Upcoming Virtual UI/UX Events in July 2022
Welcome to July! Looking for UI/UX virtual events or workshops to attend? Join us at our online talks lined up in July (Updated 7/11). These talks are perfect for folks new to the world of design and pivoting into UI/UX! We love encouraging and bringing people from all over the world together through our virtual UI/UX events. These events are open to all and 100% free of charge! Come hang out with us! Here is the event line-up for July 2022:
📌 How to Get Ready for UX/UI Interviews
Date: Thu, July 7, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
If you missed our talk on July 6th, you have a chance to join us again today! Learn about the best ways to prepare and approach your UX/UI interviews. Approach your next UX/UI opportunity with confidence!
As you're looking for your next opportunity, you probably realized by now that being prepared for interviews is essential! Interviews are a two-way street. They’re an opportunity for you to get to know the company AND for the company to get to know you.
📌 Graphic Design to UX Design: Pivoting in Your Career
Date: Fri, July 8, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
What skills and tools do you need as a graphic designer to transition into UI & UX?
We'll cover how graphic design differs from UX and UI
We discuss which tools you need to master to become a UX/ UI designer
We chat about what makes a good UX portfolio, and which projects you can utilize from your graphic design background to pivot
Q&A session at the end of the session – ask us anything you want to know!
Check out the Ideate Labs Bootcamp, and our junior UX job postings.
📌 UX/UI + UX Research Resume 101! Important elements & template
Date: Thu, July 14, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
If you're looking for your next opportunity, you’ve probably realized by now that having a resume that tells a story is essential! Resumes are a living, breathing document, and we will cover the elements to a fantastic resume that speaks to recruiters and design managers alike.
We will cover:
How to prepare your resume for your next interview
How to structure your resume, and how to find the best fitting keywords
How to tell a story of your career through your resume
📌 Powerful Storytelling in UX; Crafting a Narrative For Interviews & Career
Date: Tue, July 19, 2022
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
How do designers craft narratives to push their projects forward, get new jobs, and "sell" ideas? Through storytelling! In this session, we will cover the powerful UX storytelling needed for various UX backgrounds. Where is storytelling impactful?
In your case studies for your portfolios
When you're "selling" your ideas or projects to stakeholders
When you're pitching a design change and its importance
During an interview as you're trying to cohesively explain your background.
Join us for tips, advice, and live walk-throughs of storytelling improvements.
📌 UX/UI + UX Research Resume 101! Important elements & template
Date: Tue, July 19, 2022
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
If you're looking for your next opportunity, you’ve probably realized by now that having a resume that tells a story is essential! Resumes are a living, breathing document, and we will cover the elements of a fantastic resume that speaks to recruiters and design managers alike.
We will cover:
How to prepare your resume for your next interview
How to structure your resume, and how to find the best fitting keywords
How to tell a story of your career through your resume
📌 UX/UI + UX Research Resume 101! Important elements & template
Date: Thu, July 21, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
We will dedicate time to reviewing some best practices and provide resources and tips for half of the workshop. For the second half, we invite you to volunteer YOUR portfolios for review. In this classroom setting, we will address some changes you could make, and how to get your resume & portfolio to stand out and match the job you are applying for.
Please submit your portfolios & resumes ahead of time by sending them to hello@ideatelabs.co if you’d like to have your work reviewed. We will try to review as many as we can!
📌 Redesign Instagram- Interactive UX/UI Workshop in Figma
Date: Thu, July 28, 2022
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
We redesign Instagram together in this interactive design workshop.
We will identify problems with the current Instagram app and discuss ways we can improve the platform.
We will come up with quick and dirty solutions to these problems and gaps.
We come up with ways to make our solutions more creative and interactive!
Remember, iteration is everything! A perfect app wasn't designed in one day.
📌 A Career in UI/UX- Skills, Tools, and a Blueprint to Pivot Into the Field
Date: Fri, July 29, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
User experience (as well as UX research, and user interface) are ranked as top 30 jobs to have in 2021 according to Glassdoor, with salaries starting at $60,000 and well above in metropolitan cities. But what is user experience? Do you need to learn how to code? Is it engineering? What skills do you need to pivot into the field?
In a quick, 30 minute 101 event, we cover:
UI, UX, UX research and the difference between all 3
How to start pivoting your skills & growing them
How to grow your community and network
What the salaries are and job expectations
All attendees get a copy of our e-book on how to pivot and grow in this field. We cover finding jobs, seeking out a mentor, interviews, salary growth, dealing with the imposter syndrome and so much more!
We also prepared a comprehensive database of 2022 UX Conferences. Check out the list of 50 Upcoming UX Conferences to Attend in 2022!
Take the first step in starting your UX career!
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