Elizabeth's Declassified Guide to Product Design

Digital book with 24 chapters written by yours truly 💖

Purchase for $50

There is an overwhelming amount of advice circulating the internet for aspiring product designers. It can be hard to know where to even start 😭. Whose advice should you listen to? How do you know if product design is a good fit for you? Should you sign up for a bootcamp? What skills should you learn first?

Over the past decade, I’ve mentored hundreds of product designers to land their first product design roles. I used my experience to craft a guide to be your companion 👭 throughout your product design journey!

A little preview

If you want a little sneak peek before getting the full book, I published one of my favorite chapters: "Bootcamps, grad school, & certificates, oh my!" I dive into my honest thoughts on the variety of ways to learn design.

> Read the full chapter on my blog

What's included in the book?

You'll get access to a digital book with 24 chapters of written content plus some bonus material! Here's a chapter breakdown:

📕 Introduction

What do product designers even do? How do I know if product design might be a good fit for my interests?

  1. What is product design?
  2. Product design is not...
  3. Should I become a product designer?
📙 The skills

What skills do product designers need to learn? How do I know that I'm ready for the job?

  1. A day in the life of
  2. Designers kind of do everything
  3. Navigating ambiguity
  4. The tools
  5. Am I ready?
📒 How to learn

What is the best way to learn product design? How do I improve in a specific skill area? Should I join a bootcamp or apply to grad school?

  1. Elizabeth's principles for learning
  2. Design something
  3. Ways to learn
  4. Bootcamps, grad school, and certificates, oh my!
  5. How do I get better at X?
  6. Getting projects
📗 The job search

How can I increase my chances of landing a design job? How can I prepare myself for the interview process?

  1. I'm ready! What's next?
  2. Apply to everything
  3. Networking 101
  4. What company size is right for me?
  5. The interview process
  6. Why am I not landing the interview?
  7. Common interview questions
  8. The app critique
  9. The whiteboard challenge
✨ Bonus goodies

As a bonus, I included a couple templates to help you along the way!

  • Job tracker template
  • Networking template

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