Friday was spent in class learning how a Design Studio (rapid sketching and prototyping) works and then we had our "recess" where we played soccer and football in the park for our lunchtime Friday treat. I was incredibly out of breath by the end, but it was really fun. And we ended the day with a happy hour across the street where one of the instructors schooled us in Ms. Pac Man.
Saturday, Nala and I worked in Ocean Park on some wireframing in the morning (obviously, she worked really hard). And then I went to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery to watch Addams Family with Chris and some of his friends. That was a really fun LA experience and I hadn't seen that movie in forever so it was a good time.
Sunday was pretty chill. I ventured out and walked to the grocery store which became a nice workout since I bought pasta sauce (in a glass jar) and ice cream, but it was nice to know that walking is an option. And then Nala felt left out, so we took a long walk to a really good froyo place where they had a couple outside tables under a shaded overhang so Nala could lay on the cool tile in between begging for froyo and drinking her water.
Monday was spent gearing up for our collaboration with the Web Development immersive class. We had to walk them through our project 2 wireframes and site maps and then they would tell us if it was understandable for them and how easy/difficult it would be to build. It was really interesting to hear both sides of the process and very reassuring that I made a good choice with UX over WD.
Tuesday was more wireframing.
Wednesday we had a lunch presentation from Skot Carruth who actually helped build the curriculum for UXDI globally. He walked us through the very short history of the course and it was pretty incredible how quickly such an amazing class came to be. The first classes in NYC and San Francisco were just last Summer and this is only the 2nd UXDI in LA.
Thursday was more wireframing.
On Friday, we had our project 2 presentations all day. I still can't get over the fact that you can tell 22 people the exact same thing and we all created different eCommerce sites. And then of course we celebrated our awesomeness with a champagne cocktail hour afterwards.
Yesterday, I spent the day in Newport Beach with Angie and we had so much fun laying out at the pool, walking around the beach, and eating sushi and cupcakes. Definitely worth the hour drive to get there :)
This morning we had brunch at a classmate's in Koreatown and his rooftop views were pretty spectacular. The mimosas, crepes, quiche, baked brie, and fruit were also pretty great.
I hope everyone else had a good week and weekend!
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