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Google’s doodles can go a long way in delighting the user and providing a memorable, interactive experience – even I’m one to screenshot the creativity! If Google were to extend its UX details to the core functionality of its search landing page, users might be even more impressed. This bottom concept of category filtering pre-search can eliminate the frustration of having to view the default web result before clicking to view the content you were really searching for, such as Images. The additional filter for Country and Date are interesting, and could either steer the user away from or emphasize the biased/default results that search engines provide a specific user (based on the user’s location and search patterns).

Usually I don’t expect much from a website when browsing it in mobile. Starbucks’ Reserve Coffee site pleasantly surprised me, however, because I enjoy it on mobile more than on desktop. The section length works perfectly with mobile screen size, while feeling a bit tight on desktop. There is also more of each photo to see on mobile – desktop sizing causes the width to fit perfectly but the height is not long enough to reveal enough image. The details with typography and geometric pattern shapes are highlighted in the white-space-ratio that the mobile layout offers.

Mixpanel

It’s the little things.

Move the cursor over the expression, from right to left, to control emotion.

I want to incorporate games to this website concept in the works. The approach right now is to signal interaction to the user through selective use of color and geometry.

Recent user research / persona creation I’ve been working on! Very satisfying to visually lay out all the work that goes into the process. It’s been interesting to apply my knowledge to learn about this part of user experience design in terms of user-directed marketing. I guess web/app interfaces can be thought of as individual marketing campaigns!

I wanted to make this project all about user experience – I’m utilizing 3D space and game world building to create a physical representation of the overwhelming, all encompassing psychological experience that the Apple Watch (or any technology/widget) can potentially be. The user is trapped navigating inside the watch and its apps. Everything is small, everything is strict. Everything is Apple – the user even relates philosophical quotes to the company.

I enjoy creative exercises that get people to warm up and create on the spot. Creating this piece made really brought out my strengths and interests: detail shots and quick edits. My idea was to make the everyday interesting by using closeups to create a tense but thoughtful mood and narrative, reflecting how I see the world.

Special thanks to Pinterest and my blender.

~ my trend senses are tingling ~

Vimeo: Upon uploading a video, the user has to just wait and can’t do much, but Vimeo’s infographic-style buffer made me want to keep the tab open.

Why stop at a smart phone in a time when this intelligence has potential to influence all aspects of daily life. Increasingly, interaction design is moving into the realm of connected things and widgets, so today I thought about interactions and experiences beyond the screen. We live in a time on the brink of smart homes, filled with products that have the potential to communicate and integrate. Today’s design aims to take advantage of this potential, by connecting these household products to our smart phones. ‘Nest Weather’ is a weather app concept that not only shows outside temperature, but takes advantage of this capability and uses it meaningfully for indoor temperature control. If the weather will be warm and breezy, ‘Nest Weather’ App sends this information to ‘Nest Thermometer’ in the home, and together they decide to shut off heating and cooling for the day. The goal is energy saving, and the way to achieve it is by using our daily widgets and apps to their full potential and advantage, through integration.