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24 Ways to Look Like an Awesome UX Designer
Tips on pretending to be a top designer
1. If a colleague asks you to look at a website, open it up and straight away inspect the element
Boom! This makes you look like a ‘what’s under the hood’ kind of designer. You’re someone who wants to see the guts of a website. To go a step further resize to ipad and change something of the existing site , double boom!! Your colleague will leave your desk thinking you’re a bloody design wizard.
2. Carry your Macbook open and do a few laps of the office, intently looking for someone
Do this at least once a day. Put a pen in your mouth and bring up your calendar and tap away on the move. This’ll make you visible and look like you’re too bloody busy to do work at your desk. A great tip is to be late for a meeting doing this, lots of visibility of your hectic work schedule!
3. Mention how your General Assembly teacher was from San Fran, and that she worked on IBM’s super computer in the 70’s
This is big. As one of her students this connects you to tech royalty. You can carry extra ammunition stating she was Steve’s Jobs era in San Fran. This makes your knowledge of the field seem authentic. If her name pops up in conversation you can add that the designers she taught have all been really successful!
