In this conversation I have a chat with Paul Loots, we have a casual chat about WWDC24, some projects he is working on what we thought about some of the things announced at WWDC24

Every week, I dedicate one hour to live discussions on product design, design thinking, and career insights. I review product designs and occasionally share behind-the-scenes details about my ongoing projects.Join for this one where I will be talking about #WWDC24 and Follow me to continue the discussion online If you enjoy reading and newsletters,…

Every week, I dedicate one hour to live discussions on product design, design thinking, and career insights. I review product designs and occasionally share behind-the-scenes details about my ongoing projects.Join in for a relaxing Lofi session, idea sharing, and engaging conversation.If you enjoy reading and newsletters, visit my website for weekl…

Every week, I dedicate one hour to live discussions on product design, design thinking, and career insights. I review product designs and occasionally share behind-the-scenes details about my ongoing projects.Join in for a relaxing Lofi session, idea sharing, and engaging conversation.If you enjoy reading and newsletters, visit my website for weekl…

In this episode of "Dive into Product - the Podcast," I discuss AI hardware, actions product designers can take to design these products effectively, and the potential impact on the future of design and technology if executed correctly.Related Post: https://www.dobetterux.com/designing-for-ai/If you enjoy reading and newsletters, visit my website f…

Every week, I dedicate one hour to live discussions on product design, design thinking, and career insights. I review product designs and occasionally share behind-the-scenes details about my ongoing projects.Join in for a relaxing Lofi session, idea sharing, and engaging conversation.If you enjoy reading and newsletters, visit my website for weekl…

Starting the year diving in head first or taking things a bit slow? Some ideas to ponder on while figuring out the year ahead. Connect with me on LinkedIn for more engaging discussions: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varima-henry-4638ab4b/ Follow me on Twitter for real-time updates and reflections: https://twitter.com/varima_henry Subscribe to the new…

This is an experiemnetal episode, i speak about some of my personal career insihghts, highlights and tech, how it is changing and what Ive done to stay ahead.

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In this episode we chat about AI in design, the dobetterUX community and WWDC 2023 what to expect and what we are excited about. Join our community : https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9316421/ See our website : https://www.dobetterux.com/ Join us live on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@dobetterux4478/…

Personal branding is a big part of why we get hired, weather you are looking for a full-time job, you are a freelancer or contract worker your personal brand helps potential hires understand who you are and if you are a good culture and company fit. Join the conversation : Website : www.dovetterux.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715…

Are you looking to get started in UX design in 2022? Here are things to consider for people who are looking to get started and designers who want to take their career to the next level. Join us for this live recording of our first podcast episode in 2022. Visit our website: https://www.dobetterux.com…

In this episode I have a discussion with Liz - Head of design at DVT. She gives us insights on what hiring managers are looking for in UX design candidates. We get into the details on what UX designers need to focus on to stand out, the do's and dont's in design portfolios and CV's, as well as ethical salary practice.…

If anything 2020, showed us that nothing is certain and we need to keep diversifying our income and evolving our skills and technique In this episode of not a UX designer I want to chat about why change is not only important but good for us, how you can keep reinventing yourself in your career and most importantly how to not get extinct as a design…

In this podcast episode I will share why I left my job as a senior UX designer and why you should also consider other career paths as a designer in 2021.

WWDC2021 Apple's world wide developer conference was on the 7th of June 2021. This could have been an all time most anticipated conference with many leaks and rumours from the apple leaks community and expectations were set high to everyones disappointment. We cover that and more on what we liked for the WWDC2021 Day 1 keynote.…

Happy 2021, In this first episode of season 3 of "Not a UX designer" we will be talking about the Return on investment of good UX design (Or the RIO of design), I will discuss why the companies that focus on design are more successful in any given market.

UX design has been around for a long time and many of the practices are being rinsed and repeated. Can we do more, can we innovate new better ways of solving problems and working. In this episode we would like to invite you to the dobetterux community. Join our community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/ www.dobetterux.com…

Adobe and sketch have been a huge part of my design career, but I am leaving them for a more futureproof UX design tool. In this episode, I discuss why I am leaving adobe and sketch as a product designer in 2020. Join our community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/ www.dobetterux.com

What are the options for designers when it comes to passive vs active income? Do you have a side hustle where you are working on something bigger than what you are doing in your current job? or perhaps you want to free up more time and work less. I will be talking about your career as a designer and the things you can do to make the shift needed to…

This is a confrontational podcast episode, but I think this is the alternative designers need to think about when it comes to building a portfolio in 2020.

