she/they | ux engineer | full stack swe | developer advocacy | cosplayer + figure skater ✨ 🌸 DMs open for opportunities 🌸 pfp: @cesfries
Texas, USA
Joined November 2020
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As I exited my old job today, someone thanked me for “bringing my whole self to work” because I had a pink keyboard and a Kirby plush on my desk and if that doesn’t summarize how tech approaches “diversity and inclusion conversations” I don’t know what does 🥲
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doing some TTRPG user research for a project and I separated my non-Reddit user pool from my Reddit user pool just to see the demographic differences and it’s just about what I expected
seeing lots of uses of the words “protesters” and “demonstration” by people so let me provide the actual words and definitions of what’s going on:
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kris 🌙 retweeted
A friend just said to me "Are we supposed to be working during the coup?" and honestly it was the most American thing I've ever heard.
my partner is obsessed with goal journaling so I joined in the only way I know how: with grids for my goal categories and a goal of 100 rejections as soon as possible
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I'm doing some #userresearch on finding your dream #ttrpg group, and hearing about your good/bad experiences in the #tabletop #rpg space with finding people to play with! If you could answer some questions for this ~side project~, that would be rad: bit.ly/3n9wHcT
an area totally ripe for technological/ux advancements: sewing
an actual not garbage pattern searcher would print money from upper middle class older women I swear
quilt previewer/planner tool?? fabric searcher tool?? actual good fabric stash app??? endless possibilities
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also anyone who has to design user on-boarding should play a video game with good and bad on-boarding and take some notes because man it can be cleverly beautiful or watching a trainwreck in slow motion
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anyway i'm seriously considering a monthly/weekly series on breaking down video game ux starting with cyberpunk 2077 because i have So Many Thoughts as i watched a a mysterious figure break into my partner's finale cutscene via phonecall to try to sell him a motorcycle
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the best thing you can do for yourself as a designer or developer is to have a hobby that is not either of those things, trust me
example: one of my favorite designers is a huge gamer and game ui design has given him some pretty sick ideas for intuitive designs!! ✨
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LRT I think this is a particular struggle for #womenintech as well as many people who had non-traditional starts in the field—I hope this advice helps some people who are transitioning or feeling a bit unsure, esp with 2020 Being Like That ✨
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