Knowing the book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo (KonMari) for months, I finally took action to clean up my closet, starting from clothes.
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What Design Prototyping Tool Is For You?
It’s still not too late to get into the world of prototyping ;) Axure, Balsamiq, InVision, Proto.io, Origami, Framerjs, which tools best work for you?
Continue readingBring Offline Shopping Experience Online
When we shop offline, i.e. in a store, we are free to walk around the aisles and ask store representatives for help. Well, when we shop online, there’s no such luxury to ask them, or touch and feel and even try the products. Think about how to bridge this gap for online shoppers, we should know better about how a shopper shops.
Continue readingEveryday UX — Daiso Japan: Lovely Shopping Experience
I had a few trips to a couple of Daiso stores and overall my shopping experiences were lovely.
Continue readingConversation UI and Chatbots — They’re Great, But Think Clear about Your Service, Users Before Heading There
Recently I’ve been reading quite a few articles on chatbots and Conversation UI (aka having conversation back and forth on screen with a human or a bot). Apparently, they are one of the hottest trends in the technology world. Given the fact that most users do not download even one app vs an increasing amount of apps published in app stores per month, companies and developers are looking for a better way to productize services and ideas. A conversation-based UI has become one of solutions that gets applause and supporters. I agree that this opens up many new opportunities, including voice-based interactions, but also concerned that people will follow the trends without thinking it through.
Continue readingDuan Wu Festival
“Duan Wu Festival” (or the Dragon Boat Festival), the fifth day of the May in the Lunar calendar, is a important Chinese holiday. It is for remembering a politician and great poet Qu Yuan, who lived in Chu Guo Country, more than 2000 years ago.
Continue readingTerra-cotta Warriors and Horses
Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses is a very famous tourism spot in Xi’an, China. They are real-life-size clay figures buried with Qin Emperor, the first empire of the ancient China. It’s a masterpiece from more than 2000 years ago and one of the Eight Wonders of the World.
Continue readingChinese Calligraphy
As my parents get close to retirement, they’re looking for things that they can do in their spare time. One of the things they’ve found is Chinese Calligraphy.
Continue readingGame Stations
A game station is where you can find lots of game machines, like Wreck It Ralph, and enable playing by inserting coins.
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