Inside Shopify UX
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? Inside Shopify UX introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and asks them to explain the big commerce problem their team is trying to solve, and tackle some of the industry's challenges and questions. Listen to learn more about the meaty UX challenges our team is solving and how we're making it easier for independent businesses to thrive.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? Inside Shopify UX introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and asks them to explain the big commerce problem their team is trying to solve, and tackle some of the industry's challenges and questions. Listen to learn more about the meaty UX challenges our team is solving and how we're making it easier for independent businesses to thrive.
Language:
English
Website:
https://ux.shopify.com
Episodes
Designing Shopify Editions
6/22/2022
Host Lola Oyelayo-Pearson introduces co-host UX Director Sadia Latifi to reveal the design process behind Shopify Editions.
Full transcript.
Sadia speaks with UX Director Maggie Fost, Design Lead Stephanie Chan, and Senior Staff Product Designer, Jordan Ouellette about the origins and process for launching the creative for Shopify Editions, taking a deep dive into the Figma files.
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX...
Duration:00:55:10
The evolution of buyer experiences for Shop
4/5/2022
Host and UX director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson speaks with Senior UX Managers Katarina Batina and Matt Griffin about the development of Shop and Shop Pay.
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and asks them to explain the big commerce problem their team is trying to solve, and gives the real talk on some of the industry's challenges and questions.
Listen to...
Duration:01:16:45
Shifting to product research and strategic foresight
3/29/2022
Host and UX director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson speaks with senior staff product researchers, Heather McGaw and Chris Nicholson about how the practice of research at Shopify UX has changed in the last year. We cover the shift from UX to product research, the power of research to steer decision-making, and the optimism of critical inquiry and strategic foresight.
Full transcript.
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast...
Duration:00:43:19
How to be successful at Shopify UX
3/22/2022
Host and UX director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson speaks with our VP of UX Cynthia Savard Saucier about the skills and mindset that are necessary to be successful at Shopify UX. We cover broadening your T, designing the recruitment process, and leading with trust.
Full transcript: https://ux.shopify.com/inside-shopify-ux-s2-e10-6fda10ea72c6
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and crafters...
Duration:00:57:33
Bridging culture in design
3/15/2022
Host and UX director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson speaks to Aditi Kulkarni and Farai Madzima about designing for different cultures, and why designers need to evolve the idea of good design beyond a Western-centric point of view.
Full transcript: https://ux.shopify.com/inside-shopify-ux-s2-e08-bridging-culture-in-design-b20e3c694597
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX...
Duration:00:51:47
The intern experience
3/8/2022
Host and UX director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson discusses the internship experience with former interns, now full-time product designers, Jayson Tan, Sophia Deng, and Nwando Nwafor. They share their insights from their time as interns and advice for anyone considering taking the leap to start a career in UX.
Full transcript.
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and...
Duration:00:40:27
UX leadership at scale
3/1/2022
Host UX Director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson speaks with UX Director Sadia Latifi, UX Director Monika Piotrowicz, and Senior UX Ops Manager Jen Rogers about leading UX at scale at Shopify.
Full transcript.
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and asks them to explain the big commerce problem their team is trying to solve, and gives the real talk on some of the...
Duration:00:39:43
Accessibility and inclusivity in practice
2/24/2022
Host UX Director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson speaks with Content Designer Shay Perez and Senior Accessibility Specialist Scott Vinkle about creating equitable experiences for everyone.
Full transcript
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and asks them to explain the big commerce problem their team is trying to solve, and gives the real talk on some of the industry's...
Duration:00:34:40
Designing complex systems
2/15/2022
Host UX Director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson chats to Senior UX Manager Christine Zoltok and Staff Service Designer Roxi Nicolussi about finding flexibility in complexity.
Full transcript: https://ux.shopify.com/inside-shopify-ux-s2-ep04-7fd3cd0d666
TL;DL? Read the blog-post summary: https://ux.shopify.com/designing-complex-systems-abfa43bb9408
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and...
Duration:00:36:43
CEO & founder Tobi Lütke on UX at Shopify
2/8/2022
Host UX Director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson chats to CEO and founder Tobi Lütke about UX at Shopify.
Full transcript.
TL;DL? Read the blog-post summary.
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and asks them to explain the big commerce problem their team is trying to solve, and gives the real talk on some of the industry's challenges and questions.
Listen to...
