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.Jan 3, 2022Jan 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…Jan 21, 2016Jan 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…Nov 30, 2015Nov 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…Nov 30, 2015Nov 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…Nov 13, 2015Nov 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…Nov 1, 20152Nov 1, 20152
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…Aug 16, 2015Aug 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…Jun 12, 2015Jun 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…Mar 5, 2015Mar 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…Jan 28, 2015Jan 28, 2015