This week, our lecture was filled with valuable insights. We began with a critique of our second project, the SDGs, which helped clarify what’s working for me and what can be strengthened. We also heard from guest speakers at Google and ESO, which provided another valuable placement opportunity, offering real-world industry insights. Kyle also introduced us to the brief for our final project, which is a UX Audit, giving us a clear direction for what comes next and proving to be a productive and motivating week.
We had a talk with a senior developer, David Wilson, at Google, who shared his design journey and career progression. He studied digital communication and gained experience working at companies like the BBC, developing digital products and learning how to turn ideas into usable designs. Eventually, his experience led to an opportunity at Google, where he explored the role of design alongside AI. He spoke about lessons learned, reasons to be excited for the future, and how designers can adapt in an evolving industry. It was inspiring to hear his personal development and design approach over the years and even gave me inspiration towards
upon reviewing with the class and kyle, my current project work during the critique, i felt that my critique wnet really well considering i ddint have as much content as i wouldve liked. unlike previous cirtiques for my other porjects, i recieved a lot more feedbakc which i was glad about and was majoirty positive which again is great to see and recieive at this stage of developing my design. the jists of my feedback involved
andy mcclelland senior designer and dani mccutcheon a current product designer, explained this design process and history, what eso is, what their current belfast office entails, we also had an interactive experience where we could link to an active poll and asnwer questions they put up about the placement opportunity during the talk.