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Here’s a 10 minute introduction documentary I made about Mitizi Okou, she is such an inspiring designer. I learned so much and definitely had a lot of fun making this, enjoy! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ey-5tWlvzaXTKuKF5hMxaOH12DV4hvbf/view?usp=sharing Work Cited “CDID: Building Black-Led Social Initiatives with Mitzi Okou, Shakeil Greely, Sola Biu and Azeez Alli.” YouTube, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/?watch=. “Mitzi (2017).” YouTube, […]
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In the second Black Mirror played in class, “Hang the DJ” episode touches upon AI dating. It was written by series creator Charlie Brooker and directed by Tim Van Patten. The episode was inspired by the streaming service Spotify, which Brooker considered a system that gives people “playlists” of relationships. Frank and Amy are brought […]
Last week my friend and I took a salsa class together, it was a super fun experience. After watching those videos, especially the one by Ellen Lupton when she was talking about eyes-free exhibition design, I can’t stop thinking about whether there could be a dance class provided for people with vision impairment, hearing issues, […]
Photoshop Date created: 1988 (The software was originally developed in 1987 by the Knoll brothers, and then was sold to Adobe Systems Inc. in 1988.) Created by: brothers Thomas and John Knoll. Function: a simple solution for displaying grayscale images on monochrome displays. Early Versions Photoshop 1.0 Brothers Thomas and John tried to market the […]
Information architecture and interaction design are interconnected. When interaction designer research and builds amazing experiences for users, information architects focus on developing, organizing, structuring, labeling information, and content in an effective way to enhance good experiences. My friends always describe me as a food lover. Since I am living alone I always go on apps […]
A 7 minute Documentary about Audrey Liu https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TwGYIuweSXX_OhgwckvqIHIc7438bmFR/view?usp=drives Works Cited ⚡, Koji Pereira. “Meaning and Purpose on Design Teams with Audrey Liu, VP Design - Lyft.” Medium, Lyft Design+, 4 May 2021, https://design.lyft.com/meaning-and-purpose-on-design-teams-with-audrey-liu-vp-design-lyft-73354e131a1c. Audrey Liu – Vp, Head of Design – Lyft | LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/helloaudreyliu. “Audrey Liu.” Women Talk Design, https://womentalkdesign.com/speakers/audrey-liu/. Audrey Liu: Incentivize Creative Teams with […]
Memex is mechanized to store books, project articles, communications, and writing notes with faster speed and more flexibility. It was developed as an effective supplement for human brains and limited memories and simplified communication between researchers. Sounds like an early-stage Kindle model to me. Inventions have transformed from extending human’s (at that time mainly man’s) […]
Work Cited “Julie Zhuo.” Medium, https://joulee.medium.com/. “Julie Zhuo: Learning to Manage like a Leader.” DesignBetter, https://www.designbetter.co/podcast/julie-zhuo. Zhuo, Julie. The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You. Virgin Books, 2019.
“Your best and wisest refuge from all troubles is in your science.” Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace, known as the first author of a computer program was born in 1815, a poet father that’s not around much, and a mathematics-loving mother. Ada is in a privileged position compared to other young women which allows her talent […]
What do I intend to do to make the world a better place as a designer? 1. Know the power of nature we have forgotten the power nature it holds. A lot can be learned from nature, it is our source of inspiration. The color, texture, warmth and coldness, light and dark, etc. 2. Live […]