What is UX?

S5E8 An Interview with Sarah Higgins, Experience Designer at Patagonia

March 30, 2022 Pek Pongpaet Season 5 Episode 8
S5E8 An Interview with Sarah Higgins, Experience Designer at Patagonia
What is UX?
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What is UX?
S5E8 An Interview with Sarah Higgins, Experience Designer at Patagonia
Mar 30, 2022 Season 5 Episode 8
Pek Pongpaet

Sarah is currently the Experience Designer at Patagonia. She also worked with Google, Pinterest and Nike, leading strategy and UX in a highly collaborative work environment. Mentored junior staff. Participated in the hiring process, project casting and scoping.


She makes experiences by orchestrating cross-disciplinary teams of designers, writers, developers and content creators. Her passion and curiosity about people and how we interact with the world around us drive her to continuously explore and learn.


In this episode, we talked about:


  • Sarah’s role at  Patagonia
  • Patagonia’s product and e-comm side
  • How Sarah started in design
  • The transition from graphic design to UX design
  • Agency work vs in-house work experience
  • Sarah’s career as a design instructor
  • Designing for a global audience
  • And MUCH MORE!


Links and Resources:


https://baymard.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/uxhiggins/

https://www.patagonia.com/home/ 



Show Notes

Sarah is currently the Experience Designer at Patagonia. She also worked with Google, Pinterest and Nike, leading strategy and UX in a highly collaborative work environment. Mentored junior staff. Participated in the hiring process, project casting and scoping.


She makes experiences by orchestrating cross-disciplinary teams of designers, writers, developers and content creators. Her passion and curiosity about people and how we interact with the world around us drive her to continuously explore and learn.


In this episode, we talked about:


  • Sarah’s role at  Patagonia
  • Patagonia’s product and e-comm side
  • How Sarah started in design
  • The transition from graphic design to UX design
  • Agency work vs in-house work experience
  • Sarah’s career as a design instructor
  • Designing for a global audience
  • And MUCH MORE!


Links and Resources:


https://baymard.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/uxhiggins/

https://www.patagonia.com/home/