DIA Design Guild: Apprentice Program - Oct 2025
DIA Apprentice Program Specific Updates - Oct 2025
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DIA Design Guild: Apprentice Program - July 2025
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? I've decided to move this newsletter to a monthly cadence. Honestly, we just don’t have enough updates every two weeks—and I’d rather share something thoughtful than rush to fill space. That said, I’ll admit I missed
DIA Design Guild: Apprentice Program - April 2025
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? This newsletter is a little behind schedule—thanks for your patience. We’ve got a fresh new cohort! Six new apprentices have joined us, along with one returning alum. And fun fact: four of them are based in the Los Angeles area.
Welcome to the 2025 DIA Design Guild UX Apprentices!
Each year, we reaffirm our commitment to fostering the next generation of UX professionals by welcoming a new group of apprentices into the DIA Design Guild. The Apprentice Program is designed to create opportunities for aspiring UX practitioners to gain mentorship, hands-on experience, and a supportive learning community. This year’
Team
Emma O'Sullivan
😄Tell us about yourself. I'm a product designer with 15+ years industry experience, and I'm currently based in Dublin, Ireland. I hold a BA in Visual Communication from DIT (Dublin Institute of Technology). For the past 4 years I’ve been working in Workday as a
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Karli Woods
😄Tell us about yourself. I bring 5+ years of experience crafting digital experiences across diverse industries. Currently, I design for Workday notification channels, ensuring users never miss what matters most. My journey has taken me through some amazing companies - from designing Docker's admin console to reimagining financial
Apprentice Applications for 2025: Take Your First Step or Second Step
If you’re looking to break into UX Design or Information Architecture, our 2025 Apprentice Program is a great way to get started. You’ll gain hands-on experience in key areas like UX Research or Design, plus work directly on a project with your mentor to really dig into the
Apprenticeship
Apprentice Program - Week of December 2nd, 2024 (WK49)
What’s on our minds these days? Our final newsletter for the 2024 cohort apprentice program. It's been a definitive learning experience. 😸 As we wrap up this year’s cohort, we look forward to the future and next year’s cohort. Our research team did a fantastic job
Newsletter
October-November 2024 Updates
A summary of updates and events from DIA Design Guild for October-November 2024.
Apprenticeship
Week of November 4th, 2024 (WK45)
What’s on our minds these days? I had a bit of a shock over the weekend reading a founder’s story. He and his cofounder pivoted 12 times in three and a half years. What shocked me, and I guess it shouldn’t have, was the fact that they
Apprenticeship
Week of October 20th, 2024 (WK43)
What’s on our minds these days? December 6th marks the end of the program as we take a break for the holidays and gear up for next year. We use November and December as times of reflection on how the apprenticeship program did this past year and how we
Apprenticeship
Week of October 6th, 2024 (WK41)
What’s on our minds these days? Sharing your work is a large part of working in a design team. Whether you are a researcher, writer, designer or some other title, you’ll frequently be asked to show what you are working on and talk about it. Share early and