#bonus challenge: each artist only once xD

[onf-headcanons]

ONF and their high maintenance S/O (mostly about makeups and manicures)

dislcaimer : I dont support the mentality of aegyoing/manipulating/sabotaging your partner to buy you stuffs. Gifts are gifts but its not their are not full responsibility. It is also not a duty/obligation for your partner to recognize delicate makeup product when they can't and buy you your makeup product as well.

What i am saying even though here is that bf gifting lipsticks it does not mean guys should do it and also does not mean that if your own bf could not do it then they dont love you. ok let go to hcs.

Hyojin

I think he will ask you to drop the heavy makeup after you two are comfortable with each other. To him it was not your makeup that impressed him to date you.

He is the type that "I don't get make up but ok you look good" type of person, I mean have you watched how he get ready to go out in the Berlin trip? He just do basic stuffs not even a delicate touch XD

I think because he has a sister back at home? But if you think he will at least know a bit of stuffs because he has a sister then you are wrong lol

But he does understand if you wanna doll up a bit. I think he personally appreciates those times when he caught himself felt that you are dazzling.

I think its cute that maybe you only do basic light make up when going out with him but then when you join him with his friends, you wanna look good so you will put on proper make up (not over heavy ones). But Hyojin be like , " oh, come on... Its just my friends XD"

He is the type that waits for you, unless you have really bad time management, he will come over to rush you. "Hey hey hey, we are gonna be late"

Does not interested at make up or beauty stuffs so he would always questions with curiosity when he saw stuffs like.. " Glue? for what? Eyelashes? Won't it be dangerous?" (Especially you are the type that watches make up vids)

Bonus, you are in charge of his skin care, most of the time.

another bonus, the type that laughs at you if you are the type that opens your mouth when you are drawing eyeline

Changyoon

Very similar to Hyojin so I will skip make up and focus on the nail polish

(Also expanding the Changyoon who loves your hand hcs)

He knows of nail polish and the basic stuffs like base, polish and top, but did not pay full attention on manicure and pedicure stuffs

So when the first time you brought out mini UV light to cure your nails, he goes " Woah they got stuffs like that? why no one told me? I spend minutes blowing at my nails to dry during BB era"

Bonus if you work in nail salon or pick up manicure as hobby, i think you might share a bit of design you found online and ask him his opinions. His will comment a bit.

Also you might grasp his hands and try out newly thought designs on his hands

Bonus if he blushes and burst into laughter until you jokingly snap at him, "Ya, its not the first time I do design test out using your hands? Why are you beet red?"

To go deep into his mentality, he does not hate make up, he gets it. But for manicure he acknowledges it as art expression of oneself as well.

I think he prefer short nail manicure, once you get a longer sharper designs and you cant do your task like how you did normally, Changyoon nags you.

Also Changyoon thoughts on fake nail stickers, "Super convenient!"

He would love to try do your manicures if he got the chance. Not just painting plain color, he might also try following designs that your show him.

Seungjun

He is a delicate boy hahahah (watch leaders Berlin trip then you will get it)

Not the type that can recognize different shades of lipstick or foundation, but he still have basic knowledge. I do see is the type that will keep in mind what color you uses and will present you your favorite lipstick color. Or even randomly choose 1 color that he thinks it might look good on you.

I think you two will stand side by side in front of mirror and do make up and help each other check a bit. Especially eye shadow color, and hairstyles (if it is outdoor date day)

The type that notices changes on you but will tease you by keep saying the wrong answers. "Hey you look different? Is it the eyeshadow? Or was it a new earring? eh I was wrong?*devilsh smile"

He has two sisters so he is used and knows that girls and high maintenance people wears makeup. BB cream at least.

Fascinated when he first time sees you do your own manicure, he saw Changyoon paint nails during BB era, but if it is his first time seeing you painting quite complicated nail design from scratch, he goes "OOOOOOH so thats is how it done? 0A0"

I think he might introduce his sisters to you if you are a makeup artist or if you work at nail salon

Bonus if you are the type that do really minimum skin care, because of his (idk if i am using the right word) eagerness of doing facial mask, you might pick that up too lol

Both of you having facial mask on and chilling on the couch watching TV

another bonus, you two bickering because either one of you made the other one laugh too much making the mask cracked if it is dried up cream type.

