014 - Watercolor Side Business, Being a Director of UX, and Perfectionism with Amanda Santello of Forge

Today, I’m talking to Amanda Santello.-Amanda is currently the Experience Design Lead at Forge, a construction company building the next-gen trades community. Before Forge, she worked as the Associate Director of Product Design at Chewy, and before that, the Director of Experience Design at Accenture.-I got a chance to meet Amanda for the first time during a club competition back at Tufts. And I’m so glad we got the chance to sit down and chat about a variety of topics including her watercolor side business, early days at an agency, what’s it like to be a director of UX, and so much more. I really enjoyed our conversation, so without further ado, here’s my conversation with Amanda Santello.===Highlights⭐ Amanda’s watercolor side-business⭐ Early days working at a design agency⭐ Work at Accenture & Forge⭐ Differences between an IC vs director⭐ The idea of perfection===Links🔗 Amanda's watercolor business - Design As You Wish===Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.===Have a great day! :)