Riding the Waves: Reflecting on the UX Challenges of 2023 and Aiming for Calmer Seas in 2024 Join your hosts Maria, Stacey, and Tina as we navigate through the tumultuous year that was 2023, and envision a smoother path ahead in 2024. We'll dissect the setbacks, struggles, and significant layoffs within the UX landscape. Can UX bounce back from the…

In this candid podcast, your hosts Maria, Stacey, and Tina tackle the tricky topic of UX job interviews. Get unfiltered advice on standing out as an authentic candidate while avoiding common pitfalls. Whether you're a junior UXer hoping to break in or a hiring manager seeking top talent, learn practical tips on salary negotiations, zoom interview e…

Join us in this insightful episode as we question whether the golden era of UX, characterized by abundant job opportunities and competitive salaries, has reached its end. We navigate through the contemporary UX recruitment scene, charting the evolving pathways and challenges of professionals in the field in the present and future of UX. Uncover the…

Welcome back, listeners! Maria, Stacey, and Tina⁠ here, with another episode of "UX Guide to the Galaxy". This time, we're tackling the hot topic everyone's talking about: AI and UX. Is it all buzz, or is there something more to it? We're here to dig into that. In this episode, we get real about the good, the bad, and the confusing sides of blendin…

Join Maria, Tina, and Stacey in this quick teaser for the latest episode of our straightforward UX podcast! In this quick snippet, we're turning our attention to a hot topic: AI and UX. We're taking a no-nonsense approach to dissect this complex relationship - the potential, the pitfalls, and the realities, all in a few punchy minutes. Get a glimps…

Happy new year, fellow UXers! Kicking off 2023 with a short episode on the most common dark pattern types and how psychology can be used to manipulate users. Which patterns have you encountered? Your hosts for this evening: Maria Panagiotidi - Lead UX Researcher Stacey Rey - Senior UX Designer Tina Connelly - Head of Design…

This episode would've been much better aired on Halloween as we're exploring the dark world of dark patterns! Put simply, a dark pattern is a user interface that has been carefully crafted to trick users into doing things, such as getting more of your data without you knowing or misleading you into purchasing a certain product or insurance. Dark pa…

In this episode of the UX Guide to the Galaxy we are discussing the hot topic of UX career choices. Should you choose to work for an agency or join an in-house team? Are agencies the best place to kickstart your career? Are all in-house roles slow and boring? Joining us in this episode is our special guest, Karine Tardivel. Karine is a Lead UX & De…

The year is 2022 and we're discussing another climate change ... Not environmental - but the climate for Junior Designers! Joining us in this episode is our special guest, Holly. She started her UX journey less than a year ago so has first hand experience on what it's like being a Junior in the current industry. Your hosts, Tina (Head of Design) an…

What's in a title? In this episode, we discuss UX job titles; do they matter, or are they just buzzwords? Your hosts for this evening; Tina Connelly - Head of UX Maria Panagiotidi - Lead UX Researcher Stacey Rey - Lead UX Designer

Good design isn't rocket science... Or is it? In this episode, we discuss the Psychology of UX with Maria Panagiotidi who has a PhD in Psychology and has made the move from Academia to leading a UXR Team. Today, we explore conundrums such as; how did we do UX before the term UX? What is psychological science and how can I use it to understand my us…

Hello! We're Maria, Tina and Stacey - a trio of designers who have been working in the UX industry for a collective of 25+ years. We're here to talk about UX - but with a more no-bullshit approach. This means we will discuss the good, the bad and the ugly. This is the trailer for UXG2G and highlights our introductions, backgrounds and what's in sto…