Jaeyoung

He is like a combination of Hyojin and Seungjun?

Not sure on his skin care stuff but he will do basic stuff and I think he focus on stylizing his hair more? (but unlike Seungjun, Jaeyoung is more on styling using wax and hairspray)

the type who cant tell difference in lipstick shade lol

He thinks light makeup with less procedure/product look good on you. Especially if you are the one who is super insecure and wakes up super early to do heavy but natural looking makeup before work

Owh special mention, natural shade/nude shade themed makeup is his favourite

He has high respect on people who are high maintenance, but if you are too over enthusiastic he will tell you to slow down and go light heart on it, "Its to boost confidence/feel good about yourself right? Its not to impress others by overdoing it right?"

If you are a tiktok-er. I think you might ask Jaeyoung to do the my boyfriend did my make up challenge (To add, you cant trust Hyojin and Seungjun on this cos high chance if their prank mode kick in, rip. Changyoon will do it tho but you need to persuade him. Jaeyoung and Minkyun are the easiest to ask)

If sometimes Jaeyoung caught seeing you watching manicure design vids or you happened to try out a new manicure design from tutorial you saw online, he will sit beside, try hard to not disturb you. But while watching he will goes "Uwa, Shingi hada/ this is intriguing/amazing." (Try watch Mini game heaven season 2 0316, when he is the one holding the word board, the face he make as he is watching the leaders appeared in my head when writing this lol)

bonus, if you are doing really intricate work like placing a small sticker or draw a small design or sticking a small trinket? on your nails, Jaeyoung will also focus with you by holding his breath as he watches you doing your tasks

Minkyun

You trusted this boy to do BF do my makeup challenge and you regret it soon after, but the view results are amazing lol

but i think their S/O might lowkey get trauma lol and always decline Minkyun offer to help do makeup hahah

But again, when he do try to do it properly, he is ok

bonus, you two had to get another mirror because Minkyun is standing in front yours to check himself out every time he styles his hair a single bit, and it delays your pace of doing your make up.

Appreciate effort of you wanna look good, also he is the type who sits behind S/O while waiting them to finish up makeup (others will wait outside, But Minkyun is the type I want see whole process of how their S/O "transform")

Also the one who will sit beside you as you do your own manicure, or, the bf who will sit beside their S/O at nail salon watching the whole process.

But his hands are busy as he is also curious, so he will reach out to check the nail polish bottle or even the UV cure machine

So, he is also the type that will follow you into Sephora or makeup selling shops (is not that the others wont follow, but I want to highlight specifically for Minkyun). Hands busy, checking out stuffs.

Unlike Seungjun, the type that really cant tell if you change new lipstick or switched new eyeshadow.

BUT I THINK THIS PERSON, HE WILL SUDDENLY DROP A NEON EYESHAOW OUT OF BLUE IN FRONT OF YOU WHEN YOU ARE PAYING. You are gonna fluster if you are not the type who do daring colors. Minkyun only giggles and say " You wont know if you don't like it if you try?"

the funny bit, its not even him paying when he wants you to try lol

He is more of skincare type person. Similar to Seungjun, both of you cuddling with sheet masks on.

Yuto

The one who sticks to basic stuffs, skincare mostly

Also the type who will try to do makeup challenge diligently, asking you how should he do it rather than making a mess on your face.

The type that gives you thumbs up and affirming nods when you ask him how do you look.

He won't comment too much or nags/persuade you to stop doing heavy makeup eventually because he respects effort and confidence boost behind your makeup/high maintenance mentality

But he is flustered when you suddenly did a "I did a instagram summer gal makeup and show my bf" (for example) as it was way different and you look different. The moment you suggest to make this makeup theme as your usual, YUTO PANICKED, "Stop, stop, Mon sori yo? / What did you just say?"

IF you are office worker, he will nag at you if you are thinking straight to wear that makeup to office lol

The type that just quietly follows behind you when you are doing your shopping tour at Sephora or makeup shop.

