setting the scene
Project Overview
My team was provided the unique task of leading vision work for a new hardware and software interfacing product. I ideated in a storm, with novel features being discussed, sketched, designed, and dissected by the dozen each day. My intern project focused on exploring human experiences and identity in Mixed Reality, and I presented my work to the Reality Labs Head of Product and design director.
Role
As a product design intern, I worked alongside a team of superhero designers, engineers, data scientists, and leads to execute this task with care and laser-focused intention. My immediate team and cross-functional partners were inventors, "mad-scientists," and visionaries who had lived a variety of past lives as professionals! I collaborated with and looked up to them with starry eyes.
My Impact
While ideating on a new product to support business needs, I made an effort to work closely alongside UXR and Content Design teams to understand user needs, and identify opportunity areas that would both be cost-beneficial for the company and maximize user impact. To do so, I ran generative FigJam workshops, and confidently advocated for parity and results from UXR while in critiques or sprint brainstorming sessions.
