This summer, I spent 12 weeks interning at Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. It was a fantastic learning experience. I learned a lot by doing real projects, presenting in weekly stand-ups and several meetings, and getting feedback and critique from not only the design team but also people from different…

I want to write down something about today’s workshop I participated. That is a futuristic participatory design workshop hosted by my department(Informatic department @IU). The workshop has two hosters and five participants (I’m one of them). Our topic is designing futuristic robot. It was my first time thinking about how…

Statement of Purpose for Graduate School — Many events in my life have guided me to IUB HCI/d. As a designer with advertising background, I like utilizing creative design to pursue customers. For me, design should be reasonable. This belief guided me to the second prize in the 4th National College Advertising and Design Competition in China…

Week 1 — My feeling about the first week is hard to describe. Project#1 — I thought I was ready to be a UX designer. Before I came to IU, I was already involved in the “Design” world. I took the visual-related courses in my undergrad and worked as a web designer for…

Five important things to make sure the website is understandable: 1. Create a clear visual hierarchy on each page Make the important prominent Group related items ( similar visual style) nest information (card-based layout) 2. Take advantage of conventions 3. Break pages up into clearly defined areas 4. Make it obvious what’s clickable 5. Minimize noise Too much information /…