But he will stop you if he sees your eyes gleaming as you stand at lipsticks corner lol (If you are the type who loves to collect and have too much lipsticks)

Occasionally surprise you with your fave lipstick color as well. Especially on early days of the relationship, you think he is the type that does not care. But turns out he is observant (because it is you so he is observant at your favorite stuffs)

Owh... i think he will be the perfume sensitive type person? He will mention what type of fragrance that he think you will go along well with.

Also I think the type who will recognizes if you changed perfume. Also the type who recognizes if you used his.

He might ask you to try on a sample and then you two might get a couple lover perfume/fragrance.

A/n : finally T^T this draft is in draft for like what... 6 months??? T^T

#onf #onf headcanons #onf imagines #onf scenarios #onf hyojin #onf j-us #onf e-tion #onf wyatt #onf mk #onf u #hyojin #j-us #lee seungjoon #lee seungjun #kim hyojin #lee changyoon #park minkyun #shim jaeyoung #mizuguchi yuto

[universe-in-the-void-in-the-cube]

Mishuckula

Mishuckula

Small Plant (Augmented Vermin)

Hit Dice: 1d8+4 (6 hp)

Initiative: +1

Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), climb 10 ft. (2 squares)

AC: 15 (+1 Size +1 Dex, +3 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 15

Base Attack/Grapple: +2/-2

Attack: Bite +1 melee (1d4+21plus poison)

Full Attack: Bite +1 melee (1d4+1 plus poison), Passive Mantrap +1 melee (1d6+1)

Space/Reach: 5ft. /2ft. by 5ft.

Special Attacks: Poison, Web, Improve Grab, Unfortunate Loss, Create Spawn, Poison Spore Cloud, Fungal Spores, Poisonous Blood, Fungal Blood or Flesh

Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., Tremorsense 60 ft., Immune to disease, Fungal Metabolism, Rejuvenation, Plant Traits, Vermin Traits

Saves: Fort +6, Ref +1, Will -2

Abilities: Str 12 (+1), Dex 13 (+1), Con 19 (+4), Int 8 (-1), Wis 7 (-2), Cha 6 (-2)

Skills: Climb +10, Hide +9, Jump +10, Listen +1, Spot +6

Feats: Alertness, Weapon Finesse

Climate/Terrain: Temperate forests

Organization: Colony (2-5) or swarm (6-11)

Challenge Rating: 1

Treasure: Double

Alignment: Neutral

Combat

Poison (Ex): A Mishuckula has a poisonous bite. The save DC is Construction-based. The indicated damage is initial and secondary damage. Fort DC 10, 1d3 Str.

Web (Ex): Mishuckula often wait in their webs or in trees, then lower themselves silently on silk strands and leap onto prey passing beneath. A single strand is strong enough to support the mishuckula and one creature of the same size. Mishuckula can throw a web eight times per day. This is similar to an attack with a net but has a maximum range of 50 feet, with a range increment of 10 feet, and is effective against targets up to one size category larger than the mishuckula. An entangled creature can escape with a successful Escape Artist check 10 or break it with a Strength check 14. The check DCs are Constitution-based, and the Strength check DC includes a +4 racial bonus with a HD of 6 for the web. Mishuckula often create sheets of sticky webbing from 5 to 60 feet square, depending on the size of the mishuckula. They usually position these sheets to snare flying creatures but can also try to trap prey on the ground. Approaching creatures must succeed on a DC 20 Spot check to notice a web; otherwise they stumble into it and become trapped as though by a successful web attack. Attempts to escape or break the webbing gain a +5 bonus if the trapped creature has something to walk on or grab while pulling free. Each 5-foot section has the hit points given on the table, and sheet webs have damage reduction 5/—. A mishuckula can move across its own web at its climb speed and can pinpoint the location of any creature touching its web.

Tremorsense (Ex): A mishuckula can detect and pinpoint any creature or object within 60 feet in contact with the ground, or within any range in contact with the mishuckula’s webs.

Improved Grab (Ex): If the Mishuckula is successful in its first attack it clamps hold of the victims leg and does automatic damage each round for five rounds, whereupon it releases their prey, unable to digest it or is killed.

Unfortunate Loss (Ex): Once the Mishuckula has hold of their prey the violent thrashing of their prey as they try to dislodge it causes them to drop 1d6 random items of their equipment or 1d20 coins every turn.

