https://www.yutongyunan.com/resource-writing daily 0.75 2024-07-26 https://www.yutongyunan.com/resource-writing/how-to-become-a-senior-designer monthly 0.5 2024-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/1bf1021a-6821-41b9-a98a-54c7c4868ce8/10.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out I learnt that there are no absolute right or wrong answers in product development. It’s about piecing together different perspectives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/25e0115c-e540-4d8b-8139-99efd15841d0/5.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out I learnt to step up proactively, instead of waiting for others to hand me a higher role. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/97a672a8-235f-41c9-bb66-5474017b145c/6.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out I thought I was doomed and would never be like the PM who had many impressive ideas and looked so confident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/f9c06c76-dd5d-4157-821d-2099a8efc3c5/7.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out I learnt to be like an owner and look at the big picture, instead of an executor who only did well in the work assigned to her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/3cfe1b36-acff-432d-8601-2457c93d1a25/13.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out I learned that fear and doubt will always be there. I can feel them and step up anyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/fe363b6a-26a8-4d40-b5d8-f38034de213e/15.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out Break out of your cocoon, let the butterfly emerge, spread your wings, and soar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/4af3a69c-fa8b-4737-8924-c3f852f2d9ed/1.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out How to become a senior designer? Step one, step out of your cocoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/9be7d1e4-dc13-4fb8-9f2f-26fe0f165a3f/__+%2828%29.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out I focus on a high-level mindset shift and transformation, not a granular job title definition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/e1861e5d-fc2e-430b-9348-00fef663ce3d/3.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out I felt left out and unfair when all the senior designers worked on the big vision project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/c8bf5b91-abce-42ef-9fb2-c3bac233840b/14.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out The five steps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/6bedd6bb-767c-4911-92c8-4dcdd6842b71/12.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out When challenged, I learnt to focus more on understanding instead of “defending” myself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/dbfce2d2-5094-414c-a0e5-f7538a9c3279/4.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out Screenshot of my reflection doc from when I left Google in 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/e76ba186-f48f-4643-b071-521e10dab6af/__+%2827%29.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out An executor has a narrow view, whereas an owner sees the big picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/083c0b88-5b19-4c51-8911-35434a922101/9.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out I was surprised that people listened to my suggestions even when I wasn’t sure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/cbdaf397-d5ed-47f2-9c03-381ebfdf2934/11.png Writings - How to become a Senior Designer: Break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar ~ - Make it stand out I thought being more senior meant getting others to agree with me (and crying on my own when things don’t go as expected) https://www.yutongyunan.com/resource-writing/airbnb-china-case-study monthly 0.5 2024-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/65e9ffc6-9bc0-4c63-bc1e-b5dfc541f0b9/Airbnb+Triplog+image+8.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Learnings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/eeb0f207-f7f7-464a-bad5-63de2d4b1afa/Untitled_Artwork+74.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Don’t settle for any design roles. Know your goals and showcase the skills required. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/d80749f1-4f2d-435d-a8f4-87b5f646379a/Airbnb+Triplog+image+25.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out The extra things we did during the project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/b23df539-f286-4bb0-bd25-a8f2ee2b7941/Untitled_Artwork+76.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Don’t waste your time applying for more jobs before you are ready. Improve your portfolio first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/e8f9aa2c-9632-4f8c-b986-19c82ed83f3f/Airbnb+Triplog+image+5.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Persona story in a comic book style https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/5773c747-d2b4-4ec9-8304-32cd55147116/Airbnb+Triplog+image+3.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Research trip to LA! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/3b544cae-03b1-4f63-96a6-78d865c71ab1/Airbnb+Triplog+image+2.