Colton Schweitzer on Kickass UX

AIGA Design Podcast

In this episode Colton Schweitzer, co-founder of Kickass UX and Lee-Sean Huang, senior director of learning and programs at AIGA talk about:

• How Banksy inspired Colton to get into graphic design
• How creating a board game introduced Colton to UX and landed him a job
• The differences between a design bootcamp and a college degree program
• How to identify and address common gaps in UX design education
• How recent design graduates can make their portfolios stand out and some hope for current UX job seekers
• What makes the Kickass UX program different and how graduates of the program have found success
• Why graphic designers should learn UX even if they aren’t planning a career pivot
• How can designers overcome subjectivity when dealing with stakeholders
• What are the “Treasure Map” and “Kung Fu Master” metaphors for the UX process and how do they make you a more powerful designer with a “why skillset”
• How Colton applies UX principles to designing the pedagogy and business model for his venture, Kickass UX
• And more!

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AIGA's Design Futures research referenced in the episode

Colton's cartoon alter ego, ⁠Kitty AF⁠ recently released a holiday book How the Cat Ruined Christmas

Irish Bouzouki clip by PhotoCapeBreton via Pixabay

This is the final episode of 2023. Happy holidays! See you next year.