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Shannon Gahagan • Edited

Nice to meet you all!

I got a B.S. in G.D. ...that's funny to say out loud, from Philadelphia University (now known as Jefferson University). I have 3 years of experience working in-house. I currently live near Indianapolis, with my Sheltie/Chihuahua puppy and S.O.

Just trying to learn more code, would like to shift into UX. If anyone has any tips about how to make the transition, from graphic design to UX, I'm all ears!

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Jesse M. Holmes

Sometimes I feel like a big part of UX is just making sure the user doesn't think you're a jerk for making them click seven times to perform one action. UX is one of my favorite subjects, and since coming back to tech, I see it everywhere. E.g., this morning I have to call bank in my local community to see if they've shredded my debit card. The machine takes it from you and dispenses cash before giving it back. That's just poor UX!

This is my third offense, so maybe it's just me.

I've taken some of Joe Natoli's courses, but I think most of the UX experience I've learned on my own came out of doing research on something that bothered me (modals) or jumping down a rabbit hole of science articles about human/computer interaction. Good luck!