AdobeMAX Lessons for Early Career DesignersThe AdobeMAX conference was last week and in addition to taking place virtually this year, it was also free for the first time ever(??)…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Hacks for HumanityJust over a week ago I participated in my first hackathon. As an early career designer, I was equally excited about the opportunity to…Oct 23, 2020Oct 23, 2020
Psychology in Design: Happy PathIf there was ever an instance where a Happy Path was needed, the year 2020 is that instance though there’s a real case to be made that all…Oct 16, 2020Oct 16, 2020
Published inUX CollectivePsychology in design: the Zeigarnik effectI initially wrote about Psychology in Design as it related to the overlap between interior design and product design but now I’m exploring…Oct 8, 20202Oct 8, 20202
Microcopy: smol but mightyI remember the first time some microcopy made it past my subconscious and made me stop and take notice. I happened to be scrolling through…Oct 4, 2020Oct 4, 2020
Published inUX CollectiveWhy Peace Corps Volunteers make good product designers*disclaimer: everyone’s experience is [same same but] different.Sep 27, 20201Sep 27, 20201
Published inUX CollectiveWhy designers should be part of user testing sessionsGoing back to my love of psychology, learning the fine art of creating and implementing a user testing plan was a real brain treat during…Sep 18, 2020Sep 18, 2020
Published inUX CollectiveFrom interior design to product design — part 4: psychology in designThis was the post in the series that I’ve been looking forward to writing the most because it’s my favorite topic: psychology in design…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
Published inUX CollectiveFrom interior design to product design — part 3: user-centered designWhen I began the Flatiron UX/UI Design course, I discovered that I’d already learned the core tenets of user-centered design, I just…Sep 2, 2020Sep 2, 2020
Published inUX CollectiveFrom interior design to product design — part 2: accessibilityI’m sure you’re wondering what’s up with the vegetable peeler. I’ll explain later. Of all the transferable knowledge I brought from my…Aug 26, 2020Aug 26, 2020