Lowell Stevens

Apr 13

The UX of War

Despite the warnings from Western intelligence agencies, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March sent shockwaves through the political, economic, and ecological world. As world governments scrambled to give aid, distressed citizens across the world took to the internet to speak out against the unearned violence and search for ways to…

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Published in Bootcamp

·Apr 12

The Three Qualities of a Senior UX Designer

Last year I was approached by a recruiter for a company who asked if I was interested in a senior UX design role at a mid-sized fintech company. When I declined, the recruiter seemed confused. “You have five years of experience as a UX designer, you’ve led design teams, and…

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The Three Qualities of a Senior UX Designer

Feb 28

Gen Z is crowdsourcing bullying and it’s only going to get worse

A young girl in a TikTok video, perhaps fifteen or sixteen, sits on her bed in a schoolgirl outfit inspired by Japanese high schools. “What do you want me to say?” She says coyly, voice artificially pitched up. “Good morning? Hello?” The video cuts to the similarly aged girl who…

Cyberbullying

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Gen Z is crowdsourcing bullying and it’s only going to get worse

Published in Bootcamp

·Feb 14

3 steps to Crush a UX Whiteboard Challenge

The interview process for UX designers terrifies most juniors and even midlevel designers. And why shouldn’t it? Every company that hires UX designers seems to have a different process based on their company’s UX maturity, but one test that stands above the rest is the whiteboard challenge. Long feared and…

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3 steps to Crush a UX Whiteboard Challenge

Feb 9

Here’s how much I made my first month in the Medium Partner Program

Writing on Medium, like any other social media, can be something of a mixed bag, especially when it comes to payment. …

Writing

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Here’s how much I made my first month in the Medium Partner Program

Published in Bootcamp

·Jan 25

The only easy way to get hired as a junior UX Designer

In an ideal world, UX designers would be drafted out of colleges and bootcamps like NFL players. Commentators would offer portfolio criticisms on live TV as the annual UX Combine went on, showcasing incoming rookies cranking out pixel perfect designs under the watchful eyes and whistles of design coaches. Scouts…

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The only easy way to get hired as a junior UX Designer

Published in The Digital Sportsman

·Jan 20

How to teach someone to watch Pro League of Legends

League of Legends is the most complex game on the market today. To play it, you need to know over 150 champions, their 4–8 abilities and general cooldowns, over 200 items and their cost, literally thousands of interactions, and reams of miscellany about the game and specific interactions between all…

Esports

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How to teach someone to watch Pro League of Legends

Published in Bootcamp

·Jan 13

Don’t Fear the All-Spec Portfolio

Last fall, I was getting coffee with a friend of mine while she complained about her job. …

UX Design

3 min read

Published in Bootcamp

·Jan 10

Stop calling yourself a UX designer

Imagine sitting down with someone and asking what they do for a living. “I work in the government,” they say. When you ask for clarification, they look at you with mild irritation. “I already told you, I’m a government worker.” “But what do you do?” Today, UX design seems to…

Design

3 min read

Published in Startup Stash

·Jan 9

This is What a Startup Founder’s Productivity Stack Looks Like

Struggling to figure out what to use to 10X your productivity? Here’s a shopping list. — It’s easy to imagine yourself as a successful startup founder. Haven’t we all done it? Imagined ourselves as the next Mark Zuckerberg or Jeff Bezos, sitting on a stage somewhere in a hoodie or tuxedo talking about how you recently got acquired for a half a billion dollars. Everyone wants…

Startup

5 min read