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by areeve
4837 days ago
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Much appreciated – thanks so much for taking the time to review, and for the actionable advice! I'm considering living off savings for the next 3-6 months and really focusing on a few self-initiated projects that allow me to boost my UX creds – potentially an iPhone app, a SaaS tool, etc. One of the downsides about living in Australia is that there's barely a handful of tech companies based here (that aren't just marketing/sales offices), and most agencies are just churn and burn (Facebook pages and banner ads, etc). Do you think that having a few (i.e 3-4) strong personal projects where I ran both design and development solo would boost my creds for the likes of Google & Co? Edit: As an aside – do you think it's preferable to have quality over quantity? I.e. ditch a few of the weaker pieces of work in favor of having say, 4-5 really strong portfolio pieces? |
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Also, it wasn't clear from your post what you want to focus on initially as a designer - more on this topic here: https://medium.com/design-ux/3623c3243aa6
Again, judging from your portfolio only, it looks like you should maybe focus on UI design first, as this seems to be your strong point and find a job in a UX specific agency, so you can see and learn what other UX practioners do, learn more about UCD etc.
I'm sure there must be UX only agencies in Australia or startups - a quick Google search came back with
http://www.stamfordinteractive.com.au/join-our-team/
http://www.lbi.com/au/
If you could work for LBi for example, you could maybe transfer more easily to the US at a later stage.
Other tips:
* Get on Dribbble (that's how some UI designers get hired / headhunted)
* Start blogging about design, what you're passionate about etc - helps later on when recruiters review your portfolio
Anyway, keep us updated...