Create Spawn (Ex): A creature killed by Constitution damage from a mishuckula’s poison spore cloud transforms into a fungal spawn over a period of 24 hours. A plant growth spell halves the transformation time, and a diminish plants spell doubles it. A blight spell destroys the fungal spores and prevents the corpse's transformation, but spells that remove disease are ineffective against the growing spores. Once a creature fully transforms into a fungal spawn, the corpse from which it grew is destroyed. A fungal spawn of a mishuckula gains the fungal creature template, but it loses all class levels and memories of the base creature from which it was spawned. If the base creature has l or fewer racial Hit Dice and normally has class levels, use a 1st-level warrior version of it as the base creature. The fungal spawn awakens as a free-willed being that knows all it needs to know (including language) in order to use its abilities and survive. Although it bears no allegiance to the mishuckula that created it, the new fungal spawn immediately recognizes other mishuckula and other fungal spawn made by other mishuckula as its own kind.

Poison Spore Cloud (Ex): Once per day, a mishuckula can release a choking cloud of spores in a is-foot-radius spread that lingers in the air for 10 rounds. This cloud functions as an inhaled poison. Any breathing creature in the cloud must succeed at a Fortitude save or inhale the spores. A creature that remains in the area of the spore cloud must continue to attempt Fortitude saves against its effects. Multiple spore clouds from multiple mishuckula require multiple saves from any creature in where the clouds overlap.

Fungal Spores: Poison inhaled; save Fort DC 10 + 1/2 the fungal creature's racial Hit Dice + the fungal creature's Con modifier; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d2 Con damage and fatigued for minute; cure 2 saves.

Poisonous Blood (Ex): A mishuckula’s blood and flesh are ingested poisons. Any creature that makes a bite attack against a mishuckula, swallows one whole, or otherwise ingests part of one must succeed at a Fortitude save or be afflicted by the poison. A mishuckula can drain its own blood to procure an ingested poison that functions as described above. However, its blood has a distinctive and largely unwelcome smell and taste, so most intelligent creatures would refuse to eat food tainted with it unless the taste was thoroughly disguised (which requires a successful DC is Profession [cook] check). The mishuckula must deal at least I point of damage to itself to get a full dose of poison, and the drawn blood (or amputated flesh) retains its poisonous nature for only 24 hours unless additional living fungal blood is mixed into it.

Fungal Blood or Flesh: Poison-ingested; save Fort D C 10 + 1/2 the mishuckula's racial Hit Dice + the fungal creature's Con modifier; frequency 1/minute for 6 minutes; effect 1 Str damage, 1 Dex damage, and nauseated for 1 minute; cure 2 saves.

Fungal Metabolism (Ex): Mishuckulas breathe, but they do not eat or sleep in the typical manner.

Rejuvenation (Ex): A mishuckula gains all the sustenance it requires from contact with moist natural earth, but it must rejuvenate itself as often and for as long as humans need sleep. As long as it is in contact with moist natural earth, a resting mishuckula regains hit points as though it were undergoing complete bed rest and long term care (4 hit points per Hit Die for each day of rest). The mishuckula can engage in light activity during rejuvenation, but any strenuous activity (like fighting, running, or casting a spell) prevents it from regaining hit points for that day. Complete bed rest doesn't increase the amount of healing a mishuckula gains from rejuvenation.

Skills: Mishuckulas have a +4 racial bonus on Hide and Spot checks and a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks. A mishuckula can always choose to take 10 on Climb checks, even if rushed or threatened. Mishuckulas use either their Strength or Dexterity modifier for Climb checks, whichever is higher. Mishuckulas have a +10 racial bonus on Jump checks and a +8 racial bonus on Spot checks and have a +8 racial bonus on Hide and Move Silently checks when using their webs.

________________________________________________________________ Now lets get to brass tacks here. This is a D&D 3.5/Pathfinder monster I made based on a nickname my dad gave my nephew Mathias aka @pnw-destruction​. He use to call him Mishuckula so I thought about the name for a bit and I kept getting a tarantula with a clam on its back with mushrooms growing on it. So I made the monster and just made the pic. But imagine if you will this monstrosity in the woods which is a size of a large dog. Yeeeeeaaaaaahhhh. I know what you guys might be thinking what the fuck is wrong with this woman. XD I own the Mishuckula. So please don't copy and take credit. But if you want to use the monster in your Pathfinder or D&D game go for it.

