Many voices. One Flagrant.
One of the things that I look forward to the most in high school is the event that FBLA puts on where students get to dive deep into their business areas of interest by getting a prompt, project or a test. What is FBLA, you might ask? FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) helps students...
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July 20, 2023
One of the things that I look forward to the most in high school is the event that FBLA puts on where students get to dive deep into their business areas of interest by getting a prompt, project or a test. What is FBLA, you might ask? FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) helps students
July 17, 2023
“Beware of humanity melons.” What we did: Wrapped up some Flagrant website designs, handed them off to start getting developed. Finalized the research plan for a summative usability test, and related artifacts like session materials, a moderator’s guide, notetaker’s guide, rolling
July 10, 2023
“Sorry I brought up airhorns again.” What we did: Finished analysis of last sprint’s user research, and exported short video highlights to share/discuss. Triaged usability errors and suggestions, and wireframed concepts based on findings. Prepared for end-to-end/summative usability
July 3, 2023
Hello! My name is Valenzia Cina, and I am a Graphic Designer at Flagrant. Ever since I was a little kid, I had a drive to create. My parents would always say that as soon as I was able to hold a pencil I would draw for hours, my focus unbroken. I still find myself able to sit for long hours to
July 3, 2023
“Gushers are just American mochi.” What we did Converting Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4 in advance of a July 1 deadline. 😅 Kicked off a strategic branding initiative with some urgent short-term priorities and long-term implications for our client’s ecosystem of
June 26, 2023
Origin story time! The word, Flagrant, itself means obvious, undisguised; exactly how we wanted to be able to show up to work. “The Byzantine problem, but with garbage disposal consensus.” What we did: Told a colleague the story of a year-long product design/development effort for a
June 20, 2023
“I can’t be trusted with things that don’t have a cord.” What we did: Finally finished (V6-FINAL-final.PSD) some technical documentation describing our application’s core concepts + math. Compiled a shortlist of differences between the old system (a spreadsheet) and the new app and
June 12, 2023
“You have to defrag your feelings every once in a while.” What we did: Got my teeth cleaned. Updated documentation to better describe the math behind our application, and reviewed with project leads. Reviewed our outcomes and success metrics from January. Drafted a “State of The
June 6, 2023
Yossef and I recently attended the Code for America Summit 2023! I first learned about the summit while chatting with Andrew on the topic of Civic Tech and wanted to learn about opportunities for Flagrant to become more involved. Jim looped in Yossef as the conference was within
June 5, 2023
“I feel like some sort of seasonal gourd…” - overheard this week at Flagrant. What we did: Got the nod from a client to help with their branding across six different properties/applications Connected with a high school intern about potential summer work opportunities.
June 2, 2023
As a part of our Thursday morning routine we have a scheduled meeting Team Activity: Self Care Activity & Appreciations. Initially this started off with Joyce leading Breath & Movement exercises with the occasional guest host. It’s a lot of responsibility to show up and lead your team
May 30, 2023
“Cult of personality iguanas.” What we did: Returned from Japan, posted lots of pictures in Slack, made tea. Caught up on design research + project documentation from my absence. Got word from a client that they want our help changing typography and color palettes across all
May 22, 2023
“Can’t have bugs if you don’t know what the intended behavior is.” What we did: Planned out another two-week cycle’s worth of work for a client. Interviewed 3 users of our system to research future functionality and get feedback on software we’ve delivered. Attended Code for
May 15, 2023
“My brain is full of vintage Fruit by the Foot advertisements.” What we did: Met with our client’s CMO to coordinate changes to the client’s brand with the visual design needs of two new applications we’re developing. Held a demo to review high level user flows with clients to align
May 12, 2023
It is important to have respect for others’ time and in order to ensure that others respect your time, you must first do the same for yourself. What do I mean by “respecting your time”? I mean that you view your time and energy as invaluable and there is purpose in the things that you do with
