. I, therefore, decided to create the above visual style used to create my portfolio website. The information included on my monogram was as follows: The monogram included in the Rachels […]

This week we looked at interview skills. Imeaditly highlighted in this weeks lecture was the emphasises companies place on their core values and how this impacts hiring decisions. Core Values Core values are incredibly important as they are the “essence of a companies identity” as stated by Nicolas Schoenlaub in his article Core Values – […]