Where I try to figure out my WHY as a UX designer.
Category Archives: Impressions
Get it together, Jem!
So my way of blogging here usually works like this: Do the classWrite some sort of blog post on my way home on the train in Word (on mobile, typo central)Get home, open the doc on my computerEdit and add to the postCopy the post into wordpressFormat and edit againAdd images or gif’s where appropriatePost …
Google in the other room
Bianca and I had our first meeting with the industry partner. I have to admit to being somewhat behind in this, with the complications of the DPD project becoming quite overwhelming and my confidence in my abilities at a low. I’d read through the brief, and looked over the material they’d sent us. They are …
END OF WEEK ONE
Oh this blog. I tried to sit down and plan it out and write it like a proper job, but as you can see, the kid staying with us at the moment really wanted to do some learning, so I went with that.I’ve made websites before, but haven’t used code since 1999, but realised that …
11 July 2019
So cutting up bits of paper might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I found it really fun. Conceptualising in blocks of black and white is something I do at the start of all my projects anyway, but using paper and not pixels made it different and somehow more tangible.Relying on a word to …
11 July 2019
The Panel for UX was really interesting. Aside from a feel that process is variable and dependant on so many different factors, the 4 panelists were really engaged in their own work, and were really clear about the various ways of working.I’d often thought that agency work wasn’t for me, but I think that was …
11 July 2019
This afternoon the course was strong…the approached Dave takes is really student and brain lead. And really bloody fun!The group I was with were very literal, as it seemed all the groups were. They saw an image of a product with the brand name and focuses on that. Trying to get my group to think …
9 July 2019
Graphic Design is exciting and awesome. One of the best bits for me was when everyone said their degrees and their roles/interests. There is such a broad range of people, and expertise…or at least viewpoints.I always find it hard to describe what I do, and because Sarah knows me, kinda, my name was a little …
8 July 2019
DAY ONE To be honest, it’s felt a little messy. The class size is large, and feels like a stifling learning environment. The heat is high, and it seemed like little structure. The welcome covered some aspects that are good – like who everyone is, and a soft framework for the course, however, basic stuff, …