The Experienced Experience Designer

One might think that there is a perfectly defined skill set of what an ideal user experience (product) designer should have. Many have tried to define it. The question is, is it define-able? Companies come in all shapes and sizes. So should "UX Designers". One size fits all doesn't fit this profession. Let's talk skill sets, soft skills, hard skills, roles, responsibilities, and theories that a UX designer could have in his toolbox and how you can customize yourself to best fit your company or the company that you want.

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1. H E L L O
   @ B E N P E C K • @ E X P E R T I C I T Y
   

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2. M A R K E T L E A D I N G C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y
   www.venafi.com • @venafi
   

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3. T H E J O Y O F H E L P F U L E X P E RT I S E
   www.experticity.com • @experticity
   

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4. P R O D U C T D E S I G N E R S , M A N A G E R S A N D M A K E R S
   www.frontutah.com • @frontutah
   

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5. T H E E X P E R I E N C E D
   E X P E R I E N C E D E S I G N E R
   

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6. U N I C O R N S
   UX Designer
   UX Strategist
   UX Visual Designer
   UI Designer
   UI/UX Designer
   UI/UX/Designer/Developer
   Experience Designer
   App Designer
   Product Designer
   Interaction Designer
   Visual Designer
   Visual Interaction Designer
   Graphic Designer
   Designer
   

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7. R O C K S TA R S
   Strategy
   Research
   Architecture
   Interaction
   Visual Design
   Prototype
   Test
   Develop
   QA
   Manage
   Document
   

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8. O N E P E R S O N ?
   

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9. Agency / Studio • Startup • Software (Enterprise, B2B, B2C)
   C O M PA N I E S
   

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10. A G E N C Y
    S U P E R T O P S E C R E T
    Private • Employees 44 • Designers - 8
    

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11. A G E N C Y
    M R M / M C C A N N
    Public • Employees 1,000 - 5,000 (2,258 On Linkedin) • Designers - 100
    

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12. S O F T WA R E
    A U T H E N T I C J O B S
    Private • Employees 2 • Designers - 1
    

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13. S O F T WA R E
    A D O B E
    Public • Employees 10,000+ (12,074 On Linkedin) • Designers - 236
    

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14. T E A M
    E V E RY B O D Y I S A L I T T L E D I F F E R E N T
    

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15. T H E 8 I ’ S O F U X
    Investigate
    Involve
    Imagine
    Iterate
    Illustrate
    Interface
    Interact
    Implement
    (Research)
    (Test)
    (Map)
    (Draw)
    (Wire)
    (Visual)
    (Prototype)
    (Develop)
    

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16. I N V E S T I G AT E
    ( R E S E A R C H )
    

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17. I N V O LV E
    ( T E S T )
    

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18. I M A G I N E
    ( M A P )
    

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19. I T E R AT E
    ( D R A W )
    

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20. I L L U S T R AT E
    ( W I R E )
    

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21. I N T E R FA C E
    ( V I S U A L )
    

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22. I N T E R A C T
    ( P R O T O T Y P E )
    

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23. I M P L E M E N T
    ( D E V E L O P )
    

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24. M I X I T U P
    D O I T A L L , O R D O N ’ T
    

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25. T H E 8 I ’ S O F U X
    Investigate
    Involve
    Imagine
    Iterate
    Illustrate
    Interface
    Interact
    Implement
    (Research)
    (Test)
    (Map)
    (Draw)
    (Wire)
    (Visual)
    (Prototype)
    (Develop)
    

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26. T H E 8 I ’ S O F U X
    Investigate
    Involve
    Imagine
    Iterate
    Illustrate
    Interface
    Interact
    Implement
    (Research)
    (Test)
    (Map)
    (Draw)
    (Wire)
    (Visual)
    (Prototype)
    (Develop)
    V I S U A L D E S I G N E R
    

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27. Investigate
    Involve
    Imagine
    Iterate
    Illustrate
    Interface
    Interact
    Implement
    (Research)
    (Test)
    (Map)
    (Draw)
    (Wire)
    (Visual)
    (Prototype)
    (Develop)
    T H E 8 I ’ S O F U X
    S T Y L E G U I D E
    

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28. Investigate
    Involve
    Imagine
    Iterate
    Illustrate
    Interface
    Interact
    Implement
    (Research)
    (Test)
    (Map)
    (Draw)
    (Wire)
    (Visual)
    (Prototype)
    (Develop)
    T H E 8 I ’ S O F U X
    D E S I G N I N T H E B R O W S E R
    

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29. T H A N K S
    @ B E N P E C K • @ E X P E R T I C I T Y
    

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