Resources from the Intro to the LA Design Community presentation at General Assembly on March 19 in Downtown Los Angeles.

2. Intro to LA Design
Community
Huge
Tonight

3. Portfolio.

4. Your portfolio represents you.
But you’re not always there to talk about
the work.

5. Your designs should be relevant.
vs.

6. Your designs should be timely.

7. Your designs should focus on the
user.

8. Your designs should help you tell a
good story.
Users.
Hurdles.
Imperatives.
Conclusion.
Designs.
Background.

10. For each include:
1. Role.
2. Process.
3. Passion.

11. Don’t have enough experience?
Get it any way you can.

12. Make an improvement.

13. update

14. Help someone.

15. Friends. Family. Acquaintances.

16. update

17. Think blue sky.

18. Displaying your portfolio.

19. Keep it simple.

20. Finding the right design job.

21. Job boards.
LinkedIn Coroflot Indeed

22. Employer insight.
Glass Door LinkedIn Friends

23. Salary guides.
Coroflot Glassdoor AIGA

24. Always ask for
more. ;)

25. Interviewing.

26. Be prepared:
Bring your work, and be ready
to talk about it.

27. Be honest:
Acknowledge your strengths and
where you want to grow.

28. Be direct:
Be clear about what you’re
looking for.

29. Show some
fucking
enthusiasm.

30. “Do you have any questions
you’d like to ask me?”

31. Don’t be afraid to reach out to
someone you look up to.

32. Resources.

33. Email Newletters.
Sidebar–5 interesting design links, daily http://sidebar.io
MediaREDEF-curated mix of media+tech+pop content
http://mediaredefined.com
LaunchTicker-Tech + Startup news and announcements (paid)
http://launchticker.com
Quartz–World news (daily)
ProductHunt–New Products/startups http://producthunt.com

34. Groups and events.
AIGA-Professional association for design, Los Angeles chapter
IxDA-LAChapter-Local and global events
UXPA-LAChapter-1,900+ members, events like World IA Day
LAUXMeetup-3,000+ members, Regular events (workshops, lectures,
mixers)
SouthernCaliforniaWebDesignersandDevelopers-1,400+ members
CreativeMornings-A great monthly event series to stay inspired
HugeLAMeetup-We bring in a range of speakers from the community
DRAFT.LA-A creative event series for designers hosted by Noun Project

35. Education.
GeneralAssembly-Classes like Intro to UX, 12 week courses on UX
UCLAExtension- User Experience Certificate Program
CalStateFullerton-User Experience Certificate Program
ArtCenterCollegeforDesign(Pasadena)- Undergrad, Grad and public
programs.
TheDSchool,InstituteforDesignatStanford-Virtual Crash Course, no
degrees
HugeSchool-Paid apprenticeship program in NYC

36. Blogs.
Little Big Details - Your daily dose of UI inspiration
http://littlebigdetails.com/
IxDA Mailing List Discussion - Active discussion list with many experts weighing inhttp://ixda.org/discuss.php
Boxes and Arrows - High quality articles and podcast interviews
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/
Smashing Magazine – Deep-dive into more advanced UX topics
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/
Experientia - This blog has good curated content from a wide variety of sources
http://www.experientia.com/blog/
Uxmatters - Articles on all things UX
http://uxmatters.com/
A List Apart - Articles on everything from the industry to design to coding
http://www.alistapart.com/
Signal vs. Noise - Thoughts from the guys at 37 Signals
http://37signals.com/svn/
Information Aesthetics - A blog focusing on interesting information design and visualization
http://infosthetics.com/

37. Questions?

38. March19, 2014
Intro to the LA Design Community