Duration:00:52:21
Did UX kill visual design?
2/1/2022
Host UX Director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson chats to UX Director Yesenia Perez-Cruz and Principal Designer Roy Stanfield about the tension between UX and visual design.
TL;DL? Read the blog post summary.
Read the full transcript.
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and asks them to explain the big commerce problem their team is trying to solve, and gives the...
Duration:00:39:20
Permission to nerd out: Designing developer experiences
1/25/2022
Host UX Director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson chats to UX Director Gavin Harvey and UX Manager Owen Williams about designing developer experiences, including:
Should designers code?
Designing for developers is like designing for kids
Dev ops over developer destinations
How do you prepare teams to design for devs?
Lo/no code is controversial and how to design for different levels of skill
The retro energy of Shopify.dev
Building the spirit into Hydrogen
Full transcript.
The Inside...
Duration:00:49:10
Season 2 of the Inside Shopify UX podcast ... coming January 2022
1/17/2022
Introducing Season 2 of the Inside Shopify UX podcast hosted by UX Director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson — available in January 2022 to watch as well as listen to.
Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and asks them to explain the big commerce problem their team is trying to solve, and gives the real talk on some of the industry's challenges and questions.
Listen...
Duration:00:00:59
UX hiring at Shopify with Holly Fortier
5/11/2021
Many of the unique parts of our UX team show up in our hiring process. From our unique life story interview to our craft pairing interviews, members of our talent acquisition team make a real effort to get to know candidates as people, and give them a glimpse into what it's like to be part of Shopify's UX team.
In this episode our UX recruitment lead Holly Fortier speaks with host Dalia El-Shimy about:
The full transcript is available at:...
The Shop app with Jess Erickson
4/27/2021
Discovering products, tracking orders, and simplifying checkouts are some of the highest-impact ways that Shopify helps merchants succeed. All of them are covered by the Shop app, one of the most downloaded shopping apps in the Apple and Google app stores.
In this episode our senior UX manager for Shop Jess Erickson speaks with host Dalia El-Shimy about:
The full transcript is available at: https://ux.shopify.com/inside-shopify-ux-11-shop-4f70c9be8838
Shopify Fulfillment Network with Vadim Tslaf
4/13/2021
Fulfilling orders can be one of the most frustrating and time-consuming tasks an online merchant has on their plate. That's why Shopify launched the Shopify Fulfillment Network (SFN) to remove that burden from merchants and let them focus on the parts of their business they do best.
In this episode our senior UX manager Vadim Tslaf speaks with host Dalia El-Shimy about:
The full transcript is available at: https://ux.shopify.com/episode-10-shopify-fulfillment-network-cfce79de19
Selling across borders with Alaine Mackenzie
3/30/2021
Selling outside of your home country can be one of the most challenging things for businesses to manage, but can be an essential part of growth. At Shopify, our UX team is working to make the process of selling across borders as simple and seamless as possible.
In this episode our UX director Alaine Mackenzie speaks with host Dalia El-Shimy about:
The full transcript is available at: https://ux.shopify.com/inside-shopify-ux-9-selling-across-borders-1bd855613469
Shopify Money with Becky Kanach-Quade
3/16/2021
The Shopify Money team aims to reshape financial services by empowering Shopify merchants at every stage of their business. They do so by building and growing products like Shopify Capital and Shopify Balance.
In this episode our UX manager for Banking Becky Kanach-Quade speaks with host Kevin Clark about:
The full transcript is available at: https://ux.shopify.com/inside-shopify-ux-8-shopify-money-ec2025319f7
UX career growth
3/2/2021
Our UX director for Core products, Amy Thibodeau, has taken a winding path career path. Starting in arts organizations and then becoming an early member of Facebook's content strategy team, then starting at Shopify as a discipline lead before quickly leading a cross-disciplinary project (the launch of our Polaris design system) to becoming a cross-functional leader. Along the way, she's learned a lot about what it takes to be successful in growing your career in UX.
She and host Kevin Clark...
UX leadership with Kyle Peatt
2/16/2021
Leadership within the Shopify UX team is a journey that has many paths. We have multiple leadership tracks and responsibilities can look different depending on who you are and what your strengths are. Learning what kind of leader you are is a key skill.
To explore this topic, host Kevin Clark sits down with UX director and experience architect Kyle Peatt to discuss:
The full transcript of this episode is available at:...