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Product Design

Creative Confab Takeaways

by Serena Wu on October 22, 2009 · Comments

Yesterday, I attended Coroflot’s Creative Employment Confab held in the Autodesk Design Gallery in San Francisco to listen to four major panelists speak: Emily Delmont (Google Creative Lab’s Recruiter), John Foster (Head of Talent and Organization at IDEO), Kate Gilman (24 Seven Recruiter), and Steve Johnson (Director of UX Design & Web Development at LinkedIn). [...]

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My sister had always wanted a dog, but my dad strictly enforced a “no pets” rule because I once had a kitten, we were all allergic, we gave the kitten away, and I cried myself to sleep for days. But my sister was a smart kid and scooped a cup of tiny brine shrimp from [...]

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Wallet Woes

by Serena Wu on September 4, 2009 · Comments

Let’s face it—I was never girly to begin with, and even after the whole social pressure ordeal in college, I’m still not very girly. I only wear my brown nubuck Sperrys or my mahogany Merrell Vestas, never heals and definitely never anything strappy (unless in dire formal circumstances). I’ve only walked into a Sephora store [...]

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Asia: Living 3.0 + 11 Flights

by Serena Wu on June 30, 2009 · Comments

My flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong (and then to Kao-Hsiung) isn’t until 1pm, but my Asian mother insists that we leave the house at 10am, which leaves me less than three hours to finish packing (my blog’s timezone is off), shower well (especially since I will be stranded at the HK airport for [...]

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O Solio Mio!

by Serena Wu on February 20, 2009 · Comments

I just made the coolest purchase at the PLAYgreen festival—I bought a Solio H1000 for 40% off and received a free dedicated adapter for my iPhone.
It’s not cheap and it took me more than half an hour to decide (thus the free adapter), but I see the benefits. If I’m stuck someplace in Asia without [...]

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