New year, new tool ✨

I wanted to try making a vision for this year, but wasn't a fan of any of the tools out there. So I made one for myself.

Try it out - create-vision-board.netlify.app

Feedback welcome <3

getting AI to give you good answers is like moulding clay that's alive and wriggling in your hands

Did writing a thesis teach me the difference between a claim, an assumption, a fact and my personal interpretation? Hell yes.

But did I anticipate that this ability to carry-over to all other aspects of my life? RIP having casual conversations without dissecting them to pieces

Have to conduct 4 semi-structured interviews and then attend an event on prototyping by the IXDA.
Chat, am I UX-maxxing?

Super stoked to have gotten a distinction in every module I've taken over the last two terms. Pumped for dissertation now 💪

Into Interaction Design? UX? Get your tickets for our #HCID2025 conference: Paradigm Shift! Tuesday 24th June 2025 - City St George's, University of London hcidopenday.co.uk

I wrote a guide for students who are thinking about moving to the UK - shamikasmruthi.substack.com/p/26-a-stude...

supervisor secured for thesis ✅ I'm officially going to work on collaborative digital banking, redesigning auth and access rules inspired by operating systems 💸🏦🥰

one of my biggest takeaways from my master's: at the end of any project you can walk away with an answer OR a question, and they're both valid outcomes.

The City St George’s team won the Engineers without Borders Design Challenge 2025!

Future of coding London meet-ups are banger as always. Hoping to present something there before the end of this year 🤞

Noodling with Autodesk, Laser Cutting and 3D printing today as part of my creativity in design module🥳

reflecting on my design process as part of my coursework every week, and it's become a sacred act at this point

coolest way I've made friends at a networking event is by helping someone open their beer with a spoon

You know your parents haven't done usability testing when your name is 'Shamikasmruthi'

Absolutely loved attending this, can’t wait for the next one!
@maggieappleton.com is a fantastic host 💯