PinnedLauren LissinUX CollectiveStress-testing AI-imagined art — or “your mother is a tracer”I used machine learning to teach myself embroidery, and it helped me remember what humans are good at: editing.Mar 18, 202311Mar 18, 202311
Lauren LissinUX CollectiveWhat do Content and Paperclips have in common?Swap out “paperclips” for “content” and playing 2017’s Universal Paperclips Game shoves you right into the uncanny valley.Apr 7, 20231Apr 7, 20231
Lauren LissGenerational Loss and Feature DriftWe change over time, but is it always towards progress? A look at the history of the embroidery hoop from a product design perspective.Mar 29, 2023Mar 29, 2023
Lauren LissEulogy for A Can OpenerThis Kuhn-Rikon Can Opener was my go-to example for explaining the concept of “learnability” in product design.Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
Lauren LissAbandoning code, abandoning creativity, and rememberingHave you ever done some version of this? You have an idea, probably loosely based in some other idea, and then you try to make something…May 19, 20221May 19, 20221
Lauren LissChoices have consequences. Choice is a privilege.TLDR: This is a dense read. That is because it is also an Index to a Choose Your Own Adventure, if you choose to read it that way. Also…May 3, 2022May 3, 2022
Lauren LissBeing a teacher makes me a better designerBesides being a parent, I am also a working parent. If you happen to have lived the last [to date] 778 days in the exquisite state of…May 1, 2022May 1, 2022
Lauren LissCan we stop promoting “fun alcoholism” as “self-care” please?I bet we most of us have a story that is similar to this one. You are just living your life, a person that has been fundamentally changed…May 1, 2022May 1, 2022
Lauren LissBeing a parent makes me a better designerThe best and most complicated things I have learned about human-centered design are typically situated in parenting. Nothing forces you to…Apr 29, 20223Apr 29, 20223