Welcome!
Thank you for being here. I have been working on getting this off the ground since the beginning of 2025 and am happy to finally have something to share.
About Me
I have been working as a designer for six years and I believe observation isn't just a professional design skill, it is key to who I am as a person. I learned to hone in on my observational skills in my undergrad in theater design. Specifically during one class where we were challenged to notice "lighting moments" or the subtle, often overlooked instances where light transforms an experience. This exercise wasn't just about theatrical design; it was about training our perception to see the nuanced details that most people unconsciously pass by.
Transitioning into User Experience Design, my core mission has remained consistent: create experiences that are not just efficient, but also enjoyable. My process involves carefully observing how people interact with digital products and consistently asking, "How could this be better?"But recently, I've been pondering a broader question: What about the experiences that aren't digital products? What about the mundane, everyday interactions that compose our lives?
Transitioning into User Experience Design, my core mission has remained consistent: create experiences that are not just efficient, but also enjoyable. My process involves carefully observing how people interact with digital products and consistently asking, "How could this be better?"But recently, I've been pondering a broader question: What about the experiences that aren't digital products? What about the mundane, everyday interactions that compose our lives?
About This Blog: Observing Life Beyond Digital Experiences
We often critique products with phrases like "bad user experience," but life itself is rarely an optimized experience. Despite our culture's obsession with efficiency, very little in our daily existence is designed for genuine enjoyment. Most systems, interactions, and structures we navigate are built for pure functionality, not delight.
This realization might be bleak, but what's inspiring is the way that humans possess an remarkable ability to inject joy and meaning into even the most unoptimized experiences. While we don't always get to design our circumstances, we consistently demonstrate an incredible capacity to create moments of connection, humor, and beauty.
What fascinates me most is how we, as a species, can transform seemingly unenjoyable scenarios into meaningful experiences. We don't passively accept the world's efficiency-driven design; we actively reimagine and reshape our interactions.
In this blog series, I'll dive into my specific experiences and unpack the subtle observations and insights from those experiences. At the end of each initial post there will be a survey where you can share your experiences I will then analyze the responses from survey and share the results here.
My goal is simple: to illuminate the often-overlooked design of everyday life and perhaps inspire readers to see their own experiences through a more creative, intentional lens.
Join me as we explore how joy can be designed, discovered, and cultivated—one observation at a time.
This realization might be bleak, but what's inspiring is the way that humans possess an remarkable ability to inject joy and meaning into even the most unoptimized experiences. While we don't always get to design our circumstances, we consistently demonstrate an incredible capacity to create moments of connection, humor, and beauty.
What fascinates me most is how we, as a species, can transform seemingly unenjoyable scenarios into meaningful experiences. We don't passively accept the world's efficiency-driven design; we actively reimagine and reshape our interactions.
In this blog series, I'll dive into my specific experiences and unpack the subtle observations and insights from those experiences. At the end of each initial post there will be a survey where you can share your experiences I will then analyze the responses from survey and share the results here.
My goal is simple: to illuminate the often-overlooked design of everyday life and perhaps inspire readers to see their own experiences through a more creative, intentional lens.
Join me as we explore how joy can be designed, discovered, and cultivated—one observation at a time.
Date Posted: 4/18/2025
