My first attempt at cooking for a group was a total disaster. It was a New Year’s party I hosted for friends during my college years. Desperate to impress, I chose to cook peppersoup, a dish I had never cooked before. …

This time last year, I didn’t know what UX was, let alone what a UX designer did. I was a complete novice. Since then, I’ve completed several UX design programs, landed a UX design role, and worked on a handful of design projects for clients across various industries. Not too…

Promotional Message for a Sports App — Hello again! Another day, another UX writing task. Welcome to day 2 of my 15-day UX Writing challenge. Can I gush for a moment about how much I am enjoying these daily challenges? I particularly love the creative freedom that comes with each brief. Since there are no defined personas…

Flight Cancellation Alert — Hello UX enthusiasts! I just signed up for the daily UX Writing Challenge, a 15-day exercise to practice writing copy for various scenarios and interfaces. So, over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be dropping daily updates as I share my unique solutions to the various UX challenges. …

A Breakdown of My Content Design Process — I recently had the pleasure of enhancing the user experience of the Bongalo mobile app by refining the design and language used. For context, Bongalo is a travel accommodation booking app (similar to Airbnb) created for the African market. Join me as I delve into my journey of creating a…

It’s been almost four months since I signed up as a remote product designer/content creator for a travel platform. And as is the norm, I had my 90-day performance review recently. In all that was said during the review, one statement stood out to me: “I’m happy we decided to…

How do you understand a user’s pain point when they’re thousands of miles away? You are not in the same geographical region as these people but need to understand their needs to give them the best possible experience with your product. Fortunately, there is the option of conducting research remotely. …

Today is my birthday! In honor of another 365 days around the sun, I thought it appropriate to write myself an open letter. Just to reminisce about the past year and tell myself the things that need to be said but I rarely get to say. So here’s what I’m…

Looking through my journal this morning, a wide smile spread across my face as I recalled the excitement and anxiety I felt starting my new job. Then I looked at the dates and it hit me. Oh heck! It’s been one whole month since I joined Bongalo as a Product…