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  • Unfiltered design #1: Teaching design, Apple vs Figma, too many standards, and chess.

    Unfiltered design #1: Teaching design, Apple vs Figma, too many standards, and chess.

    Writing has always been about learning for me. I’ve started posting regularly on LinkedIn using articles I read as launchpads for my own thoughts. This way of making connections is a great way to digest the torrent of information I’m bombarded with on a daily basis. At the end of every week, I’ll compile my…

  • Overcoming indecision

    Overcoming indecision

    For the last five years, I’ve grappled with a crippling obsession with making the right decision. This is despite knowing, intuitively, that life doesn’t have right choices. The onset of this condition was likely an overconsumption of content about what is now known as β€œhustle culture.” Following a severe dissatisfaction with my undergraduate education, I…

  • Launching a weather revolution

    Launching a weather revolution

    I’m excited to announce the project that I’ve quit my job for: WeathAR. With WeathAR, all you have to do it point your camera at the sky and the on-board AI chip in your phone will analyze it and tell you what the conditions are. Together with a ground-breaking new freemium business model, seeing the…

  • Why anyone can become a UX designer

    Why anyone can become a UX designer

    πŸ‘€ This article originally appeared on Concordia University’s blog. Are you interested in becoming a user experience (UX) designer? Or are you thinking about pivoting your career towards this field? As someone who studied marketing and started working in UX without any formal training, I can tell you that this is one of the most…

  • My Experience in Designing a Course in UX

    My Experience in Designing a Course in UX

    πŸ‘€ This article originally appeared on Concordia University’s blog. This past summer, I worked closely with Concordia Continuing Education (CCE) as a subject matter expert to develop a user experience (UX) design program. As someone who is passionate about finding patterns, I immediately started looking for parallels between designing courses and designing products. To give…