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Hello, career switchers! I want to know you

Updated 21 January 2022

Sep 21, 2021

Hello, career switchers! I want to know you

Sep 21, 2021

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LexisNexis Design

An AI for UX: How I used generative AI to speed up user research

An AI for UX. (Image created with the help of Midjourney)

Sep 3, 2024

A futuristic image of an eye with the words ‘AI’ incribed inside the iris

Sep 3, 2024

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I’ll stop learning when I’m dead

In a busy Farringdon pub on a Thursday night, my colleagues and I talk about everything under the sun — but more often than not, about how…

Mar 10, 2024

I’ll stop learning when I’m dead

Mar 10, 2024

The Ghost of Architecture

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (to be precise, up until three years ago here in London), I used to be an architect.

Jul 13, 2022

The Ghost of Architecture

Jul 13, 2022

The Dark Wave, 2022

DISCLAIMER

Apr 10, 2022

Pencil drawing showing part of an image of a dark wave, with the words “YOU ARE HERE” and an arrow pointing at the wave’s trough

Apr 10, 2022

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Bootcamp

Climate Stories, or how designing a mobile phone app helped me learn about climate psychology…

PREVIOUS IN SERIES: Part I — A soup with three ingredients

Jul 29, 2022

A woman sitting at a desk, conducting a remote interview via Zoom

Jul 29, 2022

A podcast interview with me: the Business of Architecture UK

I’m going to take a break from my mini-blog project to announce that the podcast I was talking about at the end of last year is finally up!

Jan 29, 2022

A snapshot of several Sticky notes with dense text

Jan 29, 2022

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Bootcamp

Climate Stories, or how designing a mobile phone app helped me learn about climate psychology (Part…

This story is part of a mini-blog series showcasing my MSc dissertation in Human-Computer Interaction Design at City, University of London…

Jan 4, 2022

Paper, pen and hand sketches

Jan 4, 2022

Still Standing

This blog has started as a living document of my journey from architecture to UX. I am happy to keep it this way for the time being — I…

Sep 20, 2021

Drawing of a woman standing in front of a giant sunflower

Sep 20, 2021

"Also, candidates might have different life circumstances.

A child-free 20-year old who is between jobs, can afford to spend 18 hours per day on a challenge that I, as an older, full-time-employed…

May 25, 2021

May 25, 2021

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Bootcamp

Birmingham plane & Swiss cheese | Understanding what really causes system accidents

In this Friday’s news, a Tui plane took off precariously from the Birmingham airport, because the pilot underestimated the plane’s weight…

Apr 10, 2021

Birmingham plane & Swiss cheese | Understanding what really causes system accidents

Apr 10, 2021

"It's not about the user" - aptly put!

Mar 23, 2021

Mar 23, 2021

I would add to this that networking with ANY and ALL digital tech professionals could potentially…

Mar 18, 2021

Mar 18, 2021

Making dark patterns illegal | Musings on the ethics of persuasive design

This article is inspired by a discussion I’ve had today with my former MSc HCID course mates, about a news article highlighting a landmark…

Mar 17, 2021

Making dark patterns illegal | Musings on the ethics of persuasive design

Mar 17, 2021

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Bootcamp

Celebrating a new life in UX amid the pandemic

This week, I will celebrate a full year of living in the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.

Mar 8, 2021

Celebrating a new life in UX amid the pandemic

Mar 8, 2021

Moselle : Underground

A quick note: this is a project I have done back in 2012, in my previous life as a practising construction architect. I am re-posting this…

Feb 8, 2020

Moselle : Underground

Feb 8, 2020

Learning How To Make The World A Better Place: A Masters in Human-Computer Interaction Design

The first semester of my MSc in Human-Computer Interaction Design (HCI/HCID) at City, University of London has flown by. And boy, what a…

Jan 20, 2020

World at the end of a corridor

Jan 20, 2020

Soul searching with radar charts: Choosing a new career path

Around a year ago I found myself thinking that it was time for a career change. Architecture (the kind where you design buildings) was the…

Sep 17, 2019

Soul searching with radar charts: Choosing a new career path

Sep 17, 2019

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UX Collective

User experience education choices

A friend has asked me recently for an overview of options to go into User Experience Design from another career. While I’m still a novice…

Aug 6, 2019

User experience education choices

Aug 6, 2019

From architecture to user experience

My interest in user experience has developed from my background in architecture. I have a zest for creating experiences for people. In…

Aug 6, 2019

From architecture to user experience

Aug 6, 2019

Tania Ostanina

Tania Ostanina

A UX designer who has switched from architecture. I write about UX, design, architecture, art, and the social impact of technology.

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