amy ngai - design, in startups
DESCRIPTION
A Toolkit for Designers in Startups.TRANSCRIPT
Design, in Startups
Amy Ngai@
Amy Ngai
Amy Ngai
2005 - 2010
Interactive Arts & Technology:Interaction Design & New Media
2005 - 2010
2005 - 2010
Seattle Design Charette:Mentor
Field School:Italia, Gruppo Sei
Grad Studies:Tangibles
Directed Studies:Everyday Design
Teaching Assistant:
IAT 338
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010
Service Design Intern
- 2010
Specialist on the Business
Team
- 2010
UX Design Intern
Amy Ngai@
Axiom Zen is an idea catalyst; we launch iconic products, brands, and companies working in partnership with the world’s leading innovators. Our team members have worked with industry titans and fast-growing startups alike - Apple, Google, Facebook, Etsy, Baidu, and EA, among others - and hail
from every corner of the globe.
We are a team of 30+ engineers and creatives based in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. We operate with a flat hierarchy, a collaborative culture, and a focus on results. We like to build products that millions of people love to use,
products that make the world more efficient and delightful.
Internal Project:Zenhub.io
External Projects New Technologies
Axiom Zen is an idea catalyst; we launch iconic products, brands, and companies working in partnership with the world’s leading innovators. Our team members have worked with industry titans and fast-growing startups alike - Apple, Google, Facebook, Etsy, Baidu, and EA, among others - and hail
from every corner of the globe.
We are a team of 30+ engineers and creatives based in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. We operate with a flat hierarchy, a collaborative culture,
and a focus on results. We like to build products that millions of people love to use, products that make the world more efficient and delightful.
Startups
Being a “T”-shaped designer
Rapid Visualization & Communication
Information Architecure, Content Strategy, User Experience & Interface
Design
Collaboration, Development &
Engineering
Tools
DrawingGraph paper, Markers,
Konigi, IllustratorResearch
Typeform, SurveyMonkeyInspirations
dribbble, Behance, smashingmagazine, twitter,
fastco. etc.
WireframesIllustrator, Axure,
Omnigraffle, Balsamic, user flows, responsive web
PrototypingFlinto, Proto.io, framerjs,
keynotePresentation
InDesign, KeynoteContent Strategy
Google DriveInterface
Photoshop, Illustrator
CollaborationZenhub.io, Slack, Basecamp,
HangoutsDevelopment
HTML, CSS, JavaScript,Bootstrap
Tools
Manage FreedomManage Time
Manage Communication
Startups are hard.
Be humble, but be hungry.
Thanks.