Why You Shouldn’t Feel Insecure About Transitioning Into Design

How your non-design past can set you apart from other designers

For those transitioning from a non-design background and into design, it can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking that if you didn’t come from a design-related background that you’re not going to find success in design.

Samuel Harper, a marine biologist who transitioned into UX design, also thought this way when he first started looking for jobs in the UX design field. Harper and Stella Guan, the founder and CEO of Path Unbound…