Published inUX Planet·Jun 16Knolling in Midjourney. Go ahead, unpack everything.Knolling, a term coined by artist Tom Sachs, refers to the act of arranging objects in a neat and orderly manner, typically at right angles, before capturing a photograph. It has gained popularity in various fields, including design, art, and even travel. By arranging your items in a knolling…Generative Art8 min readGenerative Art8 min read
Published inUX Planet·May 27Midjourney Fashion ExplorationsMy last post promised to focus on one prompt per post, but in the spirit of sharing this awesome collection of “Fashionable outfits created using AI”, I put a variety of fashion explorations created in Midjourney.ai. This post will be a series of explorations — coming at you from the…Midjourney4 min readMidjourney4 min read
Published inUX Planet·May 21Frequent Midjourney ExplorationsNo limitations on the imagination Like most creatives I know, I’ve been “exploring” the possibilities of generative AI. Mostly using OpenAI’s Chat GPT & Midjourney.Ai . Both of these large projects have only existed publicly for the past 6 months. …Midjourney4 min readMidjourney4 min read
Apr 9Sustainability in Kid’s and Adult Clothing.Sustainability in Kid’s and Adult Clothing. Why It Matters and What We Can Do I recently came across a post on Reddit that showed a picture of a kid’s jacket with a name tag that had lines for three different children. Brilliant design decision.Fashion4 min readFashion4 min read
May 11, 2021How plants can improve your mental healthI used to constantly refer to myself as having a “black thumb” when it came to gardening. I’d kill a succulent with too much love (or water if we’re being honest) and accidentally subjected my husbands Money Tree desk plant to a slow death of hair products in our tiny…Plants3 min readPlants3 min read
Published inUX Planet·Aug 23, 2019Decorating & Styling My House (using design software)Our life together is my inspiration My husband and I bought our first house 3 years ago. Most of the walls sat bare, or minimally decorated until recently. We knew we wanted our decor style to reflect us, the adventures we’d been on and our unique heritages. When I decided to tackle the guest room wall…Design Thinking4 min readDesign Thinking4 min read
Published inUX Planet·Apr 13, 2019Applying Design Thinking to HealthcareIt started with a phone call and a conversation with my mother in law regarding the design of a patient’s experience in a waiting room I was inspired to write out how I would go about solving this problem and sent her an email detailing my process. Of course, this is not uncharted territory — both Stanford's d.School and IDEO have paved the way to push “Design Thinking” into the mainstream. How might we improve…Design Thinking8 min readDesign Thinking8 min read
Published inUX Planet·Mar 4, 2019The mind of a designer isn’t always prettyA peek into my thought process, however far fetched it may seem. Quick background before I dive into my exercise I was having one of those particularly groggy days, the kind of day where it felt like my brain only wanted to operate in “Saturday mode” but I needed a quick dose of creativity. I came across this cool website that generates design prompts for whiteboard exercises. …UX Design9 min readUX Design9 min read
Feb 19, 2019Cars for Sale..on Amazon?Does this surprise anybody? Didn’t we know this was coming? With the ability to quickly search millions of items (and have them arrive in 2 days — or same day) Amazon has changed the way we shop for consumer goods. Amazon made the move into the service industry a few…Amazon1 min readAmazon1 min read
Published inUX Planet·Jan 29, 2019Member-onlyUX | Don’t make me register: a thermometer & parenting storyLife is unexpected This morning my husband and I woke to get our daughter ready for daycare. I was planning out my workday when we realized she felt “hot to the touch.” Being a daycare baby, we’re used to colds and other bugs coming home. But never a temperature, so we took out…UX4 min readUX4 min read