Introduction

🙋‍♀️ Who are you?

Alice Elvira Stewart (Norwegian/Swedish)

-Youngest sibling, kinda only child

-Previous dancer, choreographer and instructor

-Creatively driven with an urge to stand out

-Travels and moves around

-Family oriented, very patriotic

-Loves to learn new things (hobbies, knowledge, skills, languages)

-Positive mindset

-Strong sense of self

-Very independent

👩🏼‍💻 What is your professional background?

-Normal elementary school in Norway

-Middle school with specialisation in sports (dance)

-High school with specialisation in Sociology and English (+ Spanish as second language)

• First year focused on dancing

• Second year exchange to England (A-levels Dance, Maths and Sociology)

• Third year Sociology and two extra classes in English

-The Hague University of Applied Sciences Bachelors in UXD (Communication & Multimedia)

• 3rd semester at Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) for European project semester. Focused on sustainability, inclusivity and social spaces in the Turia Park

• Graduation project at Atelier Munro as UX/UI intern. Created a look builder for tailor made clothing

-Masters in Digital Fashion Technologies at AMFI

🔋What parts of my work or studies give me energy? Which tasks or subjects do I enjoy the most?

Browsing inspiration

Concept creation

Prototyping

Designing

Presenting my work

🪫What tasks or activities consistently drain my energy? What do I tend to procrastinate on?

Planning

Research

Organising (sending emails, planning interviews, workshops etc.)

Documenting

🔬What am I really good at right now? What skills and knowledge do I already possess? What do others compliment me on?

Strong creativity (ideating)

Presenting (creating presentations, mockups, videos)

Quick at making

Good at seeing the bigger picture

My Vision & Motivation

🚗What drives you? What problems are you passionate about solving?

Aesthetics

Seeing and feeling progress drives me

Passionate about solving problems that have fun solutions

-I think its more about what field I work in rather than what the actual challenge is (Ex. not passionate about AI, finance/banking, big corp, government)

👩‍🎓Why did you choose this specific programme?

Want to dive into a niche

Market is difficult to enter and therefore I want to find an area I can specialise in to stand out

One year is perfect length as I already feel ready to enter the work field

⏰What do you want to do after the master? And why?

Work as UX/UI designer or another creative role in either an agency, digital studio or cool brand

Want to work on location in the Netherlands in an inspiring work place with talented colleagues

👵In 5-10 years, what contribution do you hope to have made in your field?

I hope I’m an established name that can choose who and what I work with

I aim to design products that match my values and ethics, so that I can proudly share my work and feel that my contributions are successful

Overall goals

🏆What do you hope to achieve this year?

I hope to achieve a well-rounded set of skills that compliments each other

Find a direction I’d like to go further with

Learn about fashion, the industry and potential future uses of UX in the field

Solid projects that I’m proud of, as well as being happy with my contribution to the team

🍾How does this connect to your vision & motivation?

Would give me the foundation I need to succeed in my motivation

Gives me something to build further on to

📚 What knowledge do you want to gain?

Fashion

Tech

Roles in the industry

Vocab

Ethics and discussions around these topics

⛷What skills do you want to learn?

3D

Animations and motion design

Relevant skills (depends on what I learn about the industry)

More visual design (Posters, UI, logos)

🧳What attitudes/professional skills do you want to learn?

Patience to learn others perspective, especially when they come from different backgrounds than myself (both professionally and culturally)

More confident in speaking Dutch

More proud of my skills, be able to be confident in my current skills even though I’m aware of the growth ahead of me

Take constructive critique well and improve from what I’m told

Speak up about my opinions, thoughts and ideas

Learning Strategy

🧑‍🏫How do you learn best?

Collaborating

Discussions

Making

Interactive learning (Reading, videos & questions mixed together)

📖What resources are helpful for you?

Workshops

Podcasts

Online courses

Guest lectures / talking to professionals