Alexandra EikenbaryPitch Day reflectionsToday is Pitch Day — our final day as BDW students. As we get ready to pitch the ideas we’ve taken from concept to prototype, I was…Aug 7, 2015Aug 7, 2015
Alexandra EikenbaryinRE: WriteCreating a UX PortfolioI’m astonished at how quickly my experience at BDW has flown by and with graduation rapidly approaching we are starting to think about job…Jul 22, 2015Jul 22, 2015
Alexandra EikenbaryinRE: WriteArtaire — comes to lifeThis week our capstone project (Artaire) finally came to life. After numerous sketching sessions, feedback from users, revisions to…Jul 6, 2015Jul 6, 2015
Alexandra EikenbaryinRE: WriteMy life: 100 wordsSandy beaches, building sand castles, searching for beautiful purple sea shells. Avoiding the mushy balls of crude oil that wash up on the…Jun 22, 2015Jun 22, 2015
Alexandra EikenbaryinRE: WriteNaked Mole Rats: Rekindling the creative sparkThe brief was simple. Identify something on the internet that brings you joy. Take it and build upon it.Jun 8, 2015Jun 8, 2015
Alexandra EikenbaryinRE: WriteResearch. Sketch. Prototype.This weekend we hit an inflection point on our start-up. The name, the logo and a proto-type of the initial experience all came together…Apr 20, 2015Apr 20, 2015
Alexandra EikenbaryinRE: WriteBDW: Start-upThe pace at BDW has always been fast and furious. We get briefs, work for two days, and then pitch to the client. I thought we have a…Apr 13, 2015Apr 13, 2015
Alexandra EikenbaryinRE: WriteBDW Check-inOne piece of advice I got early in my career was create a 90 day plan whenever I start a new role. The plan typically has the key…Apr 9, 2015Apr 9, 2015
Alexandra EikenbaryinRE: Write3.1415Pi Day is always magical, but this year it is extra special — Pi Day of the century. 3/14/15 @ 9:26:53.Mar 18, 2015Mar 18, 2015
Alexandra EikenbaryinRE: WriteExecution!A major component of the program at Boulder Digital Works (BDW), the designer-founder accelerator program I am attending, is something…Mar 3, 2015Mar 3, 2015