AlinainICTC-CTICMy Road to UX: Guest post by Alina Balean, Interaction Designer at GoogleTo tell the story of how I became a UX designer, I need to rewind to high school. During my younger years, my family dabbled in fixing up…Mar 27, 2020Mar 27, 2020
AlinaOn design mentorshipThe year was 2007, the location South Florida. I began my career not how you see in Linkedin today — with a cool internship or rotational…Aug 16, 2018Aug 16, 2018
AlinaHow to eat when your startup is “between rounds” (hint: it’s not easy, but it is cheap)Earlier this year after I finished grad school I jumped into working full time on my startup (Luma Legacy). We were accepted into Highway1…Dec 28, 2015Dec 28, 2015
AlinaThe class that changed it all.In 2013 I started a graduate program at NYU’s ITP. My first semester I was making LEDs light up and circles multiply in Processing. When my…Dec 22, 2015Dec 22, 2015
AlinaThe parallels of tight rope walking and startupsA few weeks back I won a ticket to Startup Climbing, an event that encourages founders to meet and network in a different environment. It…Nov 20, 2015Nov 20, 2015
AlinaI went to China to understand the futureOne of the best experiences I’ve had in my adult startup life was the opportunity to visit China, specifically Shenzhen. A city with the…Oct 27, 2015Oct 27, 2015
AlinaThe first time I hitchhikedI met up with my soon to be roommate (how that happened) in Christchurch, New Zealand in the autumn of 2012. Since I was a little girl our…Oct 21, 2015Oct 21, 2015
AlinaA few years ago I finally moved to New YorkMy love affair with New York is like the stories you hear of couples that met in kindergarten, not realizing until twenty years later they…Oct 19, 2015Oct 19, 2015
AlinaI’m in San Francisco and…“The voices in my head are so loud I need to listen to music” said a man crossing Market St., as his phone blasted something loud…Oct 13, 2015Oct 13, 2015
AlinaI like smart things.My excitement for my first wearable matched that of my first tape Walkman. I, being a normal 11 year old child, would use my double tape…Oct 13, 2015Oct 13, 2015