Reaffirmation as a Designer through Interaction Design Foundation

TandonS
TandonS
Sep 5, 2018 · 2 min read

Sometimes, it pays to have a name attached to you. Branding. It matters.

I come from a Software Development background — a Masters in Information and Technology. When I moved to UX (14 long years ago), I was “assigned” to UX Research — a role I absolutely, loved and embraced. I set up UX Lab, conducted 100+ Usability tests, Site visits, Ethnographic studies, and I wanted to know more. I moved to Interaction Design and everything was new. My intuition, self learning and curiosity helped but I always felt a bit of an outsider — no matter how right I could be — I craved for more — something definitive, something to show.

Interaction Design Foundation was my answer — I have tried many learning websites, and by far, Interaction Design Foundation is a class apart. It’s:

  1. Reputed — look at the people backing it up: Donald A. Norman, Daniel Rosenberg, Irene Au, Bill Buxton to name a few
  2. Economical — you can enroll in as many courses as you want — no limit
  3. Self paced — It is up-to you when you complete the course — no rush
  4. Gives direction — which courses are best suited for a certain Learning path
  5. Mix of Videos / Text , Subjective / Multiple choice answers
  6. Design Elite as mentors and course coordinators — It is the best of the best!
  7. A strong Design community — you have so many like minded people you can connect with locally and remotely
  8. References — Possibly, one of the best go to spot for looking up any design information — you can find it in the free resources, courses, or the community. It is that easy
  9. Not only this, you have access to worldwide conferences at your fingertips!
  10. You also get access to good discounts to new learning avenues and free webinars

It is truly a Design platform for the Designers — by the Designers.

Interaction Design Foundation has given a platform, association, and reaffirmation to the Designer in me. Thank you Interaction Design Foundation!

Checkout my certifications for:

  1. Information Visualization: Getting Dashboards Right
  2. Mobile User Experience (UX) Design
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