2023 Apprentice Program Research
A case study describing DIA’s 2023 apprentice program research, our process, and what we found.
A case study describing DIA’s 2023 apprentice program research, our process, and what we found.
A summary of updates and events from DIA Design Guild for April 2024.
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? Moving from chatbots to chat agents. How much does AI impact your workflow? Do you use it daily to improve efficiency or once in a while? I use it to help me write my resume and to get me started writing on
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? We have seen in the last six or eight years a conflation of UX and Visual Design. Meaning UX jobs are looking for a focus on pretty pixels versus structure and flow. How will that change with the proliferation of AI tools
Hello, Spring! Unless you’re in Colorado like some of us, then it's Second Winter. Regardless, it does feel good to have the weather warming up and things starting to turn green. We have some exciting news to share this month! World IA Day was a smashing hit
The DIA Game Club has exciting new updates for 2024!
What’s on Grace’s mind these days? Who am I kidding? This is not a week 11 biweekly update. We completely missed the boat and went straight into the next week. LOL, oh, well, I sincerely hope you all know by now NOT to set your clocks or calendars
What’s on Grace’s mind these days? Stepping in for Julia for this update. There’s a LOT going on this week. First of all, World IA Day is this weekend. Both Julia and I are organizing an event. She’s doing the one in Boston and I’m
Apprentice Program updates, Game Club updates, and lots of event updates (oh my!)
DIA welcomes 9 new mentors to the Apprentice Program!
A list of recommended tools sorted by difficulty level.
We said 10, but then we said, just 2 more. And so we have 12 new apprentices joining the DIA apprentice program in 2024
😄Tell us about yourself. I am a UX Designer seeking to create kinder and more connected products. I have designed for B2B, B2C, and non-profit spaces. Across these spaces, I've found that the human-centered design process is what must hold at the center. I’ve taught and mentored
😄Tell us about yourself. Hello!! I'm Sonya Crown, a UI/UX Designer. Prior to design I was an ASL teacher, and a dental assistant. Design-wise, I focus on accessibility and design systems, and my dream job would be working for a healthcare company in Chicago, Denver, or NYC!
😄Tell us about yourself. I'm a self-taught product designer, with a background as an administrative assistant and crafting my skills through hands-on experiences. I love asking questions and hearing people's stories and have always been passionate about finding creative ways to make complex spaces and ideas
😄Tell us about yourself. I'm a proud New Yorker turned Texan, currently calling Dallas home for the past year. With a background in marketing and loyalty strategy spanning two years at a foodtech company, I'm now channeling my passion into breaking into product design, ignited during
Apprenticeship
What’s on Julia’s mind these days? I’ve been thinking a lot this new year about CDOs or Chief Design Officers. If a company has one, my expectations are that the products of your company are easy to use and, I guess I have to say, look good.
Announcements
Applications being accepted for the 2024 apprentice program at DIA Design Guild.
Apprenticeship
Reminders for the end of the year retrospective, book club and job opps
Apprenticeship
End-of-year program retrospective, book club, summer internships
Apprenticeship
Gratitude, end-of-year program update, end-of-year retrospective, new mentors joining 2024, book club, community hangout, project opps
Apprenticeship
apprentice updates, event recording, book club, portfolio reviews, open project critique, project opportunities
2023 Cohort
Reflection
This year one of our apprentices, Justin Kim, attended NarraScope 2023 at the University of Pittsburgh- His first conference and his first time traveling solo! Read on to learn about what it’s like to attend a conference by yourself!
Game Club
Not all things are in plane sight!