Week 5: Reflection

This week, we focused on critical reflection and deliberate practice. I have been in design for many years now. I gained a lot of knowledge through my journey from day one. After all these years, I have always known that design was my passion – I like solving...

Week 6: Reading Week

It had been six weeks into the course, and I struggled to find the time and the right rhythm. This week gave me much-needed time to catch up and reflect on improving my project and time management. Last week, I set one of my goals to spend an additional hour every day...

Week 7: Version Control

This week’s topic was Version Control and why it is essential for development. While reading this week’s material, mostly around developers, it got me thinking, how about designers? The evolution of design tools For Version Control, Git is a popular choice...

Week 8: Research

This week’s topic was about how we approach research ethics and care for our participants. We also learned how we ranked the risk level based on the Falmouth University Integrity and Ethics policy. The articles and the references provided in this week’s...

Week 9: Communities of Practice

In week 7’s journal entry, I shared the evolution of design tools and workflow, which I have experienced throughout my journey to a UX designer. After watching the presentation by Professor Heidi Ellis[1], I wanted to research some open-source projects related...