@pnw-destruction​ Yo bud, I saw this in my D&D stash and had to share with you. Your grandpa would be proud of you. *Loves and Hugs* 

#pnw-destruction #dungeons and dragons 3.5 #Pathfinder Roleplaying Game #Pathfinder RPG #d&d 3.5 #d&d homebrew #d&d stuff #d&d #d&d monster #pathfinder monsters

[jaywrites101]

Tag Game: About the Author

I was tagged by @trickster-writes you should give her a look-see if you haven’t already. Thanks =)

Rules of the Game: Answer these questions and tag blogs you’d like to know better.

Nickname: thejay101 was the name I used while gaming online, what little of that I did. Now, on Social Media, I use JayWrites101 as a brand name to unify my different accounts (even though the only two I’m active on is Twitter and Tumblr) Fun Fact: Jay. is my nome de plume or pen-name. There’s a lot of meaning packed into those four characters lol.

Zodiac: Uhhh, Capricorn, I think. I don’t put stock into zodiac signs so I keep forgetting, but I like reading posts about _____ as the signs, so I keep re-looking up what I am. XD

Height: Don’t know. I don’t measure. I’m taller than you’d think but shorter than a lot of people.

Time: rn it’s 11:11 A.M. I think I’m on U.S. Central timezone.

Favorite Band/Artist: Favorite?

Song Stuck In My Head: The Cups song, -- I can’t remember it’s proper name -- but I’m weird so I’ve also got bits of Five Rings, New Divide, Halzy’s Without Me, and the main refrain of Spectacular Spider-man interrupting at “fun” intervals. (Spec-tacularr, Spec-tacularr, Spider-man! Spec-tacularrrrr (repeats))

Last Movie I Saw: Captain Marvel. And before that Shazam. (I watched S first so I wouldn’t be quite as biased towards one or the other.) The JayReviews should be finished on Friday.

Last Thing I Googled: The correct spelling for the word “necessarily.” In my defense, that was four days ago. And I double check words a lot out of paranoia more so than proper misspellings. (I have Grammarly for that.)

Other Blogs: None, but again, I’m on all Social Media platforms except Kick. But again, again... I’m only active on this one and Twitter.

Do I Get Asks: Every once and a while. I love asks, especially about my writings, life, philosophy, or my furry little editors. =D

Why This Username: Well, I started gaming under thejay101 ‘cause Ima school ya’ ;D I’ve always been really good at games, and I’ve always been a bit (read lot) of a braggart. But with the march of the internet, that name got more and more taken by people who were not me. XD 

So I came up with JayWrites101: A Writer on Social Media. It was unique, interesting, slightly more humble and -- most importantly -- not already taken. So I spasmed my fingers across my keyboard as fast as I could to go through each of the Social Media accounts and stake my claim at the accounts before anyone else could. I even made a website under JayWrites101 so no one else can.

This way, It’s a brand name. I’m still trying to grow it. To figure out what I am and what I do, but I’m getting there slowly. =) Right now it’s just my author’s platform, but I’d like to think that someday if I get big enough and have people who share my dreams with me, it’ll grow and become a pillar of the internet.

Following: Only 667. And... Fun... Fact.... <.< I’ve only got 274 followers, but in your defense you guys and gals and everything in between are Awesome!  I love ya all and I like how much interaction we have ^.^

Thank you.

Average Amount of Sleep: 8-10 hours! I’m a long sleeper. If I get any less than that I end up groggy, slow, and it’s all I can do to go about my day on autopilot.

Fun Fact: Once while I was working at DG, I was so overworked and go so little sleep that I spent a whole workday running on autopilot and when I got home I couldn’t remember anything I did that day at work.

Bonus Fact: The day after that was my day off and I spent the entire 24hours asleep!

And my manager still wonders why I quit! <.< Whackadoodle.

Lucky Number: Ten. Let’s see if you can guess why lol XD

What am I wearing: Well, normally it’s a t-shirt and blue jeans, but today I’m being wild so it’s a t-shirt and sweatpants!

