Week 12: Personal Case Study Video

During the first module of the UX Design master program, we were always encouraged to reflect on our learning process and be mindful of our goals, which is a practice that allows me to focus on the skills I need to hone and the things I need to learn to grow professionally. In this lastContinue

Week 12: Upcoming Module – UX Design

As part of this week’s challenge activity, we were invited to take two steps towards our preparation for the upcoming module and the future of our studies. The first step was to review the UX Design module content to understand the next module’s purpose, the learning outcomes, and prepare for the assessments ahead. Image 1:Continue

Week 10: Agile Practice

What does it mean to be agile? If you search for the meaning of the word agile, you will find definitions such as quick movements, a quick and adaptable character (Merriam-Webster, n.d.), or the ability to respond quickly and effectively to changes (Cambridge Dictionary, n.d.). When translating these definitions to the professional practice, whether itContinue

Week 9: Communities of Practice

You can define communities of practice as a group of people who exchange ideas, knowledge, and passion on a shared interest centered in a specific industry, activity, or topic. Shared learning can take place through get-togethers or online forums and are usually informal. The people who participate in these groups are interested in deepening theirContinue

Week 9: Rapid Ideation session exercise #2 (pt.2) – Wireframe results and key learning points

Like I mentioned before in my blog, Josh and I had similar goals for this exercise, and for that reason, I think it was so easy to get along. Also, we both were receptive to each other ideas and were interested in knowing each other a bit more. None of us were too strict orContinue

Week 7: Rapid Ideation session exercise #2 (pt.1) – Working in pairs and ideation process

In week seven, we started with our second RI session. Following a similar structure of the first rapid ideation round, the cohort decided on a theme, only that this time we were encouraged to work in pairs. At first, mostly due to my introverted nature, I wasn’t sure I wanted to work with a colleague,Continue

Week 7: Version Control

Version control is a digital asset management system that allows different team members to organize files over time, track changes, and work on the same files without interrupting others’ work progress. It also enables team members to revert changes and go back to earlier versions of a file. (Onejohi, 2020). As a graphic designer, savingContinue

Week 6: Rapid Ideation session exercise #1 (pt.2) – Wireframe results and key learning points

For the first time since I began my studies, I found balancing work, life, trying to keep up with my blog, and working on these weeks’ assignment a bit challenging. Not necessarily because of workload, but mainly because of two reasons: self-doubt and not knowing how to prioritize my tasks correctly. Self-doubt. I think designingContinue

Week 4: Rapid Ideation session exercise #1 (pt.1) – Ideation process and project management

Whether in a professional environment or as a grad student, time management is a crucial skill to master when working on various projects. Dividing a large project by tasks can help the executioner see the bigger picture and outline the steps they need to finish a project. (Downs, 2020) Week’s four and five rapid ideationContinue

Week 2: Creativity and weekly challenge

Understanding my creative process through second week challenge. Creativity and the creative process occurs in all aspects of our lives and is a power that all humans possess. It’s a subject that has been widely studied by philosophers, mathematicians, phycologists and artists through time. (Mould, 2018). When I think about creativity and the creative processContinue