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Key research findings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/3a780b1c-bd78-48c5-beb2-d18e74c50ce7/Airbnb+Triplog+image+17.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out The Airbnb China project that got us Google and Facebook offers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/f25bbea6-fecb-4a2b-a530-a63548319c51/Airbnb+Triplog+image+29.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Paragraphs from the time of the project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/e37c34c3-2813-4d6b-b3e9-51c848230d21/Untitled_Artwork+77.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Don’t do surface-level projects. Dive deeper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/d1ab0628-a54b-4ff0-9ce6-68d445e52396/Airbnb+Triplog+image+6.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Introduce the solution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/231297df-570c-4555-9b43-d5120479ae99/Airbnb+Triplog+image+7.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Final design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/0b3b02c3-32fd-433c-85e8-ba82df6932bf/Airbnb+Triplog+image+26.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Headlines connecting the research findings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/ae337c64-5e73-47a2-91bd-36c458481a55/Airbnb+Triplog+image+4.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Synthesize findings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/5e18c4b4-98a0-4445-90f9-03fdd06887a6/Airbnb+Triplog+image+27.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Headlines connecting the persona story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/c80080dd-9009-4c8c-8b2e-3b62912ff8f4/Airbnb+Triplog+image+1.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Introduce the project and the design challenge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/d9231769-ce39-41bc-8453-d378b5af71ea/Untitled_Artwork+80.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Don’t present boring “professional” case studies. Tell human stories! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/45958bb4-acaf-4696-a4a9-4d04cd586d24/Untitled_Artwork+81.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Don’t make interviewers do work. Highlight what you are most proud of! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/efa5ff6b-2258-4e25-9347-f9cf7cdf49d7/Airbnb+Triplog+image+28.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Some of the visuals we used https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/c04bb876-0c95-4c1d-a828-6e338f70b585/Untitled_Artwork+75.png Writings - FAANG UX case study: Our story and 5 tips for you - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.yutongyunan.com/resource-writing/how-we-think-about-designer-growth monthly 0.5 2024-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/08ab438b-fab5-430b-b87f-c41206f8854f/Frame+289318.png Writings - How we think about designer growth after 6+ years at FAANG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/3b4c720b-6ffe-4d55-952f-9586aed3d53b/Frame+289316.png Writings - How we think about designer growth after 6+ years at FAANG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/02c867c2-8156-44a5-8493-73ff4c508ee0/Frame+289310.png Writings - How we think about designer growth after 6+ years at FAANG - Make it stand out Look at the labels they are collecting to go up the stairs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/f6bf60cf-6839-419b-89df-a33a881ee01a/Frame+289312.png Writings - How we think about designer growth after 6+ years at FAANG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/70094f4d-a285-4dce-904d-59c89297eea4/Frame+289313.png Writings - How we think about designer growth after 6+ years at FAANG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/1d622b1e-468b-4a3f-b782-06f23b316922/Frame+43.png Writings - How we think about designer growth after 6+ years at FAANG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/63fe91d4-1056-4fed-bd7c-62ef513c36bd/Frame+289311.png Writings - How we think about designer growth after 6+ years at FAANG - Make it stand out I’m the rabbit here with a Google tag. Yunan’s the pig here with a Facebook tag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/6a218093-628d-4952-ae82-ca0195e56a0c/IMG_0759.JPG Writings - How we think about designer growth after 6+ years at FAANG - Make it stand out Us, presenting at the UX+ conference. Yup! We are identical twins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/0d7d1a7f-8811-4d0e-a526-f8c079c1f1e0/Frame+57.png Writings - How we think about designer growth after 6+ years at FAANG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/25ffbd60-9403-4293-b92a-972cf8842374/Frame+289258.png Writings - How we think about designer growth after 6+ years at FAANG - Make it stand out There are many different types of design skills and most of us have gaps in some areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/0d4648a9-5146-440e-9098-dea0cada7faa/Frame+30.png Writings - How we think about designer growth after 6+ years at FAANG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6554710f8c8bde3649f88ced/1e876a39-4694-4d26-96f4-c1681e0ab692/Frame+289309.png Writings - 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