In this episode Colton Schweitzer, co-founder of Kickass UX and Lee-Sean Huang, senior director of learning and programs at AIGA talk about:

How Banksy inspired Colton to get into graphic design 
How creating a board game introduced Colton to UX and landed him a job 
The differences between a design bootcamp and a college degree program  
How to identify and address common gaps in UX design education
How recent design graduates can make their portfolios stand out and some hope for current UX job seekers
What makes the Kickass UX program different and how graduates of the program have found success
Why graphic designers should learn UX even if they aren’t planning a career pivot 
How can designers overcome subjectivity when dealing with stakeholders 
What are the  “Treasure Map” and “Kung Fu Master” metaphors for the UX process and how do they make you a more powerful designer with a “why skillset”
How Colton applies UX principles to designing the pedagogy and business model for his venture, Kickass UX
And more! 

Use code AIGA75 for $75 off your first month of Kickass UX's UX/UI Expert course
AIGA's Design Futures research referenced in the episode
Colton's cartoon alter ego, ⁠Kitty AF⁠ recently released a holiday book How the Cat Ruined Christmas
Irish Bouzouki clip by PhotoCapeBreton via Pixabay 
This is the final episode of 2023. Happy holidays! See you next year.

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