Ellen DongLeap of Faith: from Facebook to HeadwayIt has been six years since my last blog in 2016, when I was a solo design intern in a series B machine learning startup.3 min read·Jan 3, 2022----
Ellen DongStrugglesSometimes I feel one of the nightmares that working professionals have is that you are not supposed to discuss these nightmares in a public…2 min read·Jan 21, 2016----
Ellen DongHow to build a brand — things I’ve learnt from Hello Kitty ExhibitionI went to Seattle Experimental Music Project(EMP) Museum this afternoon for the Hello Kitty Exhibition. If you are in Seattle and you are…4 min read·Nov 30, 2015----
Ellen Dong5 mistakes I made in my past design internshipAfter a short, yet still suffering job hunting time, I am going to land on my new job tomorrow, working as a product designer at a…1 min read·Nov 30, 2015----
Ellen DongQuestions I want to ask a experienced designerI will meet a really experienced designer tomorrow, someone I really admired, someone that can really think through all the surface and…2 min read·Nov 13, 2015----
Ellen DongOOUX, a new approach to UX designI would like to introduce a new UX design approach: Object-Oriented UX . It was a really mind-blowing reading experience! My typical design…2 min read·Nov 1, 2015--2--2
Ellen DongReading Note: Lean UXI read Lean UX last month. It can be understood as integrating UX design in a agile development context. Personally speaking, I would not…4 min read·Aug 16, 2015----
Ellen DongSummer PlanThis title forces me to look back to the first half of this year and do some reflection on the new year resolutions. Above all, I need to…2 min read·Jun 12, 2015----
Ellen DongFirst Hackathon in life!I joined a hackathon last weekend with my boyfriend Frank and another friend Mingye. The event was hosted by UW and Zillow, focusing on…2 min read·Mar 5, 2015----
Ellen DongEmpathy is everywhere.This quarter, I took the HCDE517: Usability Study on Thursday evening. The course is incredibly good for its experienced guest speakers and…2 min read·Jan 28, 2015----