This presentation is a collection of thoughts related to Satyam Kantamneni’s perspective to a career in UX design. The author can be reached at satyam@ozzar.com

1. Design Careers…A
Practitioners Perspective
Satyam Kantamneni
Sr. Director, Product Design
satyam.kantamneni@citrix.com

2. Evolution of a profession
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Engineering Web Designer Information Interaction
Team member Architect Designer
Report to a Report to a Director of VP of Product
Engineering Web Producer Web Design Design
Manager

3. The new world…

4. Pop Quiz
Name one designer
founder of a successful
company?

5. The future…

6. The Opportunities

7. Demand…No Supply

8. User Experience?

9. User Researcher
Provides reason to the experience
Expert in research methods
Typical background in experimental
design, cognitive psychology, human
factors, HCI or market research
Maniac user advocate

10. User Usability
Researcher Engineer

11. Interaction Designer
Builds skeleton of the experience
Expert in design thinking & design tools
Typical background in industrial
design, architecture, HCI
Great Communicator

12. End2End Design

13. Visual Designer
Provides soul to the experience
Expert in design tools
Typical background in fine arts, graphic
design,visual communications
Extreme attention to detail

14. Visual Graphic
Designer Designer

15. Content Writer
Provides speech to the experience
Expert in written English
Typical background in
Literature, Languages
Great Communicator

16. Content Written
Writer Communication

17. Ideal professional…
Researcher Visual Designer
Interaction Designer

18. Work Environment

19. Agencies
Q. of Experience 
Mentor 
Managers
W/L Balance 
Career Path 
Financial Gain 
Stability 
Brand

20. Start Ups
Q. of Experience 
Mentor 
Manager
W/L Balance 
Career Path 
Financial Gain 
Stability 
Brand

21. Small Business
Q. of Experience 
Mentor 
Manager
W/L Balance
Career Path
Financial Gain
Stability
Brand

22. Large Company
Q. of Experience
Mentor 
Managers
W/L Balance 
Career Path 
Financial Gain
Stability 
Brand 

23. Career Paths
Corporate Agency
courtesy Kirsten Johansen

24. Career Progression
courtesy Kirsten Johansen