Cat Nguyen

Find me on Bluesky at • Lead UX designer. Chronic killjoy. She, her. Opinions = mine.

[Cat Nguyen @gunship47]

A thread: having hired a designer last year, and with my team hiring again now, I've accumulated tips for applying to UX design jobs.
#UX #UI #jobs #design

Here are the goodies on stuff I learned, stuff I wish I knew, and good/bad/weird stuff I've seen along the way:

[Cat Nguyen @gunship47]

LOL I have now learned that this meme has been described, slightly inaccurately, by CNBC.

[Cat Nguyen @gunship47]

Given what I recall from the last few I/Os, this is my prediction for tomorrow:
#GoogleIO #GoogleIO2023

[Cat Nguyen @gunship47]

Anyway, the Google Home app redesign has been exiting Public Preview and rolling out to all users. I hope you'll spend more time in the tabs outside of "the best tab of all." 😂

[Cat Nguyen @gunship47]

I did not pay The Verge to say this, but I appreciate that they appreciate the work:
"But the best tab of all — Settings — is the one that finally collects all of Google’s disparate settings pages into one spot."
https://t.co/LVcfk1BnkD

[Cat Nguyen @gunship47]

Seriously though, why are you all going into settings so much? Makes me think we're doing things wrong.

[Cat Nguyen @gunship47]

Apparently Google #Bard also thinks that all dogs are boys
#GoogleIO #GoogleIO2023

[Cat Nguyen @gunship47]

I've filed feedback on fairytale references [all European], character names [all male, all English], and more.
It's a game of whack-a-mole that's sometimes depressing and annoying but sometimes amusing.
Do file feedback though; AI tools won't get better without our diverse input.

[Cat Nguyen @gunship47]

An #inclusivity thread + the current hotness, #AI:
Pichai: "[AI is] more profound than fire"
So I hear the fire comparison, but given what LLMs give us right now, I hear "male-/hetero-/Western-culture-biased fire is headed your way!"
https://t.co/8lgQXQnATW
#60Minutes #interview

[Cat Nguyen @gunship47]

That said, try out the AI tools…while looking closely for ways to make them better, more inclusive, & not constrained in their possibilities!
When you notice constrained/biased results—and you will—file feedback!

[Cat Nguyen @gunship47]

This thread.
Reading Beef's producers & stars say they stand behind Choe because "we've seen him put in the work to…"
it was very 😞😡🤬 to see this followed by:
"…get the mental health support he needed over the last decade to better himself and learn from his mistakes"
🙄🤦‍♀️

[Jenn | Reappropriate @reappropriate]

Again I land on the feeling that the 2017 apology and today’s statement both focus on Choe’s healing, but don’t engage enough with the original harm or accept accountability. They are not coupled with proactive efforts to engage with the community.

[Cat Nguyen @gunship47]

...and enjoy the original thread: https://t.co/2dVZynDcuM

[Cat Nguyen @gunship47]

I was looking up something else, and fell down the rabbit hole of the "Fellas is it gay to..." memes and viral posts. OMG it's so much 😬🤔😕😂😂😂
https://t.co/3tQj2QQco8