Published inBootcamp·PinnedMy UX design journey so farGrowing up, the only thing I considered any kind of career ambition was my odd desire to get a BA in English. After that, I vaguely imagined, I would probably become a lecturer or an author, whichever came first. Life had other plans, and long story short, I worked in…UX3 min readUX3 min read
Published inBootcamp·Jul 26You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s goneThe twitter identity story Good design is as little design as possible. — Dieter Rams This quote stuck with me the first time I read it and helped me gain awareness of some everyday designs that make my life easier but which I never really take the time to appreciate…Twitter3 min readTwitter3 min read
May 26Little Women (2019): A Feminist Movement in Five PartsA short review of the 2019 movie Little Women, as directed by Greta Gerwig — The movie gently pushes us into an explosion of family intimacy as we are introduced to Jo, Beth, Amy and Meg March along with their mother, “Marmee.” We are at once warmly welcomed into the life of this 1860s family. Each woman is feisty, intelligent and strong-spirited and we are…Movie Review5 min readMovie Review5 min read
Jul 12, 2022Exploring Glassmorphism|UX DesignI tried out a glassmorphism tutorial and this is how it turned out A couple of days ago, I saw some glassmorphic UI designs posted on twitter and realized that up until then, I hadn’t really given glassmorphism a decent chance. …Glassmorphism2 min readGlassmorphism2 min read
Jul 7, 2022Designing to Reduce Overwhelm & Improve User FocusI looked closely at this Google page and tried to learn a valuable lesson in UX design — I recently began doing UX design challenges with a friend of mine, @enavieve_ on twitter where we take turns picking a design prompt and then post our work at an agreed time. …UX3 min readUX3 min read
Jun 15, 2022UX Design | Figma TricksDiscovering the Hover Effect in FigmaUX Design3 min readUX Design3 min read
Jun 12, 2022UX Design | Ease App Mobile DesignThis is a brief design process summary for a few screens I made some months ago. — It was my first time using Adobe Xd and this little side project helped put me at ease and hastened my basic understanding of the tool. …UX Design1 min readUX Design1 min read
Apr 5, 2022I Dub Thee “The Old Hi & Bye”UX Design Challenge for the Unmotivated — For context, I began the Google UX Design Professional Certificate course last year, and have tentatively posted about my journey since then. I have given myself a little challenge for this month, to push myself to do better and go faster than I did last month. Challenge 1: Design 2…UX2 min readUX2 min read
Jan 31, 2022Furnit — Landing Page RedesignUX design layout challenge — My UI sis (@xd.rue on Instagram) challenged me to recreate this layout here. I’m not sure she was 100% impressed, but it felt good designing with vertical and horizontal grids for the first time. Some things I like about my design: 1. The overall look is light, bright and visually…UX1 min readUX1 min read
Published inThe Orange Journal·Jan 21, 2022Father’s Day 2019Sometimes grief is an unfading shadow — Not many things that others are involved in have made you feel left out, per se. Yes, you have felt like you did not fit in anywhere for the majority of your life, just not quite left out. This, however, makes you feel left out. …Fathers Day9 min readFathers Day9 min read
