What’s on our minds these days? Our final newsletter for the 2024 cohort apprentice program. It's been a definitive learning experience. 😸 As we wrap up this year’s cohort, we look forward to the future and next year’s cohort. Our research team did a fantastic job
Insights and experiences from the DIA project team, focusing on their approach to user research and the challenges and learnings they encountered.
A summary of updates and events from DIA Design Guild for October-November 2024.
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
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
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
How UX helped our social media campaign raise brand awareness, improve ticket sales, and revamp future campaign infrastructure for a conference
A summary of updates and events from DIA Design Guild for September 2024.
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
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
A summary of updates and events from DIA Design Guild for August 2024.
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
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
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? I’m re-reading one of my favorite design books. No, it is not The Design of Everyday Things. It is How Design Makes the World by Scott Berkun. One of the great parts of the book is that each chapter starts with
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? I’ve been thinking a lot about questions. Questions are not just for interviews, but for life as well. While I do think about the meaning of life a lot, that is not the type of life questions I am talking about
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? Goals. Both setting and accomplishing them. A goal is to go after something you want, hopefully something you are passionate about. How are you setting yourself up for success? How do you know when you have reached that goal? How are you
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? I’ve been thinking a lot about community lately. As in how to create a sense of community. First we must define community: “a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.” I think we
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? I hope everyone’s mentor mentee relationship is going well and you are making progress. I’ve been thinking a lot about balance lately. Balancing work and personal life. I’ve never been good at it. One thing is always proportionately taking
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? Ugh, the job search. It is not fun and it can be a full-time job. This is definitely the hardest market I have seen in the 25 years of my career. So remember, it is not a rejection of you personally. So
Apprenticeship
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? Moving from chatbots to chat agents. How much does AI impact your workflow? Do you use it daily to improve efficiency or once in a while? I use it to help me write my resume and to get me started writing on