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The Difference Between Sweet Potatoes and Yams
Hi there, I'm Bryan!
I leverage design tools to create meaningful experiences for others. There's always been a really satisfying feeling when a design feels right that I can't seem to replicate anywhere else, so I design products in hopes that others can achieve that feeling too. Design also connects people; it can elicit emotions from people around the globe, sometimes non-verbally, and I find that aspect fascinating. There's also a unique blend of technical problem-solving and creativity that UX design, in particular, brings that I really enjoy.
Outside of designing things, I play a lot of sports, mainly ultimate frisbee, volleyball and soccer, and video games. I also really enjoy listening to music, doing origami and cooking.
Bryan Yam
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FAQs (that aren't actually asked frequently)
What inspired/how did you make your website?
As cliché as it sounds, I just wanted to include things that I thought made me, me. I started with the idea of having a box with all my stuff in it, and it kind of went from there. As for how it was made, all the designs and artwork were done in Figma, and it's built using React and Tailwind CSS.
What's your favourite game?
Hollow Knight. I enjoyed everything about that game: mechanics, art style, music, design, and story; it all worked together extremely well and I would recommend it to anyone regardless if you normally play games or not. (TFT is a close second though)
Why Systems Design? Do you like it?
I wanted to go into engineering because I liked math and science (how naïve of high school me) and it had "design" in the name, so it felt like a pretty good match to me. I also had a friend in the program who vouched for it, and I was fortunate enough to get accepted.
In terms of whether I enjoy the program, I'm a bit ambivalent. There are some truly extraordinary people in this program that I am grateful I met, but there are some courses that are required purely because "engineering" is in the program name, even though they don't really relate to what most students tend to do in the future, for example, linear algebra 2. For me personally, linear algebra 1 was more than enough 😅.
Favourite course in university so far?
Thermodynamics. (No, that was not a typo, I don't really understand this choice either)
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