I am a student who is studying UX Program online. One of the toughest thing about studying by myself is to be motivated, to keep finding value inside of me and believing in who I am, where I am, and where I am going. I can be a jealous person…

I am sitting in my husband’s classroom, finishing up rest of my UX project. It’s kind of a day that you are not motivated to do work, but you know you have to. It’s kind of a day that you want to open up your eyes to the surroundings of…

To start this project, I went to the kitchen where I spend most my time daily. I had no idea how many lock icons I have been living with! Probably the reason I didn’t recognize those icons before was because I accepted them as a part of my daily life…

In 2011, during computer class, I was asked to create my very first e-mail account on Daum. “Mr. Lee, I don’t know how to spell my name in English.” “Let’s see, you are 혜림, so let’s say h-a-e-l-i-m!” “Mr. Lee, it says I need to put numbers for my account…

DesignLab|Reflection Point: Usability, Inclusivity, and Ethics In this pandemic, as a house wife, I had to find the safest and fastest way to get ingredients for meals. After I moved to Korea, I was introduced by my friend to this online grocery market called “Market Kurly.” The best two features…

Last Tuesday, my husband and I went to the hospital to get a health check-up. In order to get an accurate result, we were told not to eat for 8 hours before the test. I was starving, imagining eating the peanut butter sandwich I left at home after my quick…

In 2016, Haley Park as a Korean single lady left to China to be the translator at an international school. As a young lady in my mid-twenties, I thought this adventure was going to be another exciting working abroad experience. …

Designlab: Presenting UX Design This was my 11th project as a UX student at DesignLab. I had to find one app that I use frequently and present it to my mentor. As soon as I graduated from university in South Korea, I started traveling. I am not an organized person who tracks how many…

Reflection Point | SoCar — For my New Year’s resolution, I deleted a lot of apps that take away my time from focusing on the present. After a harsh competition, one of the apps that survived on my phone was the rental car app called “SoCar.” Why? …