Product vs Outsource: Where should a designer work to create real value and stay relevant in the market? [ukr]
The pink dream of many designers is to “escape” from freelance or outsource and join a product team. Let’s find out whether being a product designer is really that cool, what skill set it takes, and whether it can lead to professional stagnation.
Yevhen Oleksiuk
Senior UX Designer в EPAM
- Over 12 years in design. Has experience in freelance, product, outsource, and outstaff roles. Worked across e-commerce, fintech, education, healthcare, and other domains.
- Applies a Product Approach in outsource projects. A strong advocate of the Method • Reason • Price framework.
- Believes that a designer is not just a “user advocate” or “pixel mover,” but someone who brings real value to a product through graphic (and non-graphic) tools.
- Author and mentor of the UX Design Advanced course at Projector, and lecturer at Projector Library. Stream lead of several XD Community streams.
- A bearded, slightly pedantic yet witty design provocateur who’s tolerant of strong language.
- Medium, LinkedIn, Projector Mentorship Platform, UXPUB