Shahrzad DarafshehinMedia EthnographyTaking on a challenge: How coding helped me look at UX differently“Just do it.” This is the answer one of my subjects gave me when asked how he deals with a creative block. When I asked another subject…May 5, 20173
Conor KennedyinMedia EthnographySimple problems arising from screenwork: how do you address them?I walked into Grant’s room a few days ago to see if he was interested in getting lunch and answering some questions I had for him based on…Apr 24, 20174
Chris JeterinMedia EthnographyAre fantasy players more engaged in their sport?Over the past couple of weeks, I discussed fantasy games for the reality show The Bachelor and conducted a media experiment using daily…Apr 21, 20171Apr 21, 20171
Shahrzad DarafshehinMedia EthnographyQuestion banks: how to design a better user experience for your intervieweeOn Wednesday, I met with a subject of mine for a stroll in DC followed by a casual conversational interview regarding his background in…Apr 17, 20176Apr 17, 20176
Shahrzad DarafshehinMedia EthnographyHow the quality of a design is measuredAs human beings, we were built to judge. From the clothes someone’s wearing, to a product we see in a store glass window, we critique…Apr 7, 20174Apr 7, 20174
Shahrzad DarafshehinMedia EthnographyTaking on a challenge: How coding helped me look at UX differently“Just do it.” This is the answer one of my subjects gave me when asked how he deals with a creative block. When I asked another subject…May 5, 20173
Conor KennedyinMedia EthnographySimple problems arising from screenwork: how do you address them?I walked into Grant’s room a few days ago to see if he was interested in getting lunch and answering some questions I had for him based on…Apr 24, 20174
Chris JeterinMedia EthnographyAre fantasy players more engaged in their sport?Over the past couple of weeks, I discussed fantasy games for the reality show The Bachelor and conducted a media experiment using daily…Apr 21, 20171
Shahrzad DarafshehinMedia EthnographyQuestion banks: how to design a better user experience for your intervieweeOn Wednesday, I met with a subject of mine for a stroll in DC followed by a casual conversational interview regarding his background in…Apr 17, 20176
Shahrzad DarafshehinMedia EthnographyHow the quality of a design is measuredAs human beings, we were built to judge. From the clothes someone’s wearing, to a product we see in a store glass window, we critique…Apr 7, 20174
Chris JeterinMedia EthnographyDaily Fantasy Baseball, a media experimentThe preceding photos are a part of my media experiment, where I decided to play in a $5 league in DraftKings. Among the pictures, an entry…Apr 7, 20171
Shahrzad DarafshehinMedia EthnographyMedia experiment 4: EDM Vs. Classical musicFor this media experiment, I followed the trend of testing my creativity within two different scenarios. Since last time I tested the…Mar 31, 20171
Shahrzad DarafshehinMedia EthnographyMetro ride observations: An ethnographic vignetteI got on the metro on Thursday at 2:23pm going from Rockville to DuPont circle, where I had a networking event to attend. I walked onto the…Mar 24, 20171