Zack Gilbert 10/27/21 Zack Gilbert 10/27/21

Against The Odds: Strategies to Help You With The Job Search

I learned a lot about navigating the job search this past summer. This blog outlines the strategies I discovered which helped me land job interviews and eventually an offer.

Zack Gilbert 5/21/21 Zack Gilbert 5/21/21

Design Darts: A Model For Design Strategy

I refined my original model for strategic design using the analogy of a dartboard. My new model is based on lessons I learned from a design strategy course.

Zack Gilbert 2/22/21 Zack Gilbert 2/22/21

My Design Strategy

For my design strategy course, I developed a definition and model of strategic design. My goal was to understand strategic design in a way that’s meaningful and helpful to myself and others.

Zack Gilbert 2/14/21 Zack Gilbert 2/14/21

10 Key Takeaways From IxDF’s Course on UX Management: Strategy and Tactics

I share 10 valuable insights from an online course I completed through IxDF called UX Management: Strategy and Tactics.

Zack Gilbert 1/1/21 Zack Gilbert 1/1/21

The Future is UX

I explain what user experience (UX) design is, why it is important, and what I believe the future holds for our growing field.

Zack Gilbert 11/13/20 Zack Gilbert 11/13/20

Capstone: How to Design a User Interface (a reflection)

As part of my capstone project, I gained invaluable experience designing widgets for an external stakeholder. Over the course of 6 weeks, I documented several important lessons on how to design a user interface.

Zack Gilbert 9/25/20 Zack Gilbert 9/25/20

Capstone: Introduction and Design Exemplars

In the past few weeks, I began to work on my two-semester capstone project. This self-guided project will challenge me to utilize the tools I have learned in my graduate program to produce a design backed by a thorough research process.