MY STORY & HOW TO BUILD A
DESIGN CAREER ROADMAP
AGENDA MY CAREER PATH
ROADMAP FOR YOUR DESIGN CAREER 1. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO ? 2. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE ? 3. WHEN WILL YOU BE THERE ?
HOW? • ADVICES TO HELP yOUR JOURNEY EASIER
MY CAREER PATH
HIEU NGUYEN
PRINCIPAL PRODUCT DESIGNER
Principal Product Designer LEAD PRODUCT DESIGNER
SENIOR UX CONSULTANT
SENIOR UX DESIGNER
FOUNDER
PRODUCT DIRECTOR
PRODUCT MANAGER
SENIOR WEB DESIGNER
WEB DESIGNER
2 years 8 months
2019
1 year 2015 1 year
11 months
2010 2 years
2 years 7 months
2005
2 years 4 months
3 years 2 months
2000
2 years 4 months
YOUR DESIGN CAREER ROADMAP 1. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO ? 2. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE ? 3. WHEN WILL YOU BE THERE ?
BUT WHY?
WASTE our time CHASING A WRONG TARGET
BECAUSE WE don’t want to THEREFORE taking A WRONG APPROACH END UP DOING SOMETHING WE DON’T LIKE
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
FOCUS
Skillsets
UX RESEARCHER
UX DESIGNER
UI DESIGNER
USER PERSONAS
USER JOURNEY MAP
colourS
TESTING SCRIPTS
BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS
typography
RECRUITING THE RIGHT USERS
FINDING THE RIGHT ANSWERS
ICONOGRAPY
INTERVIEW & ANALYSE DATA
FOR THE RIGHT PROBLEMS
layout structure
Communication
WIREFRAMING, DESIGN CONCEPT
HIGHLY ATTENTION TO DETAIL
LOGISTIC, NUMBERS
STAKEHOLDERS MGNT
DESIGN PSYCHOLOGY
data analysis
FACILITATION SKILLS
DESIGN TOOLS
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE? Internship
JUNIOR DESIGNER
DESIGNER
SENIOR DESIGNER
Internship
JNR. RESEARCHER
RESEARCHER
SNR. RESEARCHER
JNR. UX DESIGNER
UX DESIGNER
SNR. UX DESIGNER
JNR. UI DESIGNER
UI DESIGNER
SNR. UI DESIGNER
LEAD DESIGNER
PRINCIPAL DESIGNER
TOP MGNT. LEVELS
LEAD RESEARCHER
PRINCIPAL PRODUCT DESIGNER
HEAD OF PRODUCT DESIGN
LEAD UX DESIGNER VICE PRESIDENT OF DESIGN LEAD UI DESIGNER CHIEF DESIGN OFFICIER
SENIOR CONSULTANT
VP OF DESIGN, CDO
HEAD OF PRD. DESIGN
PRINCIPAL designer
LEAD DESIGNER
SENIOR DESIGNER
DESIGNER
JUNIOR DESIGNER
Internship
SENIOR CONSULTANT
FOCUS ON LEARNING EVERYTHING
DO WHATEVER THEY TOLD YOU TO DO
GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO
GREAT AT WHAT YOU DO
HELP OTHERS (AS GOOD AS YOU)
EMPOWER OTHERS (BETTER THAN YOU)
MANAGING PEOPLE
HOW LONG IS LONG ENOUGH? Internship
6m - 1yr
JUNIOR DESIGNER
1 - 2 yrs 3 - 6 yrs
DESIGNER
6-9 yrs 2 - 3 yrs
SENIOR DESIGNER
LEAD DESIGNER
3 yrs
PRINCIPAL designer
~5 yrs
HEAD OF PRODUCT DESIGN VP OF DESIGN, CDO SENIOR CONSULTANT
10-15 yrs
HOW? 10 ADVICES TO BECOME A GREAT DESIGNER
#1 KNOW YOUR GAME
#2 TRY THEM ALL
#3 BE A FIGHTER
#4 BE NICE TO EACH OTHER
#5 BE PATIENT
#6 COMMUNICATION
#7 COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH
#8 GO OUTSIDE
#9 GO BACK
#10 A GOOD DESIGNER NEVER STOP LEARNING
THANK YOU! Let’s do Q&A