Published inUX Planet·PinnedA guide to making Returning Users feel at homeand the 3 things you should know before designing for them. — When you’re designing for infrequent e-commerce experiences (like health insurance), you often wish your users weren’t coming back to the funnel. Ideally, all our users would convert the first time they come to our site but since life isn’t a Disney movie, it can often take a few site-visits to…UX Design6 min readUX Design6 min read
Oct 12, 20213–2–1, a week at an Epic OccurrenceLast week I attended Epicurrence (epic + occurrence) — a design retreat workshop style conference— in Outer Banks, NC. I started the week with 50 designers that started off as strangers and turned to friends very quickly. The conference lasted from Monday to Friday morning where all 50 designers in…Epicurrenc5 min readEpicurrenc5 min read
Published inBootcamp·Nov 3, 2020Three things I learned about seniors as a growth designer in healthcareStarting with the realization that “seniors” might not be the best term — I recently took advantage of all the outdoor seating at coffee shops in New York and found myself sitting next to two elderly couples all masked up one evening. I was busy sketching on my iPad and listening to H.E.R when one of the elderly women complimented my work. This…Healthcar7 min readHealthcar7 min read
Mar 29, 2019When life gives you lemons, or how to unexpectedly move countriesGuat is extra, but so am I Last year around this time, I packed up my entire life in New York (or that’s what it felt like) into boxes straight into a 12x5' storage unit. I didn’t have a clue of when I would get to unpack everything I was shelving away — literally and metaphorically. …Life Lessons13 min readLife Lessons13 min read
Oct 12, 2017Dear Moms, Sisters, Aunties, Daughters, Girlfriends — I need your help.To all of you. Yes, all 3,720,372,595 of you, — Growing up with an energetic and over-friendly mother always came with teenage embarrassment — y’know the kind where every time she complimented a random aunty, I pretended I didn’t know her cause I was dying of embarrassment. Like many teenagers, I was one of the girls who reacted with a…Feminism10 min readFeminism10 min read
Mar 14, 2017To the gay men I love & their ‘sassy’ misogynyI wake up today, conflicted and confused about my personal space and how the people around me perceive it, specifically the gay men around me. Last night my friends and I decided to go out dancing in Hell’s Kitchen — known for its plethora of gay clubs/bars/places to dance —…LGBTQ6 min readLGBTQ6 min read
