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— Oprah Winfrey
✧ My Story ✧
There have been many experiences that have led me to a career in UX during my life, all which I believe have been an important part of my journey.
During my year abroad in Germany, I was exposed to functional design — being able to create something that was subjectively good or bad based on how useful it was.
Coming from the subjective field of graphic design, this changed my life, and I knew I wanted to pursue a career in UX.
I built a portfolio of work and returned to SJSU for my Master's In Human Factors & Ergonomics.
My ideas about UX were challenged. The more I learned about human psychology and physiology, the more that I realized I could combine what I had learned to make my designs both data-driven and aesthetic.
I started working in a small, but powerful UX Design & Research agency before I graduated.
I got my hands-in every stage of the design process from ideating and designing to user-testing.
✧ What is my goal as a UX Designer? ✧
✧ My Design Process Template ✧
There is no one-size fits all solution
The beauty and challenge of design is that you can do all the "right steps", but still fail. The important part about design strategy, is that each individual problem has to have a unique set of stages in the design process in order to arrive to the best solution.
1.
Elucidate
Gain insight on user’s actual behavior. Understand the current system and data needs
2.
Ideate
Generate insights, questions, and ideas. Imagine possible solutions to key pain points
3.
Create
Focus on workflows that are efficient and natural. Framework-first approach for scalable future work
4.
Validate
Gain insight into how to make the product more safe and effective
5.