In this episode we discuss the launch of the first Design sprint tool, mydesignsprint.io is a tool that is targeted to helping sprint masters, plan run, and capture design sprints all in one online tool. Find out more: https://www.mydesignsprint.io/ Launch your product fast: http://www.varimahenry.com/design-sprint/ Do better UX: http://www.varimah…

A conversation with Lesego Buyey on the perspective of recruiters on the UX/UI role, what they expect when hiring a designer.

The market is open for UX designers. More and more businesses are demanding UX design skills because of the value they see in it. There are some things you need to consider to be able to influence and get design buy-in from stakeholders. Getting into UX is an exciting learning curve and there are tons of resources on the internet. The South African…

Design Sprints help UX designers show client Value fast, They are packed with methods and activities that can be applied in everyday UX work when working in product teams. Take your UX career to the next level by learning how to run and get Design Sprint Buy-in. See upcoming events here:http://www.varimahenry.com/events/ Learn more about design spr…

Season 2 | Episode 1 - Happy new year and hope you have a great year ahead. In this episode, I kick off the year with a conversation on how to add value as a UX designer and doing more meaningful work. Meetings don’t have to be boring time wasters. There are lots of cool tricks you can use to make them focussed, efficient and get problems solved, n…

It has been a great year, This is the last episode of S1. A lot more coming in 2020 S2. Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/407772346500293/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/ Varima Henry is a digital product designer and strategist based in Johannesburg, South …

In this episode, I discuss designing for AI Using the AI design sprint from 33a.ai. I talk with Mike and Jonas as they share the ideas behind the AI design sprint, how it works and how organizations can benefit from it. More about 33a. https://www.33a.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/33a/people/ Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #…

In this special feature "Skills of the future" episode, I have a chat with Stephan Dohrn on Remote working. Connect with Stephan : https://www.sdohrn.com/ https://medium.com/@sdohrn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdohrn/ Learn more on remote work https://www.radical-inclusion.com/ https://remote-how.com/ Join the South African Design Sprint Community:…

I think that people should focus on one or the other and not do both at the same time, I have seen many successful "Sides hustles" that became successful but here is why I think you need to focus on your Personal brand, Career, and Skillset. Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/40…

This is one of the most asked questions on the internet. What happens after a design sprint? I think there are 3 main ways that things can go after a design sprint. In this podcast episode, I share my thoughts on what happens after the sprint. Are you a UX designer or a Scrum master in an agile team? Join me on this webinar: 👉🏽https://www.youtube.c…

In this episode I talk about How to become a product designer in South Africa 🇿🇦, I share my personal journey and some of the skills I think one needs to focus on if they want to become a digital product designer in South Africa. Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/40777234650029…

In this episode, I talk to Maaike Coppens about the difference between Product Design Sprints and Voice design sprints. How voice design sprints work and where they can be applied. Join the conversation using the official #designsprintsa on social media or join the private Design Sprint S.A groups on Facebook and Linkedin. Find Maaike on the interw…

This episode is for UX designers who want to find out more about running a Usability test. what it means and what to look out for. Find out the steps in the process from planning to giving feedback back to the client/stakeholders. Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4077723465002…

Join me, as discuss when to run a design sprint some of the best use cases of design sprints. Engage with me, ask questions or join the conversation using #designsprintsa The post: https://lnkd.in/gPvwjUw Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/407772346500293/ Linkedin: https://www.…

Find out how "Why to run a design sprint?" What are the team problems do design sprints solve and why you should be considering to run a Design Sprint. See the webinar on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sQcMNKxrjg&t=7s Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/407772346500293…

In this episode i explore the product designer role and some of the skills that i think any UX designer who wants to get in the product designer role should learn. Enjoy the podcast.

This is episode 3, going solo to give you an update on what has been going on in my world and what to look out for. Join the South African Design Sprint Community: #DESIGNSPRINTSA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/407772346500293/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13715248/ Varima Henry is a digital product designer and strategist b…

Working with a UX designer on any team or environment requires the business to shift their mindset and get better at understanding the user, their needs and frustrations. Having a UX designer on the team changes the process of how products get delivered to the market. The process may be different from the traditional methodologies used in most busi…

The UX designer role in South Africa is often confused with what we call the "UX/UI" role. This misleads a lot of humans who want to get into a career in what experience design is about. I hope that this post will provide some clarity on what a UX designer is, how to become one and what to look out for to make it in the South African market. I want…