October-November 2024 Updates
A summary of updates and events from DIA Design Guild for October-November 2024.
Apprentice Program - Week of November 4th, 2024 (WK45)
What’s on our minds these days? I had a bit of a shock over the weekend reading a founder’s story. He and his cofounder pivoted 12 times in three and a half years. What shocked me, and I guess it shouldn’t have, was the fact that they
Apprentice Program - Week of October 20th, 2024 (WK43)
What’s on our minds these days? December 6th marks the end of the program as we take a break for the holidays and gear up for next year. We use November and December as times of reflection on how the apprenticeship program did this past year and how we
Apprentice Program - Week of October 6th, 2024 (WK41)
What’s on our minds these days? Sharing your work is a large part of working in a design team. Whether you are a researcher, writer, designer or some other title, you’ll frequently be asked to show what you are working on and talk about it. Share early and
Utilizing User-Centric Principles to Boost Social Media Marketing
How UX helped our social media campaign raise brand awareness, improve ticket sales, and revamp future campaign infrastructure for a conference
September 2024 Updates
A summary of updates and events from DIA Design Guild for September 2024.
Apprentice Program - Week of September 9th, 2024 (WK37)
What’s on our minds these days? Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I (Grace) last wrote a greeting in these biweekly emails. How’s everyone doing? The summer has ended here in the United States. Here in Los Angeles, we are in fire season. At the time
Apprentice Program - Week of August 25th, 2024 (WK35)
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? It’s the end of a busy summer. I personally try to never travel in the summer as it can be the most crowded time. I did travel some from the east coast to California a lot this past spring and summer
August 2024 Updates
A summary of updates and events from DIA Design Guild for August 2024.
Apprentice Program - Week of August 12th, 2024 (WK33)
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? One thing I miss not working is the sense of community and striving for a common goal. Job searching is lonely. Even with support groups and job search circles you are still ultimately on your own. Job searching is like hunting a
Apprentice Program - Week of July 29th, 2024 (WK31)
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? Resumes. They are a lot of work. I read an interesting factoid today. “If you're applying to a role with the title "x" and required skills "a, b, and c", all 4 of those pieces of
July 2024 Updates
July 2024 includes a personal reflection by Grace on the challenges of the current job market and the closure of IxDA