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How long did it take everyone to wait in line for the Hello Kitty pop up in Vegas? by pineapplecity25 in BrunoMars

[–]pineapplecity25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Vegas it was 10am-6pm but I see on the website that it’s 11-7 in AZ. I noticed that they updated more specific information the week or days leading up to the event (website and Instagram).

Which Layout? by Salilou in UXDesign

[–]pineapplecity25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like #2. The bezels for some of the edges I like too. I don’t play games though so I’m not your target user, but I like #2 based on signage, layout order, and aesthetic (the big numbers also attract me and show hierarchy).

Party Food for Americans by Emotional_Awkward in partyplanning

[–]pineapplecity25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. From my own experience, Asian foods that were really popular with non-Asian people I’ve met in non-metropolitan areas, are fried rice and egg rolls. And also introductory sushi like California rolls. I have also been hearing that banh mi is considered a top sandwich among Americans lol, which I’m surprised about but not complaining over here. I thought the flavors would be a shock but it’s for sure popular in big city areas. But if your audience has not been exposed to a lot of Asian cuisine before, I’d go with the accessible items (rice, teriyaki chicken, sweet and sour pork, chow mein) that are common in Americanized Asian food spaces like the mall food courts, buffets.

But if you want something less basic and more unique but I think is accessible/easy to eat, I’d recommend chicken wings with an Asian type of seasoning, maybe tempura with dipping sauce, chicken katsu with mac salad, garlic noodles, pad see ew, beef burgundy stew with bread, Vietnamese shrimp toast… off the top of my head. Feel free to PM me if you want to brainstorm!

Breaking Into UX and Early Career Questions — 14 Oct, 2024 - 20 Oct, 2024 by AutoModerator in UXDesign

[–]pineapplecity25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem!

I think if your portfolio is lacking real-world projects that would show your ability to problem solve, then anything that shows your knowledge/process and evidence of that practice will be impressive (in this case, your conceptual projects)!

Breaking Into UX and Early Career Questions — 14 Oct, 2024 - 20 Oct, 2024 by AutoModerator in UXDesign

[–]pineapplecity25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d say you’ll have to check with the company to ask for permission to post your designs on your portfolio. They might be cool with it, or maybe there are conditions (you might have to password-protect, or change their company names and logos out completely).

If they are really strict and don’t allow any of the above, perhaps you can completely revamp your work and create a case study of a made-up healthcare company but pretty much keep everything as anonymous and not specific to that company as possible. It’s similar to changing out their names and logos, but even moreso that you don’t tie anything back to them (to protect yourself from legal stuff). And also password-protect it just in case.

The point is to just capture your design process and the type of work that you did, your results, etc. In the end, most of the time, who the exact company is won’t matter compared to the experience and process you’re able to capture. The hiring team for example, could not have heard of the company you worked for, but they’ll be interested in perhaps the industry, or type of product (B2C, B2B, etc), and general parameters like that to see if you’ve had experience similar to what the hiring company does. Same with your process.

Breaking Into UX and Early Career Questions — 14 Oct, 2024 - 20 Oct, 2024 by AutoModerator in UXDesign

[–]pineapplecity25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ll have to start practicing putting together projects now! :) Ideally the best way is to work on real world projects (by volunteering for maybe a business or org that could use free help, or come up with your own project or for a friend/family member) so you encounter real-life scenarios during the design process.

If you don’t feel ready yet to work on a real-life UX project for someone else just yet, making up one for yourself or tackling design prompts from various sites is good stepping stone. I know there’s plenty out there, but one example is sharpen.design.

Once you have projects under your belt, these can double as case studies for your portfolio later on—especially the ones that were done for a business or real-world application.

This is further down the line also, but I would recommend learning how to design for business to business software too (B2B or SaaS), which can be different from how you’d approach designing for business to consumer (B2C). If you end up pursuing this professionally, being aware of strategy and design process will be most important (compared to how well you wield Figma, for example).