I am personally very much interested in the subject of more efficient waste management solutions. So much so that I came up with a list of suggestions of programs and actions that municipalities around the world can consider and implement or adjust to their locality. APPLICATIONS FOR MONITORING WASTE USING SENSORS Smart solutions with the …
In the midst of the energetic global crisis and high energy prices, many are fearing the cold winter days and nights and are looking for ways how to cut down on their electrical bills. Here are a few ideas on different gadgets and technological solutions you can use to reduce electricity consumption and save energy …
Top 5 energy-saving gadgets you want to have in your home this winter Read More »
It’s the time of the year when olive picking is in full swing. Everywhere you go, you’ll hear talk about how good this year’s yield was, how many kilos did they pick, what’s the quality of the fruit like, what is the processing price in oil mills – it’s all about the most revered fruit …
Weekend vibes – Picking olives on Korcula island Read More »
Week 3 of the Google’s Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design is behind me. In this week we covered the Design sprint – an intense 5-day process where user-centered teams tackle design problems. Working with expert insights, teams ideate and test solutions on selected users in a short time span. Five phases of the design …
Design sprint – five steps away from a great design solution Read More »
A small 14th c. church dedicated to St. Anthony the Abbot is not far from the Jazzy apartment in the Korcula suburbs, about a 30-minute walk from the center of Korcula’s old town. 102 steps lead to the top, bordered by a cypress alley planted in 1708. Behind the church is an area with wooden …
I have successfully completed the Week 2 of the Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design course by Google on the Coursera platform. The main takeaway from this week is the importance of having accessibility and assistive technology in mind when designing products and user experiences. Accessibility Designing with accessibility in mind means that we are …
Breaking down the barriers – Accessibility and assistive technology Read More »
A beautiful weekend blessed with amazing weather is slowly coming to an end. Usually, my swimming season ends by mid-September but this year the mid-October weather begged for an Autumn swim on the shores of Korcula island, Croatia.
In the last two months, one could argue I haven’t made much progress with my studies with Coursera: Web Design for Everybody: Basics of Web Development & Coding Specialization course by Michigan University and Google UX Design course. Introduction to HTML and CSS3 I first enrolled and started Web Design for Everybody at the beginning of …
Update on progress so far – becoming a UX designer Read More »
About 71 percent of the Earth’s surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 96.5 percent of all of Earth’s water. It is no exaggeration to say how without water, the Earth would be a dead planet. Here are the most promising technologies and initiatives battling the pollution and demise of ocean and river life …
Technologies and initiatives fighting for oceans and rivers Read More »
In my previous blog post, I covered what types of UX design careers are out there. Now, I’d like to share what type of UX designer I’d like to be and why. A UX researcher specialist The goal of UX researchers is often to understand how a product can provide a solution to real problems …
