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  • Data Visualization

    Dear Data #1: A Journey Through My Personal Library

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    July 27, 2025
    Dear Data #1: A Journey Through My Personal Library

    Books to me are more than stories bound in pages. They’re adventures, companions, and a way to explore the vastness of my imagination. I’ve been an avid reader for a few years now and was curious about the state of my personal library. After being inspired but Giorgia Lupi and…

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  • Data Visualization

    Navigating the Four Types of Information Visuals: When & Why to Use Them

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    July 21, 2025
    Navigating the Four Types of Information Visuals: When & Why to Use Them

    Data visualization is more than making data easy to read and look appealing. It’s about choosing the right format to communicate your insights effectively. We will explore the four types of visuals defined by author Scott Berinato in his book Good Charts and also discuss the insights from David McCandless‘…

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  • Data Visualization

    The Promise and Pitfalls of Data Visualization in the Digital Age

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    July 13, 2025
    The Promise and Pitfalls of Data Visualization in the Digital Age

    Data visualization is more than just creating attractive visuals. It’s about making sense of complex information that might otherwise be hard to understand. For many people, looking at a chart or graph is much more digestible than looking at raw data. It can save you time when performing research or…

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  • Design Sprints, UI/UX

    Case Study: Designing WalletWize — A Gen Z Financial Literacy App

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    July 5, 2025
    Case Study: Designing WalletWize — A Gen Z Financial Literacy App

    We live in a world where many young people feel like that managing their money is overwhelming. Often, they ask themselves questions like, “How much money should I be saving?” “When should I start planning for retirement?” “What’s an index fund?” and it seems like everyone they ask has their…

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  • Design Sprints, UI/UX

    Testing Time: Real Users, Real Feedback, Real Growth

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    June 29, 2025
    Testing Time: Real Users, Real Feedback, Real Growth

    In phase 4 of our design sprint, we transitioned from building our prototype to testing it. After carefully building our app, WalletWize, it was finally time to put it in the hands of potential users. We wanted to watch them interact with the app and listen to their thoughts on…

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  • Design Sprints, UI/UX

    Prototyping WalletWize: Turning Storyboards Into Reality

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    June 22, 2025
    Prototyping WalletWize: Turning Storyboards Into Reality

    This week, my team and I entered phase 3 of our design sprint. Our mission was to transform our storyboard from Phase 2 into an interactive prototype that’s ready for user testing. With multiple meetings and plenty of team collaboration, we created a medium-fidelity, clickable prototype for WalletWize. Step 1:…

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  • Design Sprints, UI/UX

    WalletWize: Designing with Purpose in Phase 2

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    June 15, 2025
    WalletWize: Designing with Purpose in Phase 2

    This week my team and I completed Phase 2 of our design sprint. Phase 2 is all about making decisions and finalizing a storyboard. Decision making during a design sprint can feel a little unnatural because there’s very little time to debate your choices. In Jake Knapp‘s book, Sprint: How…

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  • Design Sprints

    Unlocking Insights: The Power of Expert Interviews in Design Sprints

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    June 7, 2025
    Unlocking Insights: The Power of Expert Interviews in Design Sprints

    Every phase of the design sprint is equally important, but the “Ask the Experts” activity, that Jake Knapp recommends doing on Monday afternoon, lays the foundation for innovative solutions. Without the experts’ knowledge, you won’t have a clear direction for your sprint. During this activity team members will engage in…

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  • Design Sprints

    Sprint Into Action: A Beginner’s Guide to Preparing for Your First Google Design Sprint

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    May 28, 2025
    Sprint Into Action: A Beginner’s Guide to Preparing for Your First Google Design Sprint

    Starting to prepare for your first Google Design Sprint can be both and exiting and overwhelming venture. Developed by Jake Knapp at Google Ventures, the Google Design Sprint is a five day process that helps businesses, large and small, solve critical problems through ideation, prototyping, and testing. Being fully prepared…

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  • Design Sprints, UI/UX

    Design Sprints: Accelerating UI/UX the Google Way

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    May 24, 2025
    Design Sprints: Accelerating UI/UX the Google Way

    In the fast paced world of digital product development, time is of the essence and it always seems like there’s not enough. Enter the Design Sprint, a five day process started in the 2010s by Jake Knapp at Google Ventures (GV). Design sprints were created to rapidly solve complex problems…

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I’m Emily

Emily is a skilled website designer at Develomark, dedicated to creating websites that perfectly align with your brand. With a keen eye on the latest design trends, she ensures every site reflects exactly what you envision.

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