Your first design role
A practical roadmap from your first case study to a considered job application. Includes public Microsoft hiring links.
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The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design
A downloadable field guide to understanding people, developing ideas, and testing prototypes. Use its methods to plan a first research-led project.
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- 19 September 2026
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A LITTLE CONTEXT
Make it your own.
Start somewhere good. Start with one thing you can use today, adapt it to the problem you’re solving, and be ready to explain why it helps.
- Use it as a starting point, not a replacement for your thinking.
- Test it with real content and real constraints.
- Credit the creator and respect the terms before sharing your work.
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