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The case for hiring junior designers and how to do it

Two years ago, while I was interviewing at different companies, multiple hiring managers candidly admitted to me that their job post…

Mar 2

The case for hiring junior designers and how to do it

Mar 2

Lai-Jing Chu

Bonus tips for the Remote Product Design Whiteboarding Challenge

Chances are, you know what a whiteboarding challenge is if you’ve found yourself in this article. But in case you are wondering — a…

Mar 6

Bonus tips for the Remote Product Design Whiteboarding Challenge

Mar 6

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Reflections on “personal branding”

Another word for personal brand is “reputation”

Jun 25, 2023

Reflections on “personal branding”

Jun 25, 2023

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Bootcamp

Is product design for you? Here’s a decision tree.

In 2018, I sat in a classroom with a General Assembly representative. I was considering a UX Bootcamp, and I asked her what time of…

Mar 12

Is product design for you? Here’s a decision tree.

Mar 12

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In my experience, just because you are running agile does not mean you cannot be thoughtful about…

However, I have also personally encountered the pitfalls commonly mentioned. I've seen bloated backlogs with fragmented pieces of tickets…

Mar 5, 2023

Mar 5, 2023

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Bootcamp

How to choose a worthwhile UX capstone project topic?

One of the more challenging aspects of creating your first practice / academic user experience (UX) design project is coming up with a…

Jan 19, 2023

How to choose a worthwhile UX capstone project topic?

Jan 19, 2023

Lai-Jing Chu

Fieldnotes #1: Principles of an early-startup product designer

Around four months in as a product designer, I wrote this post to chronicle my guiding principles working as the only designer in a…

Sep 7, 2021

Sep 7, 2021

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The Startup

Why as a designer, you should participate in competitions

Here’s one important reason.

May 22, 2020

Why as a designer, you should participate in competitions

May 22, 2020

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The Startup

11 rules I live by as a UX-team-of-one in an early-stage startup

What I learned in my “first 90 days”

Nov 3, 2019

11 rules I live by as a UX-team-of-one in an early-stage startup

Nov 3, 2019

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UX Collective

The transferrable skills of architectural training

A letter to disillusioned architects trying to take the leap

Aug 18, 2019

The transferrable skills of architectural training

Aug 18, 2019

Lai-Jing Chu

Lai-Jing Chu

Product Designer @ Polycam and mentor at Springboard / ADP List. I write here to organize my thoughts. My opinions are mine and could change.

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