This #BlackHistoryMonth we’re celebrating trailblazers who made strides in education and helped inspire others to do the same.
✏️ Alexander Lucius Twilight (1795–1857) was, in 1823, the first known African-American to graduate from a U.S. college. He became a grammar school principal, and later, in Vermont, the first black American elected to a state legislature.
✏️ Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), an educator, founded what was then one of the only colleges that African-Ameri...cans could attend. She was also an activist and served as an adviser to President Roosevelt.
✏️ Alain Leroy Locke (1885-1954) graduated from Harvard and was the first black Rhodes Scholar. He went on to receive a doctorate in philosophy, then chaired Howard University’s department of philosophy. He was also the philosophical architect of the Harlem Renaissance.
✏️ Marie Daly (1921–2003) was the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in chemistry in the U.S. She taught college-level biochemistry while also conducting important research on arteries and the effects of cigarette smoke on the lungs.
These women prove you should never stop learning.
How they pursed their passions and launched fulfilling new careers after graduating from GA's UX Design Immersive: http://ga.co/2nF7iv0
Really good software doesn’t always equate to a really good user experience.
On The Index, GA Chief Product Officer Shiren Vijiasingam describes how to build the best product experience for your customers.
This GA grad went from property manager with no design experience to UX designer at a Fortune 500 company in just eight months: http://ga.co/2DXnmTH
You can make the most reliable software out there, but if no one understands how to use it, is it really that good?
Why software engineers need to develop design skills: http://ga.co/2GxYQWR
Color has a different meaning depending on how it’s used, and by whom.
Red, for example, can be the color of love and valentines, or of serial killers and cult leaders. It can be fast like a race car or cool as an icy-cold Coke. How to find the perfect color for your brand: http://ga.co/2BGfCj2
For the third year in a row, data scientists topped the list of Glassdoor's 50 best jobs in the U.S.
See the full list, many of which are careers in tech.
Customer journey mapping is a storytelling tool that helps UX designers discover how a user may interact with a product or service. Armed with this information, designers can deliver positive experiences and form a deeper understanding of their customers.
Here's how: http://ga.co/2mMXWgl
Have you ever seamlessly ordered groceries via an app only to wait well past the delivery window for your food? This is an example of a gap in the product-experience loop.
Ensure your brand isn't setting your customers up for disappointment: http://ga.co/2mM9aBM
Grab your customers’ attention. 
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A brand is much more than a name and a logo — it’s the emotional and cognitive connection a company or product has with its consumers. Discover the importance of good branding: http://ga.co/2DL97xV
Meet Angie.
While working as a high school art teacher, Angie decided she wanted a career change. She enrolled in our UX Design Immersive course in San Francisco, where she and her classmates learned how to approach problem-solving creatively and implement intuitive solutions.
Now that she’s graduated, she’s looking for a career in the field. Learn more about her experience: ga.co/angie-baldridge
Today we remember the social justice revolutionary who has inspired generations of dreamers to achieve their goals — no matter the hurdles they may encounter.
Combine informed statistical analytics and targeted content marketing to drive sales and gain brand loyalty.
Three tips for making your company stand out: http://ga.co/2CvT59W
How do you stay up to date in your field?
GA UX Design Immersive instructor Rachel Wendte suggests following top designers on Twitter to gain new insights and inspiration. Some other great resources she recommends: "The email newsletters from Marvel App and InVision are stellar — it’s great content that addresses tools, best practices, and think pieces on trends and struggles. I also recently started Daily UI to refresh my design chops; it provides you with a fairly broad prompt each day and encourages you to share your progress."
Read more insight from Rachel here: http://ga.co/2m0oA4P
"People who succeed are comfortable being a little bit uncomfortable."
GA Data Science Immersive instructor Phillippa Thomson talks to Course Report about data science trends, students' projects, resources for beginners, and more.
Heroku processes more than 13 billion requests a day and has more than 6 million apps on its platform. Discover what it is and how it works.
