March 2025 updates

Thoughts and updates from DIA Design Guild

Welcome to the 2025 DIA Design Guild UX Apprentices!

Each year, we reaffirm our commitment to fostering the next generation of UX professionals by welcoming a new group of apprentices into the DIA Design Guild. The Apprentice Program is designed to create opportunities for aspiring UX practitioners to gain mentorship, hands-on experience, and a supportive learning community. This year’

Emma O'Sullivan

😄Tell us about yourself. I'm a product designer with 15+ years industry experience, and I'm currently based in Dublin, Ireland. I hold a BA in Visual Communication from DIT (Dublin Institute of Technology). For the past 4 years I’ve been working in Workday as a

Karli Woods

😄Tell us about yourself. I bring 5+ years of experience crafting digital experiences across diverse industries. Currently, I design for Workday notification channels, ensuring users never miss what matters most. My journey has taken me through some amazing companies - from designing Docker's admin console to reimagining financial

Apprentice Applications for 2025: Take Your First Step or Second Step

If you’re looking to break into UX Design or Information Architecture, our 2025 Apprentice Program is a great way to get started. You’ll gain hands-on experience in key areas like UX Research or Design, plus work directly on a project with your mentor to really dig into the

A Time for Reflection and Community: Supporting Los Angeles After the Fires

DIA Design Guild is committed to supporting the recovery and rebuilding of our communities. We hope you can join us in contributing your skills and resources.

2024 Year in Review: Stuff that DIA Design Guild did

🕯️We wanted to send this out earlier, but we were preoccupied by the fires in Los Angeles. Thankfully, no one in the DIA community has lost their homes. However, it will be a long road to recovery. This past year, DIA Design Guild were able to get some stuff done:

Apprentice Program - Week of December 2nd, 2024 (WK49)

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

Conducting discovery research with May First (Part 1 of 4)

Insights and experiences from the DIA project team, focusing on their approach to user research and the challenges and learnings they encountered.

October-November 2024 Updates

A summary of updates and events from DIA Design Guild for October-November 2024.

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

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 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

Apprentice Program - Week of July 15th, 2024 (WK29)

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

Apprentice Program - Week of July 1st, 2024 (WK27)

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

Apprentice Program - Week of June 17, 2024 (WK25)

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