The Halloween Meme Special 🎃


The Halloween Meme Special 🎃

by Jeff Humble


Dear Reader,

This year, I went a little crazy with the Spirit of Halloween designer memes.

I could only find three on Google, so I made nine new ones for you. 🤓

Now, you have no excuse for showing up to work without a costume. I'm sure you can steal anything you need to make these costumes from the office supplies closet. 🫢

1. UX Designer

Making this one was too easy. How are there so many clichés in the UX world?

2. Service Designer

I made this meme for the most underappreciated role in design...the service designer. If you see someone wearing this costume, hug them immediately.

3. Strategic Designer

I made this meme, but it really made itself because Strategic Designers have so many clichés. If you're curious about the role, learn more about strategic design here.

4. Growth Designer

Growth Designers get a lot of hate because they tend to be so marketing-driven, but we need designers who aren't afraid of numbers. If you're interested in growth design, check out my guide to testing and experiments for designers.

5. Staff Designer

Just say "no" to managing kids! Staff Designer positions are rising after the lockdown, so with this costume, you, too, can experience the joy and pain of being the team's "mature" designer.

6. UX Architect

I've always wondered how you get these magical roles like UX architect, but now you know it's the label maker. Re-live the good 'ole UX days when people let you organize the product according to the users' needs rather than the feature factory Frankensteins we have today.

7. Design Manager

This one leaves a trail of greasy fingerprints wherever they go. You've never worked for an agency if this image doesn't trigger you.

8. UX Strategist

I designed this costume around the mystical notebook that (supposedly) guides the UX team, but nobody can understand it. This is probably the easiest costume, but the job is perhaps the hardest. My advice: read this article before considering the costume or the job.

9. Entry-Level Design Job

This costume takes six months to put on, and somehow, it always turns into a costume for an unpaid internship.

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May your treat bags be filled with good feedback and not a single dark pattern this year!

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Jeff Humble
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