Who are the people responsible for creating compelling and engaging information experiences? What do they think about current and emerging trends in the field? Posts in this category offer thoughts, opinions, and perspectives of seasoned information architects, usability researchers, interaction designers, content strategists, and other UX professionals.
I recently met Yuguang Sun. Previously worked at Microsoft as a game programmer, Yuguang is currently the product manager/UX designer at “Pickies,” a food ordering service company he co-founded in New Jersey. Closely work with visual designer and programmers, he is in charge of prototyping and oversees the website design. Education and …
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I had the privilege of interviewing Soleio, a well-known developer and design expert, who was the second designer hired at Facebook. I heard about Soleio’s amazing work from my older brother, who created the chat sidebar with him at Facebook. After reading up on his latest work at Dropbox I was curious to learn how …
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I recently had the privilege of interviewing Karen Plemons, who works in Program Evaluation in the Education department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Long before our interview, two friends who work in Educational Programming had enthusiastically encouraged me to reach out to her to learn more about UX at the Met (or her experience with UX …
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I spoke to Kenny Chen, a UX Designer in LA who spends a lot of time thinking about UX inside and outside of work. I’ve been a fan of his weekly newsletter for awhile, and I wanted to talk to him a bit more about his work, side projects, and UX in general. To check out …
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I met up with Rachel Bronstein, Content Strategist at Real Art, and Hannah Goldstein, UX Designer at UNIFIED Oncology – Omnicom, to ask them about their job search experiences. Rachel and Hannah are recent Pratt SILS alumni (2015). They both have concentrations in User Experience, and also held leadership positions in the UX/IA group (Hannah was …
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Nadaleen Tempelman-Kluit is currently the Head of the User Experience Department at NYU’s Bobst Library. I was particularly interested in interviewing Nadaleen, as she entered the UX field when it was just getting started. She also frequently helps Pratt students break into this field with internship opportunities. Because of this, I knew she would be …
I spoke to Lars Lindahl, a Pratt SILS alum, to find out more about the work he’s done, and what it’s taught him. He’s just started a new job at American Express, with previous design jobs in both a startup and agency, and had some great insights on working in the different environments. I know …
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Last week I had the chance to chat with Christopher Collette. Chris is currently a principal at Clarity Group. According to his bio, he has been “practicing content strategy long before it had a name.” I reached out to Chris because he is someone with a well-established career and is also an alumnus of Pratt …
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I recently had the opportunity to interview Natalie Blair. Although Natalie and I are acquainted through our mutual love of roller derby, I wanted to pick her brain on her experience transitioning into the field of UX and to see if she had any pieces of advice for someone hoping to do the same. Natalie …
Christine Yoon has worked in a range of environments, from the multinational JPMorgan Chase, to the small design incubator Hook & Loop. I spoke with Christine hoping to understand the differences in these environments and how UX designers can succeed in both. Her answer? Stick to core UX principles to be sure that you deliver …
Sticking to Your UX Core: An Interview with Christine Yoon Read More »