User Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth

045: Criticize by Creating with Alexa Roman

Alexa Roman motivates us to prove the value of design and contribute to it every single day. She encourages us to always be learning new things since designers work across many different fields. She inspires us to get more excited about analytics and measuring our designs. She also challenges us to think about what we want on our tombstones...while we’re still this side up. Secret Identity (7:49) Origin Story (12:42) What Will Your Tombstone Say? (19:25) Biggest Failure (21:50) Design Superpower (29:40) How Important is Aesthetics? (35:52) Awkward Testing Story (48:49) Design Kryptonite (55:23) UX Superhero Name (63:59) Designing with Data (64:30) Habit of Success (70:09) Invincible Resource (71:39) Recommended Book (73:28) Best Advice (74:48) Check out the detailed show notes and Eli Jorgensen’s astonishing superhero artwork at <a href="https://userdefenders.com/045">userdefenders.com/045</a> This episode is brought to you by InVision Studio (<a href="https://userdefenders.com/studio">userdefenders.com/studio</a>): The world's most powerful screen design tool Get your FREE audiobook from Audible at <a href="http://userdefenders.com/freebook">userdefenders.com/freebook</a>. No commitment. Cancel in 30 days, and you won't be charged. The book is still yours to keep.

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