May 1, 2021What is Mental Diary (MD)?In my UX/UI class at Maryville University, we were tasked with creating a citizen science app, and I choose to focus on the number of interactions a person can have during the day, and the emotion that can come from those meetings. This can be done by either taking the…4 min read4 min read
Mar 20, 2021Parts of an Engine KioskIntroduction The steam train was the foundation of the Industrial Revolution, and I have always loved to imagine how it was to be a conductor of a train. One of my favorite Christmas movies was “The Polar Express,” which was mainly because of where the movie/characters were on a train. This…Kiosk4 min readKiosk4 min read
Feb 5, 2021Virtual Fieldwork BlogIntroduction Hello, my name is Mitt Patel, and in this blog post, I will be discussing how fieldwork experience changes exponentially during times of crisis. During the pandemic of Covid-19, many museums had to adapt and change to make sure they were still open during the pandemic. …7 min read7 min read
Dec 13, 2019Parking Sign RedesignSo have you ever drove down a busy street, saw the most confusing sign in the world in which you couldn’t understand it. The example below shows how a parkings sign can be confusing. When driving down a road, you have to keep the in check other people driving, looking…Design5 min readDesign5 min read
Nov 14, 2019Learned Actions Are Easy, but Understanding Complex Actions isn’tThe actions that we learned, experienced, and remembered are easy and sometimes an unconscious decision that we sometimes don’t even have an awareness of the actions that we do. Humans are good at finding conclusions from experiences and observations we deal with day to day events, but our ability to…UX3 min readUX3 min read
Sep 28, 2019The Backbone of DesignDo you know what is the backbone of design? What every designer does before they have to create their masterpiece. The answer is research, and it is one of the most important parts of the design process. Research is used by both small-time designers, and huge multi-million dollars companies that…Design3 min readDesign3 min read
Sep 10, 2019The IBM Design ProcessHave you ever wandered what are the five steps to the design process. The five steps of the design process are: Define, Research, Ideate, Build, and Test. …3 min read3 min read
Aug 29, 2019An Ocean Called DesignThe First Steps Into Design — When I was creating a couple of logos for a class assignment, I had my first dip in the ocean called design. I had made six design logos of objects that had been on my mind. The objects that I had in mind were: a pocket watch, a candle, a…2 min read2 min read