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May 2

April Brain Dump

April has exhausted me. This was an eventful month, largely due to me putting my notice in at my current role to move elsewhere. I attempted to book my last week off and didn’t manage to get it off, so whilst I am grateful for having wrapped things up yesterday…

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April Brain Dump
April Brain Dump

Apr 9

Reflecting on March 2022

I was debating over whether or not I should use the cover picture for this particular blog but I felt that it appropriately summarised what March entailed. For some odd reason, March 2022 genuinely felt like one of the longest months of my entire life. Maybe because it was during…

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Reflecting on March 2022
Reflecting on March 2022

Feb 28

February Brain Dump 😮‍💨💌

Unsurprisingly, February killed me inside. Despite this, however, I had a relatively good month. I haven’t engaged in as much retail therapy as I would have liked to but I managed to at least begin the habit of saving money monthly as well as applying discretion in general when it…

Monthly

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February Brain Dump 😮‍💨💌
February Brain Dump 😮‍💨💌

Feb 16

Start-Ups vs Established Orgs

Currently waiting for a train and my friend said I couldn’t bring my mechanical keyboard and iPad to the link because she’d dash in the Thames so here we are. When it comes to “putting your foot through” the door early in your UX career; it can seem incredibly daunting…

Technology

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Start-Ups vs Established Orgs
Start-Ups vs Established Orgs

Jan 31

January 2022 Brain-Dump 🧠🗑

I managed to pull it from my heart to do some laundry and I feel very proud of myself/grown-up. Adulting is simultaneously the best and worst thing that ever happened to me for a variety of reasons but this isn’t about that. All in all, my start to 2022…

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January 2022 Brain-Dump 🧠🗑
January 2022 Brain-Dump 🧠🗑

Jan 29

Transitioning Into Tech from a Creative Background

I’m writing this since it’s currently 02:25AM and I’m waiting for an animation of a fish to render in Blender. Anyway; my transition into tech was a surprisingly quick one; I got my first role at a start-up just under a year after beginning to explore UI design. On the…

Technology

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Transitioning Into Tech from a Creative Background
Transitioning Into Tech from a Creative Background

Dec 31, 2021

Reflecting on 2021

Truth be told, I hate writing Medium articles mainly because I feel like I have nothing of value to actually say. But, I’m viewing this one through the lens of archiving my 2021 so it’s bearable. This year was probably one of, if not the most eventful year of my…

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Reflecting on 2021
Reflecting on 2021

Jul 16, 2021

My First Week as a Junior UX Designer

After finishing Love Circular and my first freelance project I decided to begin job-searching properly. As you can tell from the title, this went somewhat well. I recently began my first UX Design position at Social Plug; a start-up focused on creating a platform which enables both local and online…

UX Design

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My First Week as a Junior UX Designer
My First Week as a Junior UX Designer

Apr 5, 2021

Oracle: Skincare Made Social

Problem: Users struggle to find reliable skincare information and advice directly from one source alongside struggling to maintain consistency in a skincare routine Solution: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNR6pNNFExE/ Duration: 10 Days Roles: UX Researcher, UI Designer Research Tools: Google Meets Design Tools: Figma Oracle was an idea I had just under a year…

Uxui

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Oracle: Skincare Made Social
Oracle: Skincare Made Social

Mar 29, 2021

Week 4 of Love Circular: An Overview

Bit of a late post as always but a very nice week :-) Presented my first design task this week and it went much better than all of my previous presentations. I received great feedback from my reviewer (another student) alongside my instructor. I also decided to publish a mini…

Love Circular

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Week 4 of Love Circular: An Overview
Week 4 of Love Circular: An Overview
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