Dream Job: Making money as a playboy billionaire who made a tech company when he was six and is still making enough from interest alone to justify him never needing a job as long as he lives, but he continues to go to the office and sign paperwork so he can make even more money, buy a few yachts, tour the globe eight times over in style, and still have enough money to fund a few local social programs like “here, I’m not a dick.”

Just kidding, my dream job is doing everything I’m already doing, just getting paid for it.

Dream Trip: I’d really like to tour Europe, just once. Go to London, travel to France, see Rome, and Athens, go to Barcelona. You grow up hearing about these places and seeing them romanticized through film, but... I want to see them for myself. It’s kinda like wanting to go to Disneyland to see the unpaid actors and find the cracked, seams in the facade. I want to see the reality behind the dream.

And I want to go with friends or family. Or maybe both. I know I don’t want to go alone.

Favorite Food: Chicken Fajitas with either Fried Rice or Nachos and just simply drowning in queso cheese. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: It’s heaven in a plate.

Instruments I Play: Um... I can read sheet music, and I can sing. Roughly that means I can sorta play all instruments badly, but none of them well.

Fun Fact: I took piano lessons as a kid, but stopped.

Bonus Fact: I still compose little tunes to go with my poetry.

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Color: Dark Brown

Aesthetic: Combat boots and a long brown overcoat, a wisard’s staff in one hand, and a short sword in the other, a broadsword across my back and a mischevious grin on my face.

I don’t know if this is an aesthetic like your looking for, but it’s how I see myself.

Languages I speak: I badly speak English, I can read and write in Spanish, and sorta hold a conversation. (Hearing words pronounced is a challenge) I can bluff my way through Japanese (A few very important words) and various bits and tidbits across all the Latin languages that come from studying etymology. 

Most Iconic Song: If it’s theme songs you’re looking for that would be Centuries, by Fallout Boy. But if we’re talking about songs that are iconically me to me, that would be Fairly Local, by Twenty-one pilots.

Random Fact: There’s no such thing as fire or lighting. 

What we see as fire is actually a low-level plasma that’s formed from the air superheating into the fourth state of matter due to an exothermic reaction. (A chemical reaction that releases heat energy and carbon stored within the wood.)

And what we call lightning is the same phenomenon caused at a much higher intensity as invisible electricity moves through the air. The sheer friction of electricity passing electrons through the air causes the air molecules to superheat and change states into plasma. Basically, electricity is burning the air as it moves from one point to the other.

Tagging: @currentlynotreading, I have to know what your answers are lol. @bexminx @blueinkblot @pens-swords-stuff @kiramartinauthor @odd-dog @ciestess @ednaraged @thatoneaceinthecorner @siarven @prettydoddleoddle and @soul-write

I think you’re supposed to tag twenty, but you’re all my most active followers. =)

[heavymachinery93]

Top 10 soft skills that a UX leader must possess

How do I explain what I do at a party? The short version is that I say I humanize technology. Fred BeecherA UX design project is never black or white it comes with a lot of ambiguity and challenges at different phases in the design process.

These challenges can only be tackled if a designer has certain soft skills to back ones technical knowledge. The good news is, most of these skills can be developed and refined with practice and self-motivation.Here are the top 10 soft-skills that a UX leader must strive towards developing-1. Excellent Communication SkillsDesign, unlike art, is not just a representation of the designers own self or personal ideas. One cannot just get to work as soon as a brief is provided and then submit the design files once the work is done without any communication in between these phases.A UX Designer has to be vocal right from the beginning Ask relevant questions to understand the design brief betterCommunicate with users while conducting user researchCoordinate with other departments like the developers and product managers to execute the project successfullyPresent your design ideas articulatelyConduct user tests to understand the pain-points of users while using the productIf you expect it to be a desk job, that doesnt require much communication, then I am afraid, that is very far from the reality of what a design process entails.2. Passion or hunger for excellenceThere are three responses to a piece of design yes, no, and WOW!

