It happened so fast and no one went after them — The man was carrying himself in a I-am-up-to-no-good manner as he strategically walked around the back of the store. I had a bad feeling. He had that face that could have been on a wanted poster. At the time, I did not think much of it. I dismissed that feeling…

What is the Significance of the Mooncake? — The mid-Autumn festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar with mooncakes. Therefore, around the fall time, I start seeing a lot of mooncakes sold at Asian supermarkets and bakeries. I keep an eye for the pig-shaped mooncakes, because they’re so cute! Once…

The visual principles behind an appealing visual composition — Throughout my life, I saw and interpreted visual information. I rarely stopped to think about why a design looked good. There are visual principles that I was unaware of until recently when I started learning about them through Baseline. Visual Principles Read KeyThree The key points from this assignment.baselinehq.com These visual principles are about how we see and interpret visual…

My Analysis of Six Different Designs — If you have been following along, I’ve been learning design through Baseline. My first exercise was thumbnail sketching. My Attempt at Thumbnail Sketches Introduction to Design from Baselinecatherine-academia.medium.com The next exercise I will be studying six different designs and attempting to identify what the problem was that led to those designs. …

Introduction to Design from Baseline — I searched for “free UX design bootcamp” on google and discovered Baseline through a Youtube video from Punit Chawla. Baseline * The Free Design Bootcamp ❯ Created in-house by expert educators.❯ 100% original course materials.❯ Free for everyone, forever. Explore the…baselinehq.com As an icebreaker, Baseline had an exercise for me to practice making thumbnail sketches, which are small-detail drawings of objects and layouts.

The Chihuahua Thought I Was Playing With It — Growing up, my brother and I shared the same fear of dogs. Every time I saw a dog, I was afraid to either get licked or bitten, because it was playful and unpredictable. When I was in elementary school, my dad would take my brother and me to his friend’s…

Letter 1: The Beginning — Dearest Old Friend, We’ve kept in touch for a very long time. It has been such a long time that I lost track of how long, so today I had to perform a search on where we first met to find out approximately when we first conversed. Let me first…

At My Local Fast Food Restaurant — There’s a McDonald’s in over 100 countries. Although McDonald’s is a franchise, the menus are not the same in every country. From what I learned online, the McSpaghetti was sold in the states in the 1980s but has since been discontinued, but McDonald’s in Orlando, Florida and the Philippines still…

Bad Service or Inefficient System? — When I was 13, I thought it was cool to get braces, because it seemed all the “cool” kids were getting them. I am not sure if it is the same with other dental practices. On my first appointment, I got my braces on without the wire. I had to…