39. User Experience Monday Munich

Dear wonderful UX community in Munich,

We’re excited to invite you to the 39th UX Monday!
This time, our host is Reply – we’ll be gathering in their beautiful office space right in the heart of Munich.
Join us to get inspired, exchange ideas, and connect with fellow UX enthusiasts. As always, there’ll be drinks and plenty of time for conversations and networking.
We’re really looking forward to seeing you there!

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Agenda:
18:45 | Event start with snacks, drinks and networking
19:10 | Short intro
19:20 | Job Hunting as a UX Designer
20:00 | 15 min. break
20:15 | Mastering the Infinite Canvas: Designing a System for How You Work
21:00 | Time for networking and drinks ;)

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About the Talk - Job Hunting as a UX Designer
Job hunting, we all know it, but it’s never easy. As UX designers, we face crowded applicant pools, long hiring processes, rejections, or no response at all. For juniors, expectations feel high and competition overwhelming, and even experienced designers struggle with transitions and shifting markets.

There’s plenty of advice out there, such as portfolio tips, cover letter templates, and checklists, but the volume can quickly become overwhelming. In this session, I’ll share a practical guideline to help you navigate the job search, including step-by-step examples and platforms for inspiration, feedback, and mentoring. Much of it may not be new, but sometimes you just need to be reminded of what you already know, and find the motivation to take the next step, whether that’s signing up for the next networking event, asking colleagues for feedback on your portfolio, or simply feeling less alone in the process.

This session is also a space to connect, share experiences, and maybe even find a feedback partner for your journey ahead.

About the Speaker:
Mirjam Höchst, UX/UI Designer, futurice Munich
Mirjam works at futurice Munich as a UX/UI Designer, where she brings ideas to life through hands-on concept work, interface and visual design, and shaping HMI touchpoints. She thrives in collaborative settings and contributes to workshops, strategy, and process improvements. She holds a B.A. in Industrial Design from HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd and an M.Sc. in Product Service System Design from Politecnico di Milano.

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About the Talk - Mastering the Infinite Canvas: Designing a System for How You Work
AI increases output. Prototypes multiply. Exploration accelerates. Clarity does not. Figma’s infinite canvas is powerful because it mirrors how designers think: iterative, visual, spatial. But as discovery evolves, most files drift into chaos. Ideas scatter. Context fades. Decisions become hard to trace. This talk is about building a lightweight system for how you work inside Figma. Not a design system for your product, but one for your workflow. You will see how to use Figma’s native features to organize messy discovery, inspiration, and reference screens without slowing down. I will share practical, unconventional techniques to move efficiently through complex exploration, and show how to preserve context across tools like Notion, Jira, or even ChatGPT conversations. Join me to transform the infinite canvas into a high-leverage system for focus, alignment, and traceability.

About the Speaker:
Oliver Rothenhäusler is a Senior UX Product Designer based in Munich with over six years of experience designing B2B SaaS products. He has worked across startups and enterprise transformation projects, with a focus on building not only strong products, but resilient design workflows. Oliver treats tools like Figma as thinking environments, not just delivery platforms.

We are looking forward to welcoming you.
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Cheers,
Evgeny, Ann-Cathrin and Andrea