QTBIPOC Design Presents: UX Nights

Are you looking to dive into UX as a career?

Do you want to spend your evening with other QTBIPOC designers?

We will be hosting an evening of UX, career coaching, and networking with our QTBIPOC design community.

Our upcoming talks (topics TBD and may be subject to change, time is 7-9p ET):

• Tuesday, February 13, 2024: Portfolio Review Night (Join us on Slack for more info on how to join!)
• Tuesday, April 16, 2024: Design Book talk (Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers featuring Leslie Xia and Joshua Halstead)
• Tuesday, June 11, 2024: 🏳️‍🌈QTBIPOC Pride Community Tech Panel
• Tuesday, December 10, 2024: The State of Equity in 2024

This session will be hosted digitally on Zoom. Spaces limited. The invite link should be emailed to you directly once you RSVP!

Your host: Steven Wakabayashi

Steven has led strategy and creative for the biggest companies in the world, including Apple, Alibaba, Walmart, Samsung, MasterCard, Sephora, and Salesforce. He currently runs his own independent agency, Stranger Creative, consulting agencies and clients on digital initiatives. He is also the founder of QTBIPOC Design and host of Yellow Glitter, a podcast on mindfulness for queer Asians.

LGBTQ+ BIPOC Only

This event is for those who identify as both LGBTQ+ and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other people of color). To honor the space that we're creating, please do not attend this event if you are an ally. If you are passionate about helping the community, please email us at info@qtbipoc.design.

This event is hosted by QTBIPOC Design, an organization empowering LGBTQ+ designers of color with education, mentorship, and networking opportunities. We host monthly gatherings for our QTBIPOC designers. Follow our Eventbrite page to be notified when new events are live!

Check out our previous talks!

• Tuesday, December 12, 2023: The state of Equity in 2023
• Tuesday, November 14, 2023: Navigating UX Jobs & Applications: Learn about creative opportunities in our industry, prepare for your next job interview, and set up your portfolio and resume for success
• Tuesday, June 13, 2023: QTBIPOC Design Pride Panel: Queering Designs & Workspaces

• Tuesday, May 9, 2023: Mindfulness as a QTBIPOC Creative: How to avoid burnout, finding balance, and defining your passion
• Tuesday, March 14, 2023: Creating the Perfect Presentation: The Art of Storytelling with Sally Chung
• Tuesday, April 11, 2023: Design Justice in Practice: Centering Marginalized Communities in Design

• Tuesday, February 14, 2023: Freelance 101: Tips to improve your portfolio, finding the right clients, and getting paid $$$
• Tuesday, January 10, 2023: Breaking into UX: What you need to know to be successful in this industry

• Tuesday, December 13, 2022: The state of equity in 2022 with Maurice Cherry, Raquel Breternitz, and Ube Urban
• Tuesday, November 8, 2022: Know your worth: how to demand the value you deserve featuring Kat Vellos
• October 2022: Stop extracting and start co-creating: establishing inclusive UX research practices
• Sept 2022: Finding equitable companies to work for
• June 2022: 🌈 Pride Panel featuring Micah Rivera, Nikita Washington, and Treavor Wagoner
• May 2022: UX Portfolio Workshop
• April 2022: Why is updating my portfolio so hard? Tricks to help get your portfolio out of your head and onto the web
• Mar 2022: Level me up: how to shift from junior to senior designer and beyond (Panel featuring Tolu Garcia & Rachel Paves)
• Feb 2022: My first UX job: how to be successful and thriving as a QTBIPOC creative
• Jan 2022: Figma Class Part 4: Intro to Design Systems
• Dec 2021: The state of equity in design in 2021: where are we now, and where are we headed? (Panel featuring Krista Rime, Real Canty, Maurice Cherry, Ube Urban)
• Nov 2021: Let's talk money. How to manage your design business finances, rate, and budgeting.
• Oct 2021: Inclusive principles for design teams with Raquel Breternitz
• September 2021: To leave or not to leave? When to close a chapter to start anew (Featuring Real Canty)
• Aug 2021: Navigating intersectional identities within spaces that weren't designed for us (A panel with Krista Rime, Shelby Chikazawa, Tyrome Smith, Ube Urban)
• Jul 2021: Figma Design Class Part 3: Prototyping, Plugins, and Collaboration
• Jun 2021: (🌈 Pride Special) Authenticity: when to truly show up at work
• May 2021: Bootcamp, now what? From one hustle to the next, advice on how to land your first job and beyond
• Apr 2021: Design Methodology Bootcamp: from inspiration to design, how to improve your ideation, collaboration, and time management
• Mar 2021: Why are things never accessible? Demystifying the struggles around accessibility and business
• Feb 2021: Leveling up your design career: promotions, managing up, and pay
• Jan 2021: Figma Advanced Class Part 2: Components, Variants, and Auto Layout
• Dec 2020: Equity in Design
• Nov 2020: Figma Advanced Class
• Oct 2020: Design Career Coaching (w/ special guest Sterling)
• Sept 2020: Interview + Whiteboarding tips