PinnedRacism and Vocal Tone in Voice User InterfacesAn exploration of Siri Voice through the lens of sociomateriality and critical race theory — Introduction One nonverbal cue that can be expressed through Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) is vocal tone. Tone can have a measurable impact on user perceptions. As Nass and Brave note in their book, Wired For Speech (2005), voice can elicit powerful responses. Humans evolved to facilitate human-human conversation, which is based…Siri10 min readSiri10 min read
PinnedWays of thinking — Design thinking vs. Future thinkingFuture of interaction design- Instructor: Barry Katz Ideas can change life Different ways of thinking facilitate different strategies for innovation. To create new things for both short-term and long-term, we need to find a way to think and create. In the academic circle, design thinking became a very popular creative problem-solving approach for designers…Design Thinking7 min readDesign Thinking7 min read
Apr 6, 2018Some Thoughts about Summer Plans for College StudentsWriting from a senior IxD student’s perspective who has participated in the summer program in Taiwan Toucheng Farm, and did a UX design internship at Microsoft in her college years: What would motivate college students to participate in a summer program? 1. Mentorship 1-on-1 time with experienced folks is key. Good mentorship programs provide students with opportunities to learn new knowledge and grow…Education5 min readEducation5 min read
Published in The Creative Founder : SpinClass edition [Fall 2019]·Dec 17, 2017What I learned from my first startup experience — BAX group travelCreative Founder — Time flies. 15 weeks have passed. I remember how proud I was when our team pitched our final deck and demo. BAX is composed of Bibiana, Karen, and Andres. We are a small team which makes us very unique and efficient. Since this Creative Founder class was composed…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published in The Creative Founder : SpinClass edition [Fall 2019]·Dec 12, 2017Final Pitch deckBusiness1 min readBusiness1 min read
Published in The Creative Founder : SpinClass edition [Fall 2019]·Dec 7, 2017One week left before our final pitch dayCreative founder- Week 14 — We tried.. I was so excited for our mock pitch day this week. I thought we have great previous resources and information to prepare for the final pitch. During the final week, our team decided to divide our responsibility in order to work more efficiently. I was working on the demo storytelling…Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
Published in The Creative Founder : SpinClass edition [Fall 2019]·Dec 6, 2017The Lean Startup- SteerCreative Founder- Week 14 — Leap/ Test/ Measure/ Pivot(or Persevere)Sketchnote1 min readSketchnote1 min read
Published in The Creative Founder : SpinClass edition [Fall 2019]·Dec 5, 2017Mock Pitch deckCreative founder- week 14 — Link to demo: https://vimeo.com/245982197Business1 min readBusiness1 min read
Published in The Creative Founder : SpinClass edition [Fall 2019]·Nov 30, 2017BAX Group traveler Startup- Exit scenariosAs a CMO, how I plan to exit? During the past 12 weeks, BAX co-founders spend time and make efforts to explore the market, figure out the problems and needs, build our audiences. Based on our acquisition, we have over 800 people reached our facebook page, over 100 Instagram followers…Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
Published in The Creative Founder : SpinClass edition [Fall 2019]·Nov 28, 2017Activities & CostsWeek 13- Creative Founder — This is a enjoyable week for our startup because we start to think of our own activities and costs. We also got a chance to talk with local business to explore how they currently advertise themselves. Before that, I am not sure how our revenue plan looks like, and whether…Study Abroad3 min readStudy Abroad3 min read
