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Mar 27, 20223 min read

Experiential @ SXSW 2022: Porsche Unseen

What is it like to enter a designer's sketchbook? Porsche was invited to SXSW for the first time and the high-end car brand made its...

Mar 23, 20223 min read

Experiential @ SXSW 2022: Cheetos House

After deferring my SXSW ticket from 2020 for 2 years, I finally made it to Austin last week! Living off of coffee, protein bars, and...

Oct 20, 20213 min read

Entering Christian Dior's Dream

Brooklyn Museum's exhibition "Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams" gave me yet another reason to visit New York (the Google Store and...

Aug 29, 20213 min read

Google Store Chelsea

Imagine IKEA, but for Google products! After reading about Google's first-ever retail store, I finally got to experience this store...

Aug 27, 20211 min read

Dream Traveling with SuperReal NYC

What is it like to travel across fantastical dream worlds? After first learning about SuperReal through Moment Factory's site back in...

Apr 8, 20212 min read

Earxperience: Immersive Phone Calls (Part 2)

I started watching Apple TV's show "Calls", and I found premise of the show to be incredibly creative in immersing the viewer into the...

Mar 29, 20212 min read

Earxperience: Storytelling with Sound (Part 1)

Lately I've been noticing a focus on audio, from podcasts to TV shows to apps. Over the next few posts, I'll highlight some interesting...

Sep 30, 20201 min read

Palm Pass: Amazon One and its Palmssobilities

Amazon just announced its Amazon One innovation, which uses palm recognition for store entry and payment, and it'll first roll out the...

May 17, 20203 min read

From French Convo Meetups to Artist Q&A: Keep Me Engaged

It's no surprise that authentic content and small, intimate groups are key to feeling engaged. Now more than ever, with social distancing...

Apr 4, 20205 min read

Instagram Puzzle Community - Virtual Connection during Social Distancing (Part 4)

Jigsaw puzzles, one of my favorite introvert hobbies, are becoming a trending activity during COVID-19 times, as people turn to puzzles...

Mar 28, 20204 min read

We're Here Together - Virtual Connection during Social Distancing (Part 3)

I continue my "coverage," direct from my futon, of people and brands bringing human connection in face of social distancing. As an...

Mar 26, 20203 min read

Breakfast in Quarantine - Virtual Connection during Social Distancing (Part 2)

I've been a follower of What Was Breakfast ever since the project's creator Alan Epstein approached me in the streets for a quick...

Mar 22, 20203 min read

Virtual Connection during Social Distancing (Part 1)

The COVID-19 pandemic has been taking a toll on industries, brands, and performers whose core experience depends on socially gathering in...

Jan 15, 20202 min read

Nevermore Park

Ever since I visited Artechouse Miami, I've come to realize that the future of art is immersive. And artist Hebru Brantley's Nevermore...

Nov 11, 20192 min read

Insight Delight

Last week I went to a talk called "Get to Insight Delight: 3 ways to save user research from slide deck obscurity". The 3 ways are...

Aug 4, 20192 min read

30 Hours in Miami for ARTECHOUSE

Back in the spring, I had come across ARTECHOUSE on Instagram, and after living vicariously through their posts, I decided to make a...

Jul 30, 20193 min read

1871 x MSI: Learning How to Fail

I attended a workshop on "Learning how to Fail" a few weeks ago, which was in conjunction with 1871 CEO Betsy Ziegler and the Museum of...

Jun 28, 20191 min read

Adding Wonder to the Design Process

I attended a CreativeMorning talk by Ashley Lukasik, who has been working on a documentary about the Bauhaus in time for its 100th...

May 21, 20192 min read

LEGO x Bugatti Collaboration

I know nothing about cars, but I enjoy LEGO and I enjoy building LEGO cars! I had bought a LEGO Bugatti Chiron set last year and finally...

Feb 21, 20191 min read

UX Research & You Meetup Takeaways

Last night I attended the UX Research & You meetup hosted by Solstice. Here are some notes I took away. Solstice's framework of going...

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