I checked out CNN today and was surprised to find that the site has been redesigned. The UX geek in me took over and I immediately clicked and scrolled through the site to take it all in....do I love it? hate it? prefer it over the previous design?...and have come to the conclusion that I am NOT a fan of the redesign. Here are some of the reasons why... Latest News- I am coming to the site to find out about the latest news, and I'm sure millions of others are looking for the same thing because it is a news site...
During my internship in Mountain View, I had the chance to explore norcal by going on a photo walk of the Berkeley area. I captured this shot as while perusing the goods of various street vendors and boutique stores.
I took this photo at my Grandma's house in Toronto. Like most grandmas, her old house had an eclectic collection of old furniture, outdated electronics and random decoration from decades past. I slept on the futon in the living family room and this is was my view of the front window at the break of each new day. I was mesmerized by the way the light would stream through the curtains. Good Morning.
I spent the past week in Toronto, Canada for a family vacation. Here are a few highlights from my trip! (download) Click here to download: Canada.zip (6.38 MB)
My 10 week internship at NASA AMES Research Center ended a few weeks ago. The program that I was affiliated with organized tours to show the interns more about the what goes on around the base. Here are some pictures that I took of our learning excursions. We were given tours of various training simulators. Training simulators are designed to provide researchers with an environment where they can study how and why aviation errors occur. Their purpose is to offer researchers a suite of simulation facilities and...
“FAIL” is a popular word these days. This word seemed to have crept up and over time has been fully integrated into my everyday vocabulary. Here are some personal examples of how it is used…. Spilling water on my laptop keyboard while trying to open the door with my Macbook and a full cup of water in hand- FAIL Getting a flat tire driving home from work – FAIL Tripping and falling on my face at work in front of an audience of 20 -FAIL Overwriting the final draft of a paper with a older version a day before the...
This article addresses the great geek debate between smartphone competitors: iPhone vs. Blackberry by breaking down several arguments in regards to…applications, physical attritubutes, gaming, personal/business functionality….and the Chuck Noris factor =P. iPhone +3, Blackberry +3
When I think of networking, I have a repulsive imagery of having to elbow my way into meet-n-greets with CEOs or UX Directors of major companies. Visualize with me people... [Begin scene] Dressed to impress, I am stiff in my black suit that I have only worn twice in my life, once for a job interview and another time for my grandfather funeral service. I am at an industry-related social function and as I enter into the hotel conference room I am immediately overcome with “lunch room anxiety”. Who do I...
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user experience research & design, photography, playing the piano/guitar, cute babies & fun old people.
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