Ep.12 Jill Jacobson: on UX Design at Microsoft, her circuitous journey to UX design from industrial design, and rediscovering joy from creative pursuits

JUN 27, 202249 MIN
Pivotal Moments with John Lam

Ep.12 Jill Jacobson: on UX Design at Microsoft, her circuitous journey to UX design from industrial design, and rediscovering joy from creative pursuits

JUN 27, 202249 MIN

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Show ChaptersFull-text transcriptIntro (00:36)The mystery of the churning Jupyter notebook users (01:45)The importance of understanding your users (09:32)From an aptitude test in high school to industrial design (13:05)Learning industrial design at Western Washington University (15:10)First job out of college (17:59)Getting fired from her first job (20:15)Becoming an intern again (22:04)An opportunity to learn what she really wanted to do (22:48)A crash course in becoming a UX Designer, on the job (27:05)Why team is more important than technology (30:22)Jill is now a full-time employee! (36:03)On rediscovering things that bring us joy (38:16)How to optimize your Kindle experience (41:03)An outsized amount of joy: a plain air tripod (45:05)Conclusion (47:33)Outtro (48:43)Links from the showJill's InstagramJill's web siteAIMS Aptitude TestingLibbyStory GraphMusic credits––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Track: Lost In Medina — Amine Maxwell [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/qNSdpqSkRe4Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/lost-medina––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––