Explore the first edition
We dived deep with eight UX leaders to understand what keeps driving them forward.
Maria Giudice
Hot Studio
Maria Giudice
Maria Giudice
UX in the enterprise
Breaking out of silos
Maria Giudice is on a mission to forge the next generation of creative leaders. After a 30 year career starting, growing and selling agencies before leading design practices for Facebook and Autodesk, she’s paying it forward.
Breaking out of silos
Maria Giudice is on a mission to forge the next generation of creative leaders. After a 30 year career starting, growing and selling agencies before leading design practices for Facebook and Autodesk, she’s paying it forward.
Breaking out of silos
Maria Giudice is on a mission to forge the next generation of creative leaders. After a 30 year career starting, growing and selling agencies before leading design practices for Facebook and Autodesk, she’s paying it forward.
Culture at work
From design projects to business solutions
An early epihany about project KPIs has informed Ronan's career every since. Now he balances his language betwen user and business goals, and ensures his team does too.
From design projects to business solutions
An early epihany about project KPIs has informed Ronan's career every since. Now he balances his language betwen user and business goals, and ensures his team does too.
From design projects to business solutions
An early epihany about project KPIs has informed Ronan's career every since. Now he balances his language betwen user and business goals, and ensures his team does too.
Ronan Costello
Analog Devices
Ronan Costello
Ronan Costello
Helen Willmot
Dentsu
Helen Willmot
Helen Willmot
My path to UX leader
Feeding the user-first mindset
It's good to know your market but it doesn't help you solve unmet needs. And that's the gold dust that everybody should be aiming towards.
Feeding the user-first mindset
It's good to know your market but it doesn't help you solve unmet needs. And that's the gold dust that everybody should be aiming towards.
Feeding the user-first mindset
It's good to know your market but it doesn't help you solve unmet needs. And that's the gold dust that everybody should be aiming towards.
UX under the spotlight
The challenge of designing for organizations
The design of enterprise software gets a bad rap. But Rick has found the secret is balancing the needs of the organization with the needs of the individual user.
The challenge of designing for organizations
The design of enterprise software gets a bad rap. But Rick has found the secret is balancing the needs of the organization with the needs of the individual user.
The challenge of designing for organizations
The design of enterprise software gets a bad rap. But Rick has found the secret is balancing the needs of the organization with the needs of the individual user.
Rick Monro
Invicti Security
Rick Monro
Rick Monro
The analyst's view
The state of UX hiring in 2023: The importance of upskilling
Our survey of UX leaders around the globe has found that 68% of them plan to expand their teams this year and there are key skills gaps that they need to address.
The state of UX hiring in 2023: The importance of upskilling
Our survey of UX leaders around the globe has found that 68% of them plan to expand their teams this year and there are key skills gaps that they need to address.
The analyst's view
The state of UX hiring in 2023: The importance of upskilling
Our survey of UX leaders around the globe has found that 68% of them plan to expand their teams this year and there are key skills gaps that they need to address.
The analyst's view
The state of UX hiring in 2023: The importance of upskilling
Our survey of UX leaders around the globe has found that 68% of them plan to expand their teams this year and there are key skills gaps that they need to address.
Owen Derby
Workday
Owen Derby
Owen Derby
The research effect
Insight as a design driver
Across a creative career that has spanned video post production to digital product, Owen has maintained a focus on the needs of the user and the impact that design will have on them.
Insight as a design driver
Across a creative career that has spanned video post production to digital product, Owen has maintained a focus on the needs of the user and the impact that design will have on them.
Insight as a design driver
Across a creative career that has spanned video post production to digital product, Owen has maintained a focus on the needs of the user and the impact that design will have on them.
The leap to UX
Focus on purpose
Focusing on purpose, rather than a checklist, has helped Serra ensure she doesn't rush to an outcome at the expense of spending time on design thinking.
Focus on purpose
Focusing on purpose, rather than a checklist, has helped Serra ensure she doesn't rush to an outcome at the expense of spending time on design thinking.
Focus on purpose
Focusing on purpose, rather than a checklist, has helped Serra ensure she doesn't rush to an outcome at the expense of spending time on design thinking.
Serra Kiziltan
Critical Mass
Serra Kiziltan
Serra Kiziltan
Frank Gaine
Smartbox
Frank Gaine
Frank Gaine
The projects that made me
Process as a superpower
The unique skill of designers is to be able to visualize an hypothesis and bring people together. Combining that with an understanding of the business and speaking its language has allowed Frank to have his biggest impact as a designer.
Process as a superpower
The unique skill of designers is to be able to visualize an hypothesis and bring people together. Combining that with an understanding of the business and speaking its language has allowed Frank to have his biggest impact as a designer.
Process as a superpower
The unique skill of designers is to be able to visualize an hypothesis and bring people together. Combining that with an understanding of the business and speaking its language has allowed Frank to have his biggest impact as a designer.
Content critical
The language of design
Design leaders don't just have to come from a visual background. Elizabeth has applied her skills in content to tackle design and product problems as she leads an ambitious UX program at Shopify.
The language of design
Design leaders don't just have to come from a visual background. Elizabeth has applied her skills in content to tackle design and product problems as she leads an ambitious UX program at Shopify.
The language of design
Design leaders don't just have to come from a visual background. Elizabeth has applied her skills in content to tackle design and product problems as she leads an ambitious UX program at Shopify.
Elizabeth McGuane
Shopify
Elizabeth McGuane
Elizabeth McGuane
