The Books That Changed My Life
Illustration credits: Anisha Thampy
I recently finished a project wherein Quicksand, the company I work for, undertook the improvement of the user experience with a book-reading app for children. Over the course of the project, the team spent much time discussing the transformative effect that reading had had on our own lives. In our small way, we were trying to help replicate the impact books had on our own lives; we were stewarding the same love we have for reading to a younger generation.
Our approach to work at Quicksand is rooted in human-centered design, which in turn is fundamentally concerned with empathy. You engage with people in their contexts in an attempt to experience their lives. Once you understand how a particular product, service, or system affects them, you can work ...