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Post-Looks-Like-Feels-Like

Following my “looks like feels like” presentation yesterday, which is the penultimate presentation of our thesis prototype (It’s almost…

Mar 26, 2019

Post-Looks-Like-Feels-Like

Mar 26, 2019

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The POLLY User Experience: 5 E’s

In exploring the ‘5 E’s’ I am able to get a better grasp of the user’s journey before, during and after using the POLLY app.

Mar 20, 2019

The POLLY User Experience: 5 E’s

Mar 20, 2019

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POLLY: User Testing Report

In the past two days I conducted user tests with the target group of seven high schoolers as well as two millennials. I started off by…

Mar 18, 2019

POLLY: User Testing Report

Mar 18, 2019

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Testing Testing..One Two

My thesis project, a quiz based civic knowledge app called POLLY, is finally at a stage and fidelity where I can user test with a more…

Mar 17, 2019

Testing Testing..One Two

Mar 17, 2019

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Road to Somewhere

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”

Feb 11, 2019

Road to Somewhere

Feb 11, 2019

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Smack My Pitch Up

Iterating on the value proposition/pitch for my product POLLY has been more difficult than I imagined. It needs to be clear, direct…

Feb 10, 2019

Smack My Pitch Up

Feb 10, 2019

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Idea + Criteria Matrix

For this week’s thesis assignment, we were tasked with creating a matrix seeing how ideas and criteria (for users as well as what we…

Feb 3, 2019

Idea + Criteria Matrix

Feb 3, 2019

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Presentation Theater

“I’ve been saying for the longest time one reason this country is in such a mess is because we are politically illiterate. And one reason…

Feb 2, 2019

Presentation Theater

Feb 2, 2019

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Highly Advisable

I have the good fortune of having a very smart thesis advisor in the form of my good friend Richard from R/GA. We sat down last week to…

Feb 1, 2019

Highly Advisable

Feb 1, 2019

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Fresh Start Brainstorming

The beginning of my final semester in grad school is here. Last we left off, it was mid-December and I had just presented my thesis…

Jan 15, 2019

Fresh Start Brainstorming

Jan 15, 2019

Addi Hou

Addi Hou

I am a Product Designer in both the physical and digital realms. I have always loved writing too, so feel free to read my intermittent musings here.

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