🤓 Interaction Nerds by UXA | S25.01
HCI Ins & Outs: TikTok, Notion, Life Design, Noom, and Designer Anxieties
👋 Announcements — Welcome back!
We hope everyone has had a restful break! Enjoy our first issue of the spring semester :)
👯 UXA x BTG Kickoff Today!
Curious about we do at UXA? Join us this Tuesday for a joint Spring Kickoff with BTG from 5-6pm in NSH 3305! 📢 We will also have FIGMA MERCH available so do not miss out!
🤳 Out: TikTok
Written & edited by: 🦖 Gabi Howse
If one of your 2025 New Year’s resolutions was to decrease your screen time, the potential TikTok ban in the United States may just be the solution for you. Let’s dig into how we ended up here and what might come next.
📚 In: Locking In with Notion
Written & edited by: 👽 Joelle Lee
Is one of your “outs” for the new year procrastinating your work or falling behind on your goals? Do you want to lock in for 2025? Then your “in” for 2025 should be using Notion! How can you start using it to organize your life?
🤔 In: Using Design Thinking to Plan Your Rebrand
Written & edited by: 🐥 Grace Conard
Wishing for your New Year, New Me? Whether you’re looking for a personal rebrand, an academic pivot, or a self-discovery journey, try out “Life Design”!
🥗 In: Healthier Eating Habits with Noom
Written & edited by: 🍳 Evelyn Lui
As another year begins, millions of people make it one of their resolutions to live a healthier lifestyle. Noom sets out to help its users achieve this through a “psychological approach” to food. How does Noom draw in users and stand out from its competitors?
😵💫 Out: Designer Anxieties
Written & edited by: № Viviana Staicu
Am I just pretending to be a designer? The happy accidents become just accidents. Key research is missing. Ideas of perfection lead to paralysis.
Read about Art and Fear — a short book that addresses the fears and battles that every artist (or designer) faces head-on, so you can start off the new year free from your creative anxieties.
🤔 Who’s behind the scenes?
The editors behind this week’s issue are 🐥 Grace Conard, 🦖 Gabi Howse, 👽 Joelle Lee, 🍳 Evelyn Lui, № Viviana Staicu, and 🦑 Kaitlyn Ng
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Big fan of Design Your Life and all the frameworks and practices listed there! Thanks so much for the fantastic recommendations—excited to see what else is in store for the rest of this exciting semester!