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In 1971, when one tobacco executive was reminded that smoking can lead to underweight babies, he said, "Some women would prefer smaller babies."

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You know you have the best sister when you get #fancychocolates from a trip #chocolate #delicious #vosges #nightsuddenlygotbetter

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Best Sunday dance party #brooklyn #mrsunday #industrycity #dance #latergram

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What an amazing find on an amazing day #daytrip #huntermountain (at Tannersville, New York)

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Persona development and user journey/scenario outline. Pinpointing the target user and figuring out the proper scenario that embodies the user.

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User testing, interview analyzation, attribute mapping for persona development

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Loads of great tips from a UXer at Foursquare.

1) Frame the problem 

2) Validate design 

3) Eliminate dangling problems 

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"Don't start with the fire escape."

Eddie

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Now I can keep working happily.. 

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"Design only exists with constraints; without any, it would be just art."

No clue

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Keep yourself busy & think of other people.

H.o.B 

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Your brain tells you to wake up when it's light, which is why many night shift workers rely on window blinds or sleep masks to catch some Z's.

Super interesting article about tiredness & importance of sleep in darkness.

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Getting to the bottom of contextual inquiry & stumbling into amazing ny finds

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1- Classifying information - difficult trial that only highlighted how little I know about toys and how hard categorizing stuff is

2- Back to basics, simple organization of user, brand & business needs that brought me back to earth

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Giving the ole' wallet the IA royal treatment. 

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Construction sneak peak #latergram #brooklyn #southslope

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Organization systems. Very intense session where much candy was consumed.