Karen X. Cheng personal blog

How to become a designer without going to design school

karenx.com 8 min read

I got my job as a designer without going to design school. I had hacked together my own design education in 6 months while working a full-time job. I didn’t think I was ready but started applying for jobs anyway – and got a job at a great startup, Exec.

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