Self Discovery – DesignWhine https://www.designwhine.com Tech Through A Design Lens Wed, 01 May 2024 15:24:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://www.designwhine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-DW-author-initials-50x50.jpg Self Discovery – DesignWhine https://www.designwhine.com 32 32 Bridging the Gap: Empowering Elderly Users Through Co-design https://www.designwhine.com/empowering-elderly-users-through-co-design/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 04:53:53 +0000 https://www.designwhine.com/apr23/?p=9948 Rittika, a Visual Designer at Merkle Inc., shares her journey of the hurdles in promoting digital literacy for elderly users My name is Rittika, and I am a Visual Designer at Merkle Inc., where I work on e-retailing platforms, connected commerce, and design systems. I have worked with companies such as Walt Disney, Toshiba, and […]

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]]> Empowering Aspirations: The Tale of a Self-Taught Designer https://www.designwhine.com/self-teaching-your-way-to-ux-design/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:50:49 +0000 https://www.designwhine.com/?p=8242 Charin Shah, UX designer at Lollypop Design Studio, shares her insightful and inspiring journey of becoming a self-taught UX Designer I’m a self-taught UX designer who is enthusiastic about solving user problems to get the perfect balance between user needs and business. I’m a proud Mumbaikar who knows how to get the work done, a […]

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]]> Navigating Success in UX Design: Overcoming Wrong Degrees, Job Struggles, and Boss Challenges https://www.designwhine.com/wrong-degree-jobs-culture-bosses/ Thu, 05 May 2022 12:19:28 +0000 https://www.designwhine.com/?p=8150 Kartik spills the beans on what kept him going after a series of failures to finally achieving success in UX Design I’m currently working at Microsoft, India and I describe myself as a full stack designer. This means that I can work from the conceptualization of an idea to research, analysis, design and take the […]

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]]> From biomedical engineering to clinical research to UX: The Hurdles of Transitioning https://www.designwhine.com/you-the-hurdles-of-transitioning/ Mon, 20 Dec 2021 19:36:30 +0000 https://designwhine.com/?p=7668 Ahmed Ayoub shares his transitional journey from biomedical engineering to clinical research to UX I’m a designer at Beam Dental, where I work on enhancing our current tools to empower our end users to make informed decisions regarding their dental insurance. I have experience and passions in UI/interaction design, design systems, and inclusive design. However, […]

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]]> From Streets to Screens: A Tale of Responsibility, Ethics, and UX Design Mastery https://www.designwhine.com/a-responsible-son-an-ethical-designer/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:47:07 +0000 https://designwhine.com/x2/?p=6498 Largely self-taught, Charchit shares his story of selling sandwiches on the streets to becoming a designer “Son, you learned business card designing in Mumbai, didn’t you? Why don’t you start to polish your skills again and maybe I could get you some business”, said my dad. It was just another day for most in early […]

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]]> From Artist to Engineer to Self-Taught Designer: The Unconventional Design Journey https://www.designwhine.com/the-usual-unusual-design-trail/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:52:02 +0000 https://designwhine.com/x2/?p=6484 A ‘design toddler’ reflects on her self-taught design journey and shares some insights An artist to engineer to a designer, this trail pretty much sums up my journey so far. I am sure this path does not sound very unique these days, with so many engineers making their breakthrough into the design field., however, what […]

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