Felix DesrochesUX leader interview: Sebastian Toomey at GoogleI had the pleasure of chatting with longtime friend and fellow surfer Sebastian Toomey, who’s currently at Google working on cyber…Jun 30Jun 30
Felix DesrochesUX leader interview: Frank MylesI really enjoy people, but boy did I love chatting with Frank. His ethos of joy and humor comes through in conversation, and in his work…Jun 20Jun 20
Felix DesrochesUX leader interview: Mick GowYesterday’s interview was with Mick Gow, currently at Amazon Prime Video. I almost joined his team years ago at a different company, and…Jun 15Jun 15
Felix DesrochesI got laid off — and I’m writing a book on leadership in UX.I was let go from my job as Head of Design at Panther in April as part of a company-wide layoff.May 7May 7
Felix DesrochesUX bootcamp & university students — ignore your professors & do this insteadThis PSA is primarily for anyone taking a university program or bootcamp related to UX. I do hope it’s also a useful reminder to more…Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023
Felix DesrochesIn UX design and art, AI will create 2 worlds: which one will you live in?Working remotely as a UX designer but living in LA means that I interact with a range of different creatives. From UX to graphic artists to…Nov 16, 2023Nov 16, 2023
Felix DesrochesinBootcamp4 tips for your UX portfolio, resume and LinkedIn when looking for a new design jobAs an ADPList mentor I talk to a fair number of folks on a regular basis, and lately what everyone wants to talk about is applying and…Nov 13, 2023Nov 13, 2023
Felix DesrochesinBootcampUX bootcamps: stop teaching wire-framingIn my last few mentorship calls with people coming out of UX bootcamps, I learned something that blew my mind:Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 2023
Felix DesrochesinBootcampSo you got a new UX job — here’s how to spend your first few weeks.Congrats! You just landed that role you’ve been dreaming about (like how I just joined Panther), and now the time has come to actually get…Jun 8, 2023Jun 8, 2023
Felix DesrochesinBootcampThe EPD tripod is critical to product development (and Design’s role in it)As UX designers, we interact with a ton of different people across our organization — and this is as it should be. The more context we…Mar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023