{"id":7,"date":"2013-01-10T23:54:40","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T07:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uxcoloredglasses.wordpress.com\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2018-03-04T17:20:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T01:20:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Edwin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"hidden\">About Edwin<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/10\/Sketching-01-v05-DSC_3217-ed01.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"764\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/about\/sketching-01-v05-dsc_3217-ed01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/10\/Sketching-01-v05-DSC_3217-ed01.jpg?fit=4912%2C7360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4912,7360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Sketching 01 v05 DSC_3217 ed01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/10\/Sketching-01-v05-DSC_3217-ed01.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/10\/Sketching-01-v05-DSC_3217-ed01-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"Sketching 01 v05 DSC_3217 ed01\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/10\/Sketching-01-v05-DSC_3217-ed01.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/10\/Sketching-01-v05-DSC_3217-ed01.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/10\/Sketching-01-v05-DSC_3217-ed01.jpg?resize=624%2C934&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/10\/Sketching-01-v05-DSC_3217-ed01.jpg?w=1800 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2013\/10\/Sketching-01-v05-DSC_3217-ed01.jpg?w=2700 2700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edwin Li. User Experience Designer. Gadget fan. Connected Device Fantasist. Distributed Cognition fan. Science Fiction and Fantasy fan. West Coast Swing Dancer, Competitor, and Instructor. Principal member of Jax&#8217;s and Scout&#8217;s staff (his cats).<\/p>\n<p>Edwin is always looking for a great opportunity to add value to a company that knows that the user experience of its products and\/or services is a foundation for their future success. <\/p>\n<p>With BS and MS degrees in Cognitive Science from UC San Diego, 16 years experience as an interaction designer and a usability engineer in web and software products, a long-time love of technology and gadgets, and a framework that embraces the distribution of user experience across multiple contexts, devices, people (i.e., Distributed Cognition&#8212;see Hutchins&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0262581469\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;linkCode=as2\" title=\"Dr. Edwin Hutchins' book on distributed cognition\">Cognition in the Wild<\/a>, an Amazon affiliate link), he is most excited about the growing ubiquity of mobile and cloud technologies and the potential to build and enhance ecosystems that allow users to effortlessly interact with their devices, data, content, and each other, making new and everyday digital activities delightfully simple&#8212;anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>His primary experience is in web and software applications, and he is seeking to expand his work into the world of connected devices.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you represent a consumer-focused company with established mobile products or services or you&#8217;re a company looking to expand into mobile or anywhere anytime usage from your web, software, or hardware base, if your company is committed to anytime anywhere as a growth area, Edwin may be a good fit for your team.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in more about Edwin, please check out his resume. Do you think your company can use someone with Edwin&#8217;s passions and skills? Check out his current sketch of his ideal job description to see if your company&#8217;s or team&#8217;s needs match up.<\/p>\n<nav>\n<h2>More About Edwin<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"navInternal\">\n<li><span class=\"here\">About Edwin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/ux\/resume\/\" title=\"Resume\">Resume<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/ux\/portfolio\/\" title=\"Portfolio\">Portfolio<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/ux\/portfolio\/process\/\" title=\"Design Processes, Work artifacts, and Work Style\">Design Processes, Work artifacts, and Work Style<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/ux\/portfolio\/redbeacon-design-challenge\/\" title=\"Redbeacon Design Challenge\">Redbeacon Design Challenge<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/portfolio\/redbeacon-design-challenge\/essential-use-cases-redbeacon\/\" title=\"Essential Use Cases [Redbeacon]\">Essential Use Cases [Redbeacon]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/ux\/pandora-driving-mode\/\" title=\"Pandora Driving Mode\">Pandora Driving Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/ux\/quest\/\" title=\"Job Quest\">Job Quest<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/ux\/quest\/ideal\/\" title=\"Ideal Job Description\">Ideal Job Description<\/a>: What I am looking for in a company, role, and work environment, presented as a job description. Are you what I&#8217;m looking for?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edwinli\" title=\"LinkedIn profile\">LinkedIn profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Edwin Edwin Li. User Experience Designer. Gadget fan. Connected Device Fantasist. Distributed Cognition fan. Science Fiction and Fantasy fan. West Coast Swing Dancer, Competitor, and Instructor. Principal member of Jax&#8217;s and Scout&#8217;s staff (his cats). Edwin is always looking for a great opportunity to add value to a company\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/about\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":746,"parent":0,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-onecolumn.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>About Edwin - Edwin Li, UX Designer - Archived<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/about\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About Edwin - Edwin Li, UX Designer - Archived\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"About Edwin Edwin Li. 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