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Creative and sometimes silly projects achieved through pure wit and imagination

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Travel Buddy

• Overall Objective: Google UX Design Certification = Design a UI that solves a problem

• Product Objective: Design a UI that helps the stressed-out traveler plan a trip

• Skills & Tools used: User Research, Figma

Veggization

• Overall Objective: Google UX Design Certification = Design a UI that solves a problem

• Product Objective: Design a UI that “vegan-izes” or “vegetarian-izes” any recipe

• Skills & Tools used: User Research, Figma

Coffee Explorer

• Overall Objective: Google UX Design Certification = Design a UI that solves a problem

• Product Objective: Design a UI that encourages the user discover new coffee shops despite busy schedules

• Skills & Tools used: User Research, Figma

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Dingo Dango

• Overall Objective: Game Design Certification CalArts = Design a new Video game

• Skills & Tools used: Storytelling, Procreate (Digital Art), Sketching

• Outcome: a story and character [photos]

Aroma-Tick

• Objective: Take an everyday object and preserve its function in another way

• Skills used: Rapid Prototyping, Coding

• Tools used: Arduino

• Outcome: A clock that is programmed to mist a new scent the user dedicates to a particular hour

Apprehensive Box

• Objective: Have a user experience a box with apprehension

• Skills used: Coding

• Tools used: Arduino

• Outcome: a Box where you can’t see what happens but makes you very nervous throughout the whole experience

Maze of Me

• Objective: Design something that represents my hopes as a Product Designer

• Skills used: 3D printing, laser cutting

• Tools used: CNC machine, laser cutter, 3D printer

• Outcome: a maze with interactive doors. The standard wooden box represents the expectant environment of today’s workplace. The acrylic maze represents how seemingly clear it is to get to the destination, but there are more than one way to get there. The mirror bottom represents that it’s your journey, and as you’re navigating the maze, you should keep reflecting on yourself in your journey. The movable doors represent the steps you can take to make your own path to your destination, but there are fake buttons to let you know it’s okay to make the wrong move.