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!
While we love our career and don’t regret the switch, we have been feeling stressed about the UX industry and want to share the stress we are dealing with to provide more transparency in our UX career. Some of the stress we talk about are:
Trying to stay up-to-date with the tech industry trends
Maintaining our UX portfolio while still working full-time
The pressure to take on side projects or side hustles for career advancements
The increased competition in standing out and building our personal brand
Mikah also shares a wonderful book for creatives called “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert and we discuss how fear sometimes gets in the way of our creative endeavors. She highly recommends this book for all creative professionals.
We have also come to the end of Season 1 of Designer Sushi and we are so happy to hear the positive feedback so far. Stay tuned for Season 2 as we’re gearing up for it! 🚀
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.
Tatemae - The term relates to “honne” as it means displaying one’s true feelings and the behavior and opinions a person displays in public. It’s a practice in Japanese society to avoid conflict and an act of respect.
Kohai- Means “junior” and represents the interpersonal hierarchical relationships in companies or schools.
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!
