Blog
This page serves as a repository for random everyday thoughts and inspirations.
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User Experience Lab
We started User Experience Lab in May, 2016 at Quicken Loans. Once every other week, team members get experience and hands on knowledge by participating an one-hour workshop. The workshop is followed by a consulting hour, where we help individual project teams with alignment and communication of their ideas. The UXL allows us to provide…
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UX Conference 2016 Washington DC
This year I opted to go to UX Conference held by Nielsen Norman Group at Hotel Palomar in Washington, DC. Four full days of workshops dedicated solely to user experience. For most people that may sound pretty overwhelming, but for my team member and I, it was like going to Disney Land. The first day’s…
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An Event Apart Boston 2015
I just returned from An Event Apart Boston, a web design and development conference held at Boston Marriott Copley Place. The conference is held in multiple locations throughout the U.S. and each conference is slightly different. The first day was packed with talks, a lot of small breaks with yummy treats, and full of excitement.…
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WebVisions 2014 Portland
WebVisions Portland was held from May 7-9 at Oregon Convention Center. The event explored the future of design, content creation, user experience and business strategy. First day I attended a workshop, Crafting a User-Centered and Informed-Design That Works for You, by Mark Wyner. We talked about understanding what your users need, how they think, and…
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A Crafty Afternoon
Last weekend, my friend, Grace, and I had a fun way spending an afternoon, making a table centerpiece. To make your own, you will need: dried lavender bundles, at least 8″ to 10″ tall (we ordered ours from Save-on-Crafts), a glue gun and glue sticks (clear), cylinder glass vases (around 7.5″ x 3.25″ ), ivory…
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Good News Comes in Two
I have been working as an Adjunct Faculty at Schoolcraft College since 2009. This spring I was recognized for outstanding teaching. I was nominated for the Teaching Excellence Award – Part-Time Faculty by Schoolcraft College. Then I made the list of 50 Schoolcraft College Difference Makers. As part of Schoolcraft College’s 50th anniversary celebration, Schoolcraft…
