I haven't posted on my user experience blog in over a year! I know, pretty bad. Last year, I applied to study at IVREA and Domus Academy in Italy for January 2006 and to my surprise, I WAS ACCEPTED! Imagine - a whole year studying in the design center of the universe -- Milan! It was a hard decision to make as I had just landed a great opportunity at IBM in Interactive Media Design that I just couldn't refuse. So I decided to postpone my Masters degree in Interaction Design for another year or two and see how things go...
Well, it's been a year and I've been thinking about my future lately. I've learned so much in my n years in visual design and have tried to incorporate guidelines and processes learnt regarding creating an engaging and compelling user experience into all the projects I have worked on. I've found that without even realizing it, I've taken great efforts to create a usable interface. Working with clients through IBM, and with the e-design team at Morgan Stanley Japan, I was gradually exposed to processes behind business analytic reports, heuristic evaluations, use case studies, UI guidelines, wireframes, and user testing. Sure, going to study interaction design would have given me a good foundation to build upon, but nothing can beat gaining UI design experience on the job.
So, I'm not ruling a year in Italy studying out. It's still on my mind and might consider again. I still have a few more months to really decide if I want to study in 2007 or postpone for another year...
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