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5 things that make a great UX Designer
Question 11: These traits are worth remembering
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10 min readNov 23, 2017
20 Designers, 20 Weeks, 1 Question Per Week
Learn From twenty experienced designers as we go deep into one question every week.
This week we look at key attributes that make a great UX designer
“Fight like a dog with a bone for the person who’s not in the room. The customer. And give them what they want, at all costs.” (Andrew)
“Great designers are great at learning and riffing, balancing long and short work, supporting their team, partnering with other disciplines, and not taking themselves too seriously.”” (Stephanie)
Simon Pan — Senior Interaction Designer at Google, San Francisco, USA
(*Since we started the series Simon has moved from Medium to Google to work on Google News)
Nationality:
Australian 🇦🇺
5 things that make a great UX Designer
- Empathy
- Intentionality
- Proactivity
- Adaptability
- Resilience Self-awareness
Where can people follow you?
simonpan.com or on twitter
Stephanie Engle — Product Designer at Cruise Automation, Menlo Park, USA
(*Since we started the series Stephanie has moved from Facebook to Cruise Automation to work on self driving cars)
