About Me…

My name is Mary Tsai and I’m currently a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University in the Master of Design program. I grew up in Lancaster, PA before going to college at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating in 2013, I worked for a few months in Turkey on an archaeological site called…

Week 1 Sketchnotes

Introduction || 08.29.17

After growing up in Lancaster, PA, I moved to Philadelphia to earn my bachelor’s degree in architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. I continued to live and work in Philly for several years after graduation, during which time I had the opportunity to collaborate on a range of…

What is Interaction Design? My take.

Interaction Design is the intentional designing of products, environments, and services with which people interact. By understanding the user, creating multiple iterations of prototypes, and understanding constraints, an interaction designer will create a…

Defining Interaction Design

Interaction Design gives shape to a concept employed by successful designers across a multitude of disciplines. At its most abstract level, designing for interactions requires careful consideration of the exchanges that occur between people and the mechanisms of daily life…

Interaction Seminar - What is interaction design?

Readings for 08/30/17 — IxD Seminar

My sketchnotes for this weeks reading:

Week 1: Sketchnotes (Seminar 1 Fall 2017)

What is Interaction Design?

Interaction Design focuses on designing elements or “interactions” within a product or system that directs the users behavior to the desired outcome. I believe that this principle can apply to physical and digital products.

A little about me.

My name is Laura. I am originally from Florida, but I have lived the past 10 years in NYC which I now consider my home. I studied Industrial Design at Parsons and have been working as a freelance industrial designer. I am interested in healthcare and how design can improve our knowledge…