Designer Sushi podcast is about the everyday life of a UX designer through the perspectives of two career switcher UX designers that have a shared lived experience in Japan. UX Design is a hot industry and popular among people that are looking to transition from their previous careers. But it also comes with struggles especially when you’re working in a different country. This show will give an insider look at our UX career where we discuss our wins, growth, and challenges as we navigate our new career. We also talk about our experience working in Japan and how that can also be an added obstacle as a foreigner working in the UX industry.
Our aim is to have authentic UX conversations and discuss our international work experience so that we can inspire those that want to pursue UX, to work abroad, or for UX Designers to relate to our journey! So have your favorite nigiri on hand and enjoy!
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Designer Sushi podcast is about the everyday life of a UX designer through the perspectives of two career switcher UX designers that have a shared lived experience in Japan. UX Design is a hot industry and popular among people that are looking to transition from their previous careers. But it also comes with struggles especially when you’re working in a different country. This show will give an insider look at our UX career where we discuss our wins, growth, and challenges as we navigate our new career. We also talk about our experience working in Japan and how that can also be an added obstacle as a foreigner working in the UX industry.
Our aim is to have authentic UX conversations and discuss our international work experience so that we can inspire those that want to pursue UX, to work abroad, or for UX Designers to relate to our journey! So have your favorite nigiri on hand and enjoy!
To kick off our first episode, we discuss our journey in career switching into UX while working in Japan. Mikah talks about how being a software engineer and coding for car audio wasn’t fulfilling for her, and Lori shares that the travel industry wasn’t as glamorous for her. We both had the same desire to be creative and work in the tech industry.
We also chat about:
Trying to research UX as our next career move and how to transition into it (both online and in Japan)
Our UX education experience - Mikah self-studied, and Lori took a full-time boot camp
If we felt ready to apply for jobs after our education
Job hunting challenges in Japan and Canada for our first UX job
Being a foreigner in Japan and the Japanese language fluency being an obstacle
Sharing our tips and advice for those looking to transition into UX
Connect with us:
Instagram: designer.sushi
Twitter: DesignerSushi
Email: designersushipodcast@gmail.com
Appendix
We understand our listeners aren’t living in Japan and to help understand our content, we are creating a dictionary based on the content we discuss for each episode.
Saizeriya- A Japanese fast-food chain restaurant focused on Italian cuisine
Mercari and Rakuten- Top Japanese e-commerce companies (similar to Amazon)
N2- Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) for non-native Japanese speakers and ranks Japanese proficiency from N5 (the lowest level) to N1 (the highest level)
Omotenashi - Philosophy of Japanese hospitality that represents thoughtful acts and is rooted in Japanese culture
Designer Sushi
Designer Sushi podcast is about the everyday life of a UX designer through the perspectives of two career switcher UX designers that have a shared lived experience in Japan. UX Design is a hot industry and popular among people that are looking to transition from their previous careers. But it also comes with struggles especially when you’re working in a different country. This show will give an insider look at our UX career where we discuss our wins, growth, and challenges as we navigate our new career. We also talk about our experience working in Japan and how that can also be an added obstacle as a foreigner working in the UX industry.
Our aim is to have authentic UX conversations and discuss our international work experience so that we can inspire those that want to pursue UX, to work abroad, or for UX Designers to relate to our journey! So have your favorite nigiri on hand and enjoy!
