Make your UX work look like architectural blueprintsAdvantage of borrowing mental models of architecture for UX workAug 20, 20223Aug 20, 20223
What I learned in my first 6 months as a UX directorContext: Almost overnight I became director of a small team of senior designers, strategists, researchers, after having been peers with…Aug 6, 202210Aug 6, 202210
Designer as realtorThis spring, my partner and I searched for homes up and down the state and came across a variety of realtors.Mar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
Trying out new grips in designI’m working on a new project at work that involves multiple products and multiple stakeholders and no agreed upon goal. My normal way of…Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
Finding a different job for the parts of you that get the job doneOver the last year, our design team shifted in focus from design strategy and product strategy to more pure pixel output. This came with…Feb 3, 2021Feb 3, 2021
Kamala Harris and the visuals of female leadershipAs a Korean-American female who has rarely been in environments with women of color in leadership, I was overjoyed to see Kamala Harris…Jan 22, 2021Jan 22, 2021
Atomic habits for designersThe premise of “Atomic Habits” (James Clear) is that simple micro habits add up to make up who you are, and the most effective way of…Jan 14, 2021Jan 14, 2021
Staying positive as an in-house designerI know some designers would balk at the idea of staying at a single company for 1 year, let alone 3 years. Yet I’m hitting the 3 year mark…Jan 7, 2021Jan 7, 2021
Designers: Stepping up versus enablingWhere is the line between stepping up as a designer versus enabling?Dec 21, 2020Dec 21, 2020
UX guide to a 24 hour hackathonHow my team went from zero to code in 24 hoursNov 25, 2019Nov 25, 2019
