Get to know me!

1. My name is Katie. I'm a junior studying Communication Design with minors in HCI and Psychology.


2. Although I'm required to take this class as part of my major requirements, I have a passion for computer science! My mom first introduced me to CS at a young age as an IT specialist herself. I really want to learn about the intersection between design and user experience, so I'm excited to parttake in this class!


3. I have experience with HTML, CSS, Java, and Python! I just did a lot of coding as a kid since my mom introduced me to it.


4. It's been a long time since I've experimented with HTML and especially CSS, so I hope to hone my skills in this class.


5. A lot with designing on paper is about cohesion and catching a user's eye. In my opinion, with designing for the screen, it's all about accessibility and being able to communicate as quickly as possible. For example, if you want to access all of the pages on a screen, perhaps an accordian button will do.


6. [https://spotify.design/] I've always admired the design choices and visuals from Spotify's design teams. There's an established color combination along with typographic elements and image manipulation that you can just tell are Spotify.


7. [https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords] The NYT Games page! I do on the page everyday to play these games and I figured the site is very easy to determine what and where you want to go. To play this game? Press play!


8. [https://washu.edu/] I really like the new WashU website and the entire branding update. It looks so much better than the previous website in terms of just visual aesthetics and just overall is refreshing to look at. The navigation bar and other new elements make it easy to use as well.