🦆 Interaction Nerds by UXA
TGIF! This week: hear Lisa’s thoughts on ideation. Also: check out the responsibilities and work experiences of a UX architect.
👋 TGIF — The Week in Gifs
Happy last day of class, everyone! And congratulations to all seniors for finishing the final lesson of your whole undergrad journey. 👣
This week, we invited Lisa Leung, a dedicated TA for one of the most popular HCI electives: Design AI Products and Services, to share her thoughts on one of the most fundamental skills in HCI: ideation. 🙌
Also, Rebecca, our prospective editor of Interaction Nerds, connected with a UX architect to unveil the responsibilities and work experiences entailed under this unique title. 🔍
In our upcoming and last issue in Spring, we’d love to create a platform for our followers and community members to share appreciation and reflection. Look out for our message or contact us through slack if you’d love to have a shout-out through the newsletter. 💟
✌️ The Spotlight — Lisa Leung
Many excellent products start from humble, sometimes random, ideas. The skill of ideation is one of the most fundamental yet powerful skills for HCI students to acquire. 💡
This week, we interviewed Lisa Leung, who had many tips for coming up with an idea and seeing it out to its execution. From working on everything from green energy to data privacy, Lisa’s breadth and depth of experiences in the HCI field will leave you inspirations for your next HCI project! 🌟
Please keep reading to hear about Lisa’s tips as a TA for the Design of AI Products & Services course and her advice on how to ideate! 🤩
👌 The Vision — ”Building Constructions” as a UX Architect
What pops out in your mind when you see the word “architect”? Built drawings, building sketches, beams, probably also hard hats. But what if we tell you to combine “architect” with UX...what is a UX architect? ⛑️
Whether this is your first time hearing about UX architect, or you are looking for more insights on what this title entails, we are here to unveil the mysterious mask of UX architects! 🧑💻
We are lucky to have a chance to talk with a UX architect in the industry to learn about their responsibilities and work experiences. 🔥
🤌 The Supplements — An article a day keeps the doctors away
🤟 The End — Stay tuned and Dive IN
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What's one decision you can make today that will save you from making ten more decisions in the future? Make the choice that eliminates other choices.
— James Clear, author of Atomic Habits & creator of the Habit Journal
Who’s behind the scenes? 🙈
Thanks for reading this week’s Interaction Nerds by CMU UXA! The editors behind this work are Neeha Kurelli, Sunniva Liu, Rebecca Jiang, and Bill Guo. In addition, we received generous support from our “lovely critic,” Michelle Lee.
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