Getting started in Design

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Getting started in Design

Getting Started in Design is a podcast focussed on shining a light on the transitionary period between education and employment. It is part of ThisisHCD.com podcast series of Design. It’s purpose is to help identify the most problematic areas for emerging design talent. Presented by Gerry Scullion, Founder of This is HCD and The HCD Network.

Episodes

  1. Joanna Peel 'My journey from full-time employment to a Masters course, to my first UX role'

    12/23/2020

    Joanna Peel 'My journey from full-time employment to a Masters course, to my first UX role'

    Did you know, we launched the Doing Design Festival on January 29 2021? Hello and welcome to another episode of Getting Started in Design, I am your host Gerry Scullion, service designer and educator and founder of This is HCD Network and CEO of This is Doing.  This podcast is focussed on shining a light on the tricky stages between education and employment and also covers moving careers into Design. We realise it’s not a simple career to break into, and I myself can totally relate to this, and often reflect back on the time (a long time ago when I struggled for a few years to catch a break).  Hopefully, this podcast goes some way towards helping you land your job in your chosen area of Design. Today on the show we have Joanna Peel, a recent graduate in the area of interaction design in Ireland. We speak about the process that Joanna recently went through post leaving her masters, what she found to be helpful and how she managed to land not one, but two jobs - which is no mean feat in the current world that we find ourselves in. Let’s jump into the episode. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannapeel/?locale=en_US More from This is HCD https://linktr.ee/thisishcd Join our Slack community / https://www.thisishcd.com/community/join/ Join our newsletter / https://www.thisishcd.com/community/join-the-hcd-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    35 min
  2. Rebekah Murphy 'My journey from Scrum Master to UX Designer'

    05/14/2020

    Rebekah Murphy 'My journey from Scrum Master to UX Designer'

    Enjoy our content? Support This is HCD by becoming a Premium Member Today on the show we have Rebekah Murphy a UX Designer based in Sydney, Australia. I met Rebekah early last year and met a few times in a mentorship capacity. Since then Rebekah has successfully transitioned into her first design role and is now the Chapter Lead for This is HCD in Sydney where she’s hosting events for the human-centred design community out there. It’s a great episode that takes you on the journey from being introduced to Design via her job at Accenture in Ireland all the way through to hopping on a flight to Australia and training and landing her first job as a designer. Links in this episode https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekahmmurphy/ This is HCD Podcast Network EthnoPod with Jay Hasbrouck Bringing Design Closer with Gerry Scullion ProdPod with Adrienne Tan Getting Started in Design with Gerry Scullion Power of Ten with Andy Polaine NEW: The Big Remote with Gerry Scullion and Andy Polaine NEW: Moments of Change with Melanie Rayment Talking Shop with Andy Polaine and Gerry Scullion Decoding Culture with Dr. John Curran NEW: World Wide Waste with Gerry McGovern NEW: Global Jams Podcast with Adam Lawrence and Markus Hormess Connect with This is HCD Follow This is HCD us on Twitter Follow This is HCD on Instagram Sign up for our newsletter (we have lots of design giveaways!) Join the practitioner community on This is HCD Slack Channel Read articles on our This is HCD Network on Medium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    29 min
  3. Jon Colman 'What Design Managers look for within graduate portfolios at Intercom'

    01/31/2020

    Jon Colman 'What Design Managers look for within graduate portfolios at Intercom'

    Hello and welcome to Getting Started in Design, my name is Gerry Scullion and I am a service designer and trainer based in Dublin City Ireland. Getting Started in Design is part of This is HCD Network and is focussed on shining a light on the tricky stages between education and employment and also moving careers into Design. In this episode, we caught up with Jonathon Colman Senior Design Manager at Intercom, one of Irelands most successful and celebrated tech stories. We chat about the things Intercom look for in designers, how to get around the tricky aspects of not having enough experience and what to include in your portfolio, and also what you can do increase your chances of success in getting ahead in the job market. https://twitter.com/jcolman https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcolman https://medium.com/@jcolman Connect with This is HCD Follow This is HCD us on Twitter Follow This is HCD on Instagram Sign up for our newsletter (we have lots of design giveaways!) Join the practitioner community on This is HCD Slack Channel Read articles on our This is HCD Network on Medium Other podcasts on This is HCD Network Power of Ten with Andy Polaine EthnoPod with Jay Hasbrouck Bringing Design Closer with Gerry Scullion ProdPod with Adrienne Tan Getting Started in Design with Gerry Scullion Talking Shop with Andy Polaine and Gerry Scullion Decoding Culture with Dr. John Curran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    10 min
  4. Aiden McGale 'Advice on landing your first design job'

    09/12/2019

    Aiden McGale 'Advice on landing your first design job'

    This is HCD is brought to you by Humana Design and The Academy.ie - Design Training and Education Have feedback on this episode? Click here to leave us a voice mail. On the show today, we have Aiden McGale, one of Ireland’s leading Design talent recruiters, and founder of DesignTalent.ie - a job board that connects talent directly to businesses. He’s doing things a little bit differently, and is connecting Design Leaders directly with emerging talent through his portfolio review series in Dublin, something that is picking up speed. We speak about the chasm between education and the real world, and how to connect directly with businesses. We speak about attitudes, and also the question I get asked a lot “should I take just any job?” Links from show DesignTalent.ie - Irelands Design Job Board Aiden McGale on Twitter Aiden McGale on LinkedIn www.weloveaffinity.com https://www.instagram.com/designtalent.ie/ Connect with This is HCD Follow This is HCD us on Twitter Follow This is HCD on Instagram Sign up for our newsletter (we have lots of design giveaways!) Join the practitioner community on This is HCD Slack Channel Read articles on our This is HCD Network on Medium Apple Podcasts Spotify Other podcasts on This is HCD  Power of Ten with Andy Polaine EthnoPod with Jay Hasbrouck Bringing Design Closer with Gerry Scullion ProdPod with Adrienne Tan Getting Started in Design with Gerry Scullion  Talking Shop with Andy Polaine and Gerry Scullion Decoding Culture with Dr. John Curran (coming soon)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

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Getting Started in Design is a podcast focussed on shining a light on the transitionary period between education and employment. It is part of ThisisHCD.com podcast series of Design. It’s purpose is to help identify the most problematic areas for emerging design talent. Presented by Gerry Scullion, Founder of This is HCD and The HCD Network.

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