2020 needs no further explanation. In the spirit of 2021, I’ve been reflecting on the year and trying to pull out some positives, so here are some positive things I learned about myself in regards to being a designer. I’m not afraid to take chances on myself Changing careers, following my gut, learning something new and exciting. It…

I never thought I’d download TikTok. Over the holidays I spent time with my 53-year-old Mother-in-Law and discovered that even she had it, so naturally, I had to hop on the bandwagon. This pandemic has me scrolling and procrastinating simple tasks, so like the rest of the world… I’m using…

Two weekends ago I did a hackathon through UX result with a few friends from my Flatiron design bootcamp. If you’re not familiar with hackathons they are basically events where you are working in teams to solve some sort of prompted problem over a given period of time. They can…

Last weekend I did a hackathon with a few friends from my Flatiron design bootcamp. Our school emails out events and this one through UX result caught our attention. If you’re not familiar with hackathons they are basically events where you are working in teams to solve some sort of…

I was driving with my husband to go pick up an item we purchased for Black Friday. We replaced his car with a Ford Fusion a few months ago but, due to Covid, we haven’t been driving much. We finally used the GPS partly because we forgot where the store…

Ok, y’all. After a quick break (bc the first one took me way longer than I thought) she is back with Part 2! Have you been at the edge of your seat since Part 1? Don’t fret. We are finishing things up and “circling back.” If you need a refresh…

We all have known someone who cannot “read the room” and insert their foot in their mouth, usually on a repeated basis. Does empathy really need its case to be made? Probably not, but, especially during this time, it is something I feel passionately about. Quick background: If you’ve done…

Designers know the importance of heuristic evaluations and being able to conduct them. The evaluation basically uses the 10 heuristics (rules of thumb) principles on what is “good design.” What better way to be productive in quarantine than practice some skills you’re rusty at, right? So here I am, deciding…

I’m not an expert in UX design. I’m a newbie! Luckily, I’ve been able to meet some folks that have a lot of insight and are willing to help me as I’m getting started. Here are the top five recurring themes: The job search takes some time. Be prepared to…