User experience & product design leader, advisor, coach, + speaker. Founder of @CraftAndRigor. Loves pizza & D&D. Past: Meta, AWS, Deloitte, Ubermind. He/him.
Seattle, WA
Joined December 2006
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Nick Finck retweeted
IT'S HERE! Weighing in at a hefty 294 pages, I am proud to report that @leahbuley and my 2nd Edition of THE USER EXPERIENCE TEAM OF ONE is indeed a no-stone-unturned survival guide for #UX and #ProductDesign practitioners of all kinds.
I'm going to put my humility aside, friends and say this: if you're just starting out or are transitioning from another industry, I've got two words START HERE.
There is simply no better, clearer, simpler or more practical guide to all you need to know about this job. That was true of Leah's original release a decade ago — and I've done my level best to make sure it's absolutely true now, after ten years of seismic changes in all we do — and all the ways we do it.
Absolutely beyond honored to have my name on this — and deeply grateful to both @RosenfeldMedia and Leah for the opportunity to do it. And to have @jjg write the foreword is truly a full-circle moment for me I still can't quite get my head around.
I'll be sharing more in the days and weeks to come — but you can learn more and and save 15% on pre-orders right here:
rosenfeldmedia.com/books/the…
ALT Author Joe Natoli holding a hard copy of his most recent book, co-authored with Leah Buley, the second edition of "The User Experience Team of One."
Nick Finck retweeted
I just got rejected from something I really wanted.
I had a moment of sadness and then remembered that rejection is protection and redirection.
Something better is coming along.
NO stands for Next Opportunity
Nick Finck retweeted
Consider this:
"You are competing with A.I."
[Pause for 5 seconds to think about it.]
This can be understood in different ways:
A. You are in competition against AI.
B. You are leveraging AI to compete.
Which interpretation did you assume? If it was A, consider adjusting your perspective towards B.
Nick Finck retweeted
Looking for info! I try to keep a little roster of recommendations for when organizers are looking for panel participants or speakers for events. My list of design systems practitioners, specifically, has gone a bit stale. [1/3]
Nick Finck retweeted
I need something to get me through the end of the year. I'll be taking a huge paycut to do it, but as a last ditch effort, if anyone wants director level work for 60-75/hour, please contact me. I do brand, product, marketing, art direction, and mentorship.
Thanks <3
Nick Finck retweeted
Love being design tool agnostic. Methods & concepts are the same.
I can go into any tool & do what I need to do.
If a tool’s dropped, on to the next. PS? Sketch? XD? Figma? Whatever the team’s using, I’ll use.
But there is 1 design tool I’m always 100% all the way in for. CSS. – at San Francisco, CA
Nick Finck retweeted
I am starting a series on UX Job Hunting Tips. These are short, quickly digestible insights that job hunters may not know about. My hope is folks find value in this and utilize it to land their next job. First tip is already live:
linkedin.com/posts/nickfinck…
Nick Finck retweeted
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Limited tickets on sale next week.
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Nick Finck retweeted
Back by popular demand, we’re re-releasing our “Design System in 90 Days” workbook!
But it’s also new and improved, because we’re turning it into a live cohort with weekly instruction so you can get a design system up by the end of the year!
More info: designsystem.university/cour…
Nick Finck retweeted
Coaching is a skill and so is being coachable.
Some of the best & most senior folks I’ve worked with excel at this. They make it seem easy to give them feedback.
They listen well, ask good questions, and they recognize those who help them see a different perspective.
Nick Finck retweeted
This is your (and MY) regular reminder that complaining about something is *not* a solution.
Actively seeking to do something about it — even when you don't know exactly what to do or where to start — is a much more worthwhile use of your heart, mind and effort.
Nick Finck retweeted
Amazon spent $14.2 million on anti-union consulting in 2022.
When companies spend that much trying to tell you unions don't matter, it starts to sound like unions might actually matter a hell of a lot.
vice.com/en/article/qjv3yp/a…
Nick Finck retweeted
Zoom making employees come to the office for Zoom meetings with other employees is peak corporate behavior.
Nick Finck retweeted
I'm so happy to share that enrollment for the next cohort of Level Up with Figma is now OPEN! 🎉 We'll dive into auto layout, variables, components, organization, design systems, and more. I hope you can make it! 👋🎓
maven.com/dive/level-up-with…
Nick Finck retweeted
Designer friends,
Users don't care how many hours you spent pixel-perfecting the design as much as they care about being able to use it to get things done when they need to.
Too much usability is sacrificed for "aesthetics".
Nick Finck retweeted
How do we help people navigate through this system or service or product? #UX #UXdesign #UserExperience @nickf | #DesignThinking 101 #Podcast buff.ly/3O6whDK
