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Google’s doodles can go a long way in delighting the user and providing a memorable, interactive experience – even I’m one to screenshot the creativity! If Google were to extend its UX details to the core functionality of its search landing page, users might be even more impressed. This bottom concept of category filtering pre-search can eliminate the frustration of having to view the default web result before clicking to view the content you were really searching for, such as Images. The additional filter for Country and Date are interesting, and could either steer the user away from or emphasize the biased/default results that search engines provide a specific user (based on the user’s location and search patterns).

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Usually I don’t expect much from a website when browsing it in mobile. Starbucks’ Reserve Coffee site pleasantly surprised me, however, because I enjoy it on mobile more than on desktop. The section length works perfectly with mobile screen size, while feeling a bit tight on desktop. There is also more of each photo to see on mobile – desktop sizing causes the width to fit perfectly but the height is not long enough to reveal enough image. The details with typography and geometric pattern shapes are highlighted in the white-space-ratio that the mobile layout offers.

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An alternative to the hero image. The call to action buttons (signing up for either pricing model) are right up front but not on the classic darkened-photo-overlay. The cards, being a plain white with shadows, call attention and importance. The blue ‘hero’ illustration could also be a photo or a flat color, really. Alternatively, this card-with-buttons-under-half-hero layout could become a consistent structure for a website’s secondary pages.

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It’s interesting to watch your reference websites evolve. When you see something that works, inspires you, or frustrates you, take a screenshot and blog about it. The website might be undergoing a redesign at that very moment, and old site versions can’t be taken advantage of for reference.

The button styling system works well – important actions colored in, secondary actions an outline. The wireframe phone outline styling and highlighted app functionality work well in being transparent and bringing attention to the app being an app.

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It’s the little things.

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Move the cursor over the expression, from right to left, to control emotion.

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I want to incorporate games to this website concept in the works. The approach right now is to signal interaction to the user through selective use of color and geometry.

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Recent user research / persona creation I’ve been working on! Very satisfying to visually lay out all the work that goes into the process. It’s been interesting to apply my knowledge to learn about this part of user experience design in terms of user-directed marketing. I guess web/app interfaces can be thought of as individual marketing campaigns!

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Class Project: WIP incorporating Unity Game Engine, Maya 3D Modeling, and the feeling of being all encompassed by the Apple Watch.

I wanted to make this project all about user experience – I’m utilizing 3D space and game world building to create a physical representation of the overwhelming, all encompassing psychological experience that the Apple Watch (or any technology/widget) can potentially be. The user is trapped navigating inside the watch and its apps. Everything is small, everything is strict. Everything is Apple – the user even relates philosophical quotes to the company.

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Class Exercise: Rapid Response

I enjoy creative exercises that get people to warm up and create on the spot. Creating this piece made really brought out my strengths and interests: detail shots and quick edits. My idea was to make the everyday interesting by using closeups to create a tense but thoughtful mood and narrative, reflecting how I see the world.

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What I’ve been working on lately that’s been taking away from tumblr-time.

Class Project: Self Portrait

I decided to document the many creative, overwhelming ways one ingredient can be utilized. Post-production included cool sound design audio overlaying, editing 12 hours of work into one minute of video, and a feast of all things kale.

Special thanks to Pinterest and my blender.

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~ my trend senses are tingling ~

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I love when well designed visual details reach the masses. I hope it makes the user enjoy their experience more, even if they are unaware why. I've come across three examples lately that made me smile because of their cool details that are totally unnecessary but make all the difference.

Unity: I was pleasantly surprised by Unity’s delightful pre-install download assistant screen. Meanwhile Unity’s application interface could use some love.. Everything is so tiny and shadowed! Very unlike the rest of their branding and visuals, which are bold and satisfying.

Facebook: This little graphic accompanied by type was a fresh and visually pleasing (although functionally questionable) break from my same old Newsfeed. Maybe it also hints at what a visual Facebook marketing campaign could look like?

Vimeo: Upon uploading a video, the user has to just wait and can’t do much, but Vimeo’s infographic-style buffer made me want to keep the tab open.

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This concept’s transparency in terms of Rewards Points hints at interesting opportunities for customer retention & gameification of the shopping experience.

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Day 010: Weather Widget

Why stop at a smart phone in a time when this intelligence has potential to influence all aspects of daily life. Increasingly, interaction design is moving into the realm of connected things and widgets, so today I thought about interactions and experiences beyond the screen. We live in a time on the brink of smart homes, filled with products that have the potential to communicate and integrate. Today’s design aims to take advantage of this potential, by connecting these household products to our smart phones. ‘Nest Weather’ is a weather app concept that not only shows outside temperature, but takes advantage of this capability and uses it meaningfully for indoor temperature control. If the weather will be warm and breezy, ‘Nest Weather’ App sends this information to ‘Nest Thermometer’ in the home, and together they decide to shut off heating and cooling for the day. The goal is energy saving, and the way to achieve it is by using our daily widgets and apps to their full potential and advantage, through integration.