BE A BETTER PRODUCT DESIGNER
Ideal for current digital product designers who want to grow and (duh) get promoted. Part of each session will focus on raising, discussing, and solving career challenges we are facing.
Applications are open for our future cohorts, which will use a similar approach as below.
Student intros
Review course outcomes
Developing your design POV
Decolonizing & divesting from traditional (European) design perspectives, methods, and approaches to design
Global design aesthetics
Debrief on individual/client project
Create a visual moodboard that represents your personal and cultural identity
Design a poster spread that celebrates a POC-centered creative, institution, or social cause
Write down your personal and professional mission statement, 3 challenges you have right now, 3 reasons you should get a new role/promotion/fee increase, your ideal career path in the next 3-6 months, 4 key identity questions, and 3 personal design principles
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Building confidence
Create a deck using the previous assignments, record and present to 1 professional, and write down 3 areas of improvement
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Building a design vision
Build a design vision for your current organization
Make 3 high-impact, low-effort changes to your resume, portfolio, & social presence based on the critical feedback
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Building your personal development plan
Map out your existing network and identify who will be useful in your journey as sponsors, and create an action plan
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Client project planning
Goal setting and moodboarding with client
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Class feedback
Discuss a professional issue classmate(s) has/have (issue TBD)
Client project draft
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Leading better meetings to gain alignment
TBD
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Class feedback
Discuss a professional issue classmate(s) has/have (issue TBD)
Client project round 1 sent
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TBD
Refine your portfolio site (type, color, copy)
Find a photographer for your headshot
Apply to 5 new roles and/or set up time to discuss with manager about promotion/additional responsibilities
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Solving issues together through radical conversations
Update your Linkedin, resume, and website portfolio
Write your cover letter and resume (using only fonts by POC)
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TBD
Client project final round due
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Graduation activity!
Final case, portfolio link, and headshot due
Other homework TBD based on class needs
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The only thing we’re serious about is food.
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Monday to Friday :
10 am to 9 pm
Saturday :
10 am to 5 pm
Sunday :
12 pm to 5 pm
