​🎓 Just graduated or about to take the leap into the design world?

​This is the talk you didn’t know you needed. Join Raymond Xian of Shinden Consulting as he breaks down the first crucial steps in your design job search journey — from crafting a portfolio that turns heads to navigating applications with confidence. Whether you're aiming for internships or your first full-time role, this session will give you the clarity, strategy, and momentum to launch your design career with purpose.

​About Raymond

​Raymond Xian is a Vancouver-based product designer with a strong track record of creating high-impact digital experiences across consulting and agency settings. He is currently at Shinden Consulting, a design agency. While there he has led a full company refresh—boosting local SEO traffic by 20%—and built scalable design systems in close collaboration with developers.

​Previously at Raccoopack Media, he designed an inclusive, mobile-first government platform for over 130,000 users in the Métis Nation of Ontario and launched a cloud-based game that achieved a 25% improvement in user retention.

​With a background in architecture and roots in Kenya, Raymond brings a global, people-first perspective to his design work. Fun fact: he’s also a huge fan of playful UI microinteractions and once designed a dashboard inspired by video game mechanics.

​Learn more about Raymond: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayxdesign/

​​​Organized by DubsTech and Design Buddies

​​​About DubsTech

​​​DubsTech is the largest tech community at the University of Washington. We host workshops, hackathons, and talks on UX design, data science, and software engineering. ✨

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​​​About Design Buddies

​​​Design Buddies is a community where you level up your design career. Make lifelong friends, improve your design craft, and land jobs. We have free resources, events, design challenges, a job board, fun perks, and more. Hop in here: https://discord.com/invite/designbuddies

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