I started actively working on my senior thesis project, Notusia, almost five months ago in September 2018. But it was actually a few months prior when I got my inspiration for the project. I was in the middle of an incredible internship experience at IDEO and was inspired by the…

Even Designers Care About Sports Having been at IDEO for almost a month now, I’ve learned a lot of things about a lot of people. By now I feel like I’ve gotten IDEOers more or less figured out in my mind: a bunch of Designers and Techies who like to nerd out on systems maps…

Time flies when you’re having fun, and I’ll be the first to say that these first three weeks at IDEO have flown by remarkably fast. It seems like just yesterday that I was walking into the office for the first time, and yet in a blink of an eye, my…

Having concluded my second week interning at IDEO, here are a few things I learned. Maybe they’ll prove useful to someone besides me. Maybe not. Go Easy on the Coffee (seriously) As I mentioned previously, one of the best and most recommended things for an intern to do (at IDEO or otherwise) is to get coffee…

As of three days ago, I officially completed my first week working as an Interaction Design Intern at IDEO, and I’ve already learned so much! I took the first week (albeit a short week due to Memorial Day) and challenged myself to do a daily reflection and blog post, looking…

It’s Important to Remember to Take Breaks There’s always so much going on inside IDEO and the space is so nice and cozy (sorry no photos allowed, so you’ll just have to take my word for it) that it’s quite easy to get swept up in all the excitement. I can say without a shadow of a…

Appreciate The Simple Things This is actually completely non-IDEO-related, but I took a different route on my bike ride to the office today and discovered a wonderful tree-lined path. It was just really nice to find a small pocket of nature that I can include as part of my commute now. …

For those of you who don’t already know me: Hi—I’m Bibi! QUICK RECAP + INTRO I’m an Interaction Designer currently studying at California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco and this summer I’ve been given the long sought-after opportunity of interning at IDEO (also in San Francisco). I can write more later…

What a jam-packed 15 weeks this has been! I worked at a startup over the summer and as I got to know the co-founders and all of the other wonderful employees, I saw just how much passion and hard work they put into the company they had built and were…