Isaac, Many UX people don't have formal training for perhaps 2 reasons; availability and the fact their interest in UX is driven by their passion.
Experience however does (or should) count for a lot. Front end developers get a hard time simply because they are often the culprit in bad usability examples. However UX people come from all kinds of backgrounds and your past experience can serve you well if you have a passion for user centred design. I don't know a lot about the UX Intensive program so will comment specifically on that course. However there are two things that are really important to consider. Firstly any short-term course will not make up for the years of experience a UX specialist should normally possess, so don't think of it as a way of short-circuiting hands on experience. But my second point is that you're way better off doing such a course to at least get you on the right track prior to getting the hands on experience, rather than feeling your way in the dark. Your time after such an intensive course will be much better spent and you'll be a better UX professional as a result. Good luck with whatever you decide. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=38469 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