Wow is the one to aim for. Milton GlaserAnd getting to that Wow moment takes a considerable amount of time and effort. An innate passion for solving problems is a big plus in the field of UX.You have to be the kind of person that thinks design can change the world. Only that level of enthusiasm will keep you going in the seemingly never-ending Create-Iterate-Test cycles involved in Product design.A UX Designer will have test out multiple solutions to come up with the Winner For example a landing page that gives you high conversions or sales.And that leads us to our next soft skill patience. 3. PatiencePatience is a virtue in any field, but in design, even more so!Conducting multiple user tests, tweaking the product, constantly communicating with other teams, awaiting feedback from users until you come up with the perfect solution all need a tremendous amount of patience.You will, at all times, be thinking about ways to make a product better.

And that requires constantly analyzing test results, and keeping an open mind about the fact that there is no such thing as a perfect product. Even the best of the products in the market need to be repeatedly modified to make them better and relevant to the changing times.4. Curiosity or an inquisitive mindThe field of User experience is always evolving. New concepts, ideas are always hitting the market. In order to keep up with these changes and incorporating them into your Design process, you need to have a sense of curiosity, and a hunger to keep learning.Only a curious mind can constantly ask insightful questions to stakeholders, and engage in a more in-depth manner with users to understand various problems that crop up in the product design.5.

Being a Team playerProduct Design can never be a one-man show. It involves collaboration between multiple stakeholders designers, developers, product owners, marketing team and the users. You will have to engage with each one of these stakeholders at various points of the design process.For this, you will have to be a collaborator who engages in respectful, insightful discussions with various teams. Need to code your product a certain way? Talk to the developer.

Require feedback on how your product is making life easier for your users? Engage your user through Users tests.And these discussions will happen on a daily basis, during the design process, and one needs to be a collaborator to keep up. 6. FlexibilityA great UX Leader is someone who can adapt to changing times. This involves keeping up with the ever-evolving technology trends, new design tools, changing user behavior and repeated iterations to the product based on analyzing user data.Every Design project brings with it, new challenges. No two design processes can ever be identical.The industry the product is based in, the user demographics, users interests, needs, aspirations and pain points are all factors that affect the design process.

The UX designer has to be flexible enough to adapt to these changes. 7. Open-MindednessWhat differentiates a UX Designer from a Marketer or an Artist is that they cannot be added to the left brain or right brain club. It has to be a combination of the two creativity accompanied by rationality.Unlike an artist, a designer cannot only think about self-fulfillment, or unlike a Marketer cannot only make decisions based on numbers. There has to be a middle ground one that involves a lot of ambiguity.This is because UX, at the end of the day, is human-centered and designing for humans cannot be an approach where everything can be predicted beforehand. This requires open-mindedness to try out new ideas and perspectives. 8. AssertivenessThis quality is essential for most leadership roles.

Assertiveness and standing up for oneself is something everyone could benefit from.With respect to UX Designers, assertiveness becomes all the more important because of the sheer number of people you are dealing with Product owners, development teams, marketers, etc. Imagine the amount of feedback and ideas that will be thrown at you to consider.The UX person is like the advocate of the users and their needs. For a great product to be designed, a Designer has to be heard. And to be heard, they need to have a voice and be assertive.9. HumilityHumility is a highly underrated virtue for a UX Designer.It is very easy to fall in love with the product that you designed. Its not always easy to welcome criticism.

In such instances, humility is key.Being a human-centered discipline, it is important that a Designer doesnt come across as pushy during User tests. Humility makes users more comfortable to open up and point out problem areas in the product design. And this is vital in improving your product.10. EmpathyIn todays times, when the focus is shifting from Intelligent quotient(IQ) to Emotional quotient (EQ) of digital products, empathy has become a key skill for a UX designer, up there on the list with technical skills.To create a product that makes the life of your user easier, you need to first, step into their shoes and think and feel like them. Simply put, empathy allows a designer to understand target users better.

And that is the foundation upon which your the design process should be based on.Here is a bonus skill that is a personal favorite 11. StorytellingEvery great design begins with an even better story. Lorinda MamoGreat User experiences tell great stories. It is an essential part of the design process especially at the stage when you are creating User personas. The more detailed these character sketches and their back-stories are, the better.Detailed narratives provide that much needed human touch to an otherwise technology-driven field.Stories help document the needs, motivations and key pain-points or potential design flaws, and make you better equipped to design a solution keeping users at the center of the design process. ConclusionThe key to being an effective UX Designer is not only about how skilled you are at Adobe XD, Balsamic or Sketch.Its about how you interact with various stakeholders, how involved and keen you are at trying out new ideas and concepts, how you react to feedback and how much of a human touch you can bring to an otherwise technical product design process.These qualities will be instrumental in defining your position as a UX Leader among a multitude of designers crowding the market. As designers, can you think of any other soft-skills that have been instrumental in your growth?

