Becoming a UX Designer, Dancehall and Design Systems, Leadership in Design
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AGENDA
6:30 - 7:00 Pizza and drinks / Meet some peeps
7:00 - 7:05 Welcome from our host: Tiger Tail Digital
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7:05 - 7:30 Chapter 1 of Becoming a UX Designer
Gisela Opperman (UX/UI Designer at Vodacom)
Isabel Cronje (Product Designer at Standard Bank)
Top tip: It’s a really good idea to hit the pause button and set aside some time to ponder and reflect – to just sit still and think back on how you got to where you are today. It puts a lot of things into perspective, and it gives you the chance to give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back for all you’ve accomplished and for making it this far.
Well, this is what we realised as we started prepping for this talk, which is about our first two years as UX designers. As far as sage advice goes, that’s about as ‘wisdomous’ as we’ll get. We’re going to tell you the story of how we became UX designers, recounting the delightful and not-so-delightful parts of starting your first job, joining your first team, learning the lingo, explaining to others what UX is and isn’t, and learning to be wrong… a lot.
Gisela Opperman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisela-ann%C3%A9-opperman-45316644 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisela-ann%C3%A9-opperman-45316644Isabel)
Isabel Cronje - https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabel-cronje-85561a92
7:30 - 7:55 Pon Di Riddim: Dancehall and Design Systems
Chan Mukahanana
Design Systems Lead at Standard Bank (Freethinking)
Through an exploration of Jamaican dancehall music, Chan finds unexpected lessons for teams and designers that are setting up and using design systems.
7:55 - 8:30 Leading Design
Dean Broadley Executive Design Director at ABSA
https://twitter.com/BecauseBeige
What does it take for designers to assume leadership roles in enterprise? What changes does a corporate need to make to bring design to the leadership table? What does it take to become a design leader in corporate? What impact can you have, on the company, the product, the team, the customer experience? Dean will answer these questions and more.
8:30 - 9:00 More drinks and pizza anyone?
ABOUT OUR HOSTS — Tiger Tail Digital
Tiger Tail Digital is a digital startup with digital recruitment as their MVP (Minimum Viable Product). The business is currently repositioning itself to become a provider and market contender for digital solutions, with recruitment services as a vertical. Tiger Tail Digital is on a strategic path to become a commercially sustainable alternative to the big-five when it comes to digital transformation. Their strategy will continue to solve digital use cases in the areas of design, UX, UI, CX, Digital Marketing & Media, Cyber Security, Digital Architecture, DevOps, Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, RPA and Agile
Tiger Tail Digital specialises in bringing exceptional talent and innovative clients together to provide opportunities to grow these niche skills together. They’re a team of researchers and head-hunters deeply entrenched in digital communities responsibly disrupting, innovating and growing the digital community. It is not about matching a CV to a job, it is about thinking differently – doing things differently – putting the right people in the right place to ensure the perfect fit.
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Becoming a UX Designer, Dancehall and Design Systems, Leadership in Design