Preliminary Research and Summation
In this blog, I will discuss some of the preliminary research I’ve done on various design thesis topics.
VUI Design Blog
Over the last few weeks, I’ve learned a lot about how to design for a Voice User Interface (VUI).
Star Trek and Voice User Interfaces
In this blog post, I will be comparing and analyzing two VUIs, one fictional (Star Trek android Data) and one real (Amazon Alexa).
First Impressions of a Voice User Interface
I bought my dad an Amazon Echo Dot a few years ago for Fathers Day, but I’ve never extensively interacted with it before. When I visited my parents,…
Empathy in Design
One of the most valuable assets that a designer can have is empathy. To be able to design effectively, a designer must have the ability to understand another…
Ethics in Interaction Design
The phrase “big data and analytics” refers to the use of large data sets to predict things, such as user behaviors, diseases, business trends, etc. With the evolution…
Desktop vs. Mobile vs. Tablet
As we are learning first-hand about the differences between designing for various interfaces, it’s helpful to look at existing examples. Today I look at how Google’s Gmail mobile…
The Future of Design
The rapid development of new technologies has changed and continues to drastically change what it means to be a designer. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more…