Why Mentorship Matters in Learning UX Design

While self-learning has its merits, a mentor shares personal experiences and insights and provides real-time, actionable feedback that fosters growth.

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Mentor feedback over peer feedback

Expertise & Experience

Mentors' extensive industry knowledge and experience, will accelerate your growth and transition into a new field.

Objective Evaluation

Mentors are primarily focused on your professional growth without the biases or influences that may affect peer evaluations.

Tailored Guidance

Mentors take an interest in your development, providing tailored recommendations to address your specific strengths and weaknesses.

Common mistakes in UX Portfolios

Portfolios from designers who’ve completed courses without mentorship often exhibit similar flaws.

1. Not Following Industry Standards and Best Practices
Portfolios have big red flags when it comes to consistency, common UI patterns, contrast, and accessibility.

2. Lack of depth
Many lack explanations of user research methods, usability testing outcomes, and the rationale behind design decisions.

3. Forgetting the user
Many are focused on what you as a designer think rather than what the user needs.

Bridging the gap

Mentor feedback offers invaluable real-world insights and expertise, helping aspiring designers refine their skills, and make user-centered design decisions.