A little lost when it comes to user experience journey maps? Look what you just found:

New: Mapping User Experiences
1 Friday, 10/27, 10:00a - 1:00p PT, $225
Instructor: Bobby Hughes, Founder and Principal, Aardvark Design Labs
If you’re not familiar with the concept of a journey map or experience map, these graphical presentations chart a digital user’s or customer’s experience over time. With an experience map in hand, you can more easily spot opportunities as well as stumbling blocks. This workshop is for designers, strategists, and anyone who wants to think more strategically about the creation or marketing of any product, service, or experience.

More Classes Coming Soon to SVC

New & Free: Setting You & Your Portfolio Apart
Wednesday, 10/25, 6:00p - 7:30p PT, Free
Instructor: Dave Miller, Principal and Founder, Design Citizen
If you present yourself in a way that’s hard to distinguish from the other 900 folks responding to a job posting, you make it that much more difficult to be remembered by recruiters and hiring managers. The answer isn’t a weird typeface or unusual photo. It’s coming up with a distinct and relevant story about you, and then telling it visually and verbally. Dave Miller has seen thousands of portfolios in his time as a design recruiter, and he’ll show you how to make yours stand out.

Intro to UX Design
2 Saturdays, 10/28 & 11/4, 10:00a - 1:00p PT, $325
Instructor: Julia DeBari, Lead UX Designer, AgentSync
Right now there are more than 11,000 UX design jobs posted on LinkedIn, and around a third of them, surprisingly, were tagged by the companies that posted them as targeted for entry-level folks. So, if you’ve been thinking UX might be a good career path for you, put a toe in the water, learn what the field is all about, and get started on your future.

Save the date for these November classes and workshops

AI Essentials for UX Designers
1 Wednesday, 11/1, 6:30p - 9:30p PT, $225
Instructor: Felix Chandran, UX Architect, NeuralRays AI

Figma: Beyond the Basics
2 Saturdays, 11/4 & 11/11, 9:30a - 1:00p PT, $325
Instructor: Michael Ortlieb, Head of Design, Data Management, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

The One-Sentence Creative Brief
1 Thursday, 11/9, 10:00a - 1:00p PT, $225
Instructor: Larry Asher, Creative Director, Worker Bees

Content Strategy Fundamentals
2 Saturdays, 11/11 & 11/18, 10:00a - 1:00p PT, $325
Instructor: Scott Kubie, UX Content Consultant

Animation and Motion Graphics Fundamentals
2 Saturdays, 11/11 & 11/18, 10:00a - 1:00p PT, $325
Instructor: Phil Scroggs, Illustrator/Designer, Phillustrations

FREE: Five “Must-Haves” of Accessible Design
1 Wednesday, 12/6, 6:30p - 7:30p PT, Free
Instructor: Devon Persing, Accessibility Consultant