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Getting ready for camp
Getting ready for camp
Our quick-start guide to UX and Figma.
What’s this for?
During the bootcamp, we will be jumping into some intermediate to advanced topics right off the bat. It’ll help a lot if you take a little time to get up to speed with the basics about UX and Figma. Still have questions? Our Leads will be available anytime to help you along the way.
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A video explaining this great new field in tech.
So you know exactly what you’re getting into!
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An article about what Design Thinking is and its powers → storytelling, outside-the-box thinking, and iteration
Design Thinking is the core of our projects and UX as a discipline.
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A working Figma file that you can use to learn all the basics
Figma is becoming an industry standard, and we use it at Iter8 for its great collaborative features and creator-oriented interface. If you don’t feel confident about your Figma skills, it would benefit you greatly to take some time to master Figma—not just for Iter8, but for your future careers.
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An article about asking why- and why its important.
Asking good questions is critical in getting the best ideas out from your teams and conducting your research.
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An 11-minute video on the basics of layout design.
These principles make the bridge between art and psychology more concise for designers to make good design.
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Mini articles on important design principles that designers follow to create great, user-friendly designs.
Depending on your degree progress, your exposure to design principles may vary. At Iter8, you will need to critique other people’s work and you will need to explain why; learning these basic design principles will give you a foundation for explaining your design decisions and critiques.
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Cal Poly Iter8’s Culture Handbook, which includes our values and goals.
Keeping these values in mind is important for us to build our community and uplift each other. As much as this is a career-oriented org, we want it to be welcoming and supportive space for people getting into Product Design!
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