Mahita Uppuluri UX Designer & Engineer · Since 2020 US Edition · Price: one coffee chat
The User Journal

Complex
Systems,
Made Simple.

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FIG. 1 — Original work by the author. Poke it.
ask why.

Who's using it, why they need it, how it should work, and then the code. I do all four, and have for almost 5 years.

NOW
UX Designer / Engineer, Continuo Group
BEFORE
Founding Product Designer, HEAL · Usability Consultant, Deloitte
OPINION
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Meet the editor

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Designer or engineer?
Yes.
Where do ideas come from?
Art museums, mostly. Sometimes the shower.
Hot take?
If users need a tutorial, the design isn’t done.
Currently into?
Pilates, matcha, and pretending I’ll stop at one more collage.
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FORECAST
Beach. Always beach. Visibility: water, as far as the eye can see.