{"id":19,"date":"2024-01-07T16:50:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T16:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/books\/?p=19"},"modified":"2025-09-02T12:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:26:45","slug":"words-from-the-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/books\/words-from-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"Words from the author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many books about the theoretical aspects of interface design, but not that many offer practical advice on <em>how<\/em> to start a career in UI design. This is the gap that this book aims to fill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since this book is more practically geared, it has been written from my own experiences and everything I\u2019ve learned on my journey. While I have made efforts to keep things as objective as possible, inevitably, some information will be subjective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, to balance my subjectivity, you\u2019ll find a long list of other resources and theoretical books that you can check out in the last chapter (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Luwb2JcPxHvILt9mkKIy9n3u-Ap1ZZX2YHWpIvf_wnk\/edit#heading=h.a5ye2bm0frub\">10. References &amp; Book Recommendations<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About me<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My name is Wendy Zhou, and I have worked with design for more than 10 years. I started with web design, going on to roles such as UX\/UI designer, and then transitioned into product design.\u00a0Currently, I&#8217;m a lecturer in interaction design and software engineering at Chalmers, and doing research in human-AI interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my years of working, I have been working as employed at a company, freelancing with clients, as well as building my own products and companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am from the beginning self-taught, but have studied at university as well. My formal studies have been in the areas of cognitive science, interaction design, human-computer interaction, psychology, human-centered AI, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I might not be an expert at everything, but drawing from my earlier experiences, I hope that I can help others who may want to follow a similar career path as I have. This is why I have written this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope that this book can help you and answer most &#8211; if not all &#8211; of your questions! And I wish you the best of luck on your journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feel free to contact me at my email: wendyzhou.design@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many books about the theoretical aspects of interface design, but not that many offer practical advice on how to start a career in UI design. 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