π 7. Findings of the week
A framework and a tool to help you in your interview, how to structure your case study, Gestalt principles made easy...
Read time: 5 minutes.
Hello π
We hope you had a good week! This week, we're going to focus on your next interview and a little bit more on human psychology to create better designs. Let's get started!
You can join us on Twitter.
Break into UX π»
The STAR framework to prepare you for your interview
If you're feeling a little stressed about your next interview, and don't really know how to effectively answer questions like "tell me a little about yourself", we've found a very interesting framework you can use!
β¨ The STAR framework β¨
In this video, Sera, a senior product designer at Webflow, gives us concrete tips on how to succeed in an interview using this method. Here's the recap:
STAR means:
Situation: start by clarifying the situation. Specifically, after the recruiter's question, give the context.
Task: what tasks were required to achieve the defined objective or to solve the problem?
Actions : what you did to solve the problem or challenge?
Result: what is the outcome? Be specific about your outcome.
If you want to know more with concrete examples π
How to structure your case study?
When we finally finish our projects, after this moment where we relax a little, there is the phase of creating the case studies. Personally, I tend to procrastinate a lot during this stage. I find that it takes a lot of time, energy and courage!
That's why we found you a nice article that gathers tips to create a successful case study and learn how to structure it correctly.
In this article, you will find :
What is the real purpose of creating a UX case study?
What a successful case study needs to cover?
The right level of detail in your case studies?
It's a bit long, but worth reading.
A concept explained βοΈ
Gestalt principles
Understanding the principles of Gestalt will help you become a better UX designer. By understanding these principles, you'll be able to identify good and bad designs, but more importantly, identify the why.
In this article, youβll discover the laws to know as well as concrete examples. Here is an overview of the laws to remember.
The law of proximity: βthings that are close or together appear to be more related and perceived as a group than things that are spaced farther apart.β
The law of similarity: βwhen things appear to be similar to each other, we group them together and we also tend to think they have the same functionality associated.β
The law of focal point: βwhatever stands out visually will capture and hold the viewerβs attention fast and at first.β
The law of common-region: βwhen objects are located within the same closed region, we perceive them as being grouped together.β
The law of closure: βwhen we look at a complex arrangement of visual elements, we tend to look for a single, recognizable pattern.β
The law of figure-ground: βpeople instinctively perceive objects as either being in the foreground or the background.β
The law of continuity: βelements that are arranged on a line or as an shape outline, are perceived to be more related than elements placed randomly.β
If you want to see how to integrate them into the UX, here is the article.
Cool tools for you β¨
#1 A book: 100 things every designer needs to know about people
A very interesting book to understand how people act and inspire us to make more conscious designs.
#2 Interview jam
We just discovered an amazing tool called Interview jam! It can help you, thanks to AI, to better prepare for your next interview, track your applications and much more. It also gives tips on how to improve your answers when practicing for interviews. We haven't used all the features yet, but it's a great concept :)
Weekly inspirations β‘οΈ
#1 Romanβs portfolio
A visually pleasing portfolio that we love!
#2 Product selection
If you're looking to create a quick portfolio, we may have something for you! Quickfolio (yes, it's in the title). With just a few clicks, it allows you to create a pretty cool portfolio. It's ideal if you don't want to spend a year on your portfolio or if you want to present your work quickly but professionally.
Juniorβs jobs
Europe π
UX designer - TMC - Nice - France
Junior Learning Experience Designer β Deloitte University EMEA H/F
America π
User experience Designer (UX Designer) - Mindseeker - Vienna, Canada
Junior Ux Designer - Thinkktum - Canada
Asia π
UI/UX designer - Antal International - India
UI/UX Designer - Computer future -Japan
Africa π
UI/ UX Designer - Marsa Maroc, Casablanca, Maroc
Digital UI/UX Designer - Summit Africa Recruitement Pty - South Africa
Thatβs all! Thank you for reading.
If you have a question, weβll answer it in the next newsletter. Feel free to ask it here.
And if you find this newsletter useful, you can share it to your people :)
See you on the next news,
Mialy and Michel