Pivotal Moments with John Lam
Pivotal Moments with John Lam
John Lam
Ep.12 Jill Jacobson: on UX Design at Microsoft, her circuitous journey to UX design from industrial design, and rediscovering joy from creative pursuits
49 minutes Posted Jun 27, 2022 at 7:00 am.
Show ChaptersFull-text transcriptIntro
The mystery of the churning Jupyter notebook users
The importance of understanding your users
From an aptitude test in high school to industrial design
Learning industrial design at Western Washington University
First job out of college
Getting fired from her first job
Becoming an intern again
An opportunity to learn what she really wanted to do
A crash course in becoming a UX Designer, on the job
Why team is more important than technology
Jill is now a full-time employee!
On rediscovering things that bring us joy
How to optimize your Kindle experience
An outsized amount of joy: a plain air tripod
Conclusion
Outtro
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Show ChaptersFull-text transcriptIntro (00:36)The mystery of the churning Jupyter notebook users (01:45)The importance of understanding your users (09:32)From an aptitude test in high school to industrial design (13:05)Learning industrial design at Western Washington University (15:10)First job out of college (17:59)Getting fired from her first job (20:15)Becoming an intern again (22:04)An opportunity to learn what she really wanted to do (22:48)A crash course in becoming a UX Designer, on the job (27:05)Why team is more important than technology (30:22)Jill is now a full-time employee! (36:03)On rediscovering things that bring us joy (38:16)How to optimize your Kindle experience (41:03)An outsized amount of joy: a plain air tripod (45:05)Conclusion (47:33)Outtro (48:43)Links from the showJill's InstagramJill's web siteAIMS Aptitude TestingLibbyStory GraphMusic credits––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Track: Lost In Medina — Amine Maxwell [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/qNSdpqSkRe4Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/lost-medina––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––