Please enlighten our design community by commenting below or discuss with me over Twitter.Designfully yours,Surya Ravindran Pillai

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TS4 Berry Sweet - Pastel Rainbowcy Challenge

Have you ever wanted to play with Berry Sweet Sims? Perhaps a rainbowcy, but felt like there wasn’t much direction? Well then this is for you! Follow a pastel rainbow through 9 generations in this colorful challenge! 

Find The Sims 3 Version Here!

This is my first time creating a challenge with actual rules, so go easy on me XD You’ll find it’s a very family oriented challenge. Loosely based on my own It works best on normal life span but if taking more of a storytelling route, you may wish to extend to long. You can skip baby stage if so desired. Babies... am I right? 

This is a Sims 4 challenge but a Sims 3 version will release eventually, so stay tuned! 

Berry Sweet Sims are designed after tasty treats or snacks, but you can also use names from any Color Finder / Color Wheel. Since this is also a rainbowcy. I suggest using a sweet name as your legacy surname and then you can use what ever first name you like. 

You can roll for genetics with dice roller: 1-3 Parent One Genetics  4-6 Parent Two Genetics. 

https://www.random.org/dice/

Q: How does the dice roller work?

A: Hi it’s just something you can do if you want more realistic genetics. The Sims 4 genetics are really wonky and you can easily have a baby born with blue hair and yellow skin when your parent Sims are pink and peach…So if you use the dice roller. Say 1-3 on the dice would be your pink Sim’s genetics and 4-6 would be your peach Sim’s genetics. You would roll tree times to determine the child’s hair, eye and skin tone.

Below the Mates are referred to by color THIS DOES NOT NEED TO BE THEIR NAME

You will want to roll for:

Hair Eyes Skin  (Optional if you prefer to play  Banilla*)

*Banilla = Berry Hair / Eyes + Natural Skin Tone

You will need CC Hair, Eyes and or Skin I suggest @noodlescc​

You can edit your Sims genetics by using the cheat cas.fulleditmode

If you have trouble keeping colorful hair on your toddlers and children follow this simple guide! If you have questions please ask! 

If you want to give this challenge a try please at me @berrysweetboutique​ and use the tag #BerryPastelRainbowcy I would love to see how you interpret this challenge. I have a blog just sitting around collecting dust, so I’ve re-purposed it to showcase your posts!

BerryPastelRainbowcy

Remember these are guidelines below, but if you need or wish to change anything to fit your play style, feel free to modify! 

Most importantly have fun!!

Gen 1: White (Founder)

Your life has been a sheltered one and all you want to do is get away from your over bearing parent(s). The family’s vacation home is your escape plan and hopefully one can survive as a starving artist.

Traits: Creative (Family Trait) ♥ Art Lover ♥ Perfectionist

Rules:

In any neighborhood (not San Myshuno) build a starter home: One bedroom, One bath vacation bungalow and move your founder into it. Over the gens you can build on, but you must keep this lot in the family through the entire challenge. Can be as elaborate or bare bones as you like to start. Larger lot is ideal since it will grow quite a bit over the generations.

Aspiration: Big Happy Family

Max Painting Skill

You can make money selling paintings, but (Do not join Painter Career)

Sell 5 masterpieces

Mate’s Career: Detective (Do not need to max but bonus if you can)

Paint portrait of your heir to hang proudly in the family home. (This will be a requirement for each generation)

Have a total of five children with two different Sims (Pink Sim & Purple Sim) No adoptions for this gen.

Gen 2: Pale Pink or Purple (Choose Your Path Carefully)

Life has been hectic being one of five children, but your passion for writing has caused you to stand out from your blended family. As heir you have been tasked with carrying on the family name. Being a bit of a homebody proves difficult for you to find a mate, but a once in a lifetime trip brings love to your door.

Traits: Creative ♥ Outgoing ♥ Cheerful

Aspiration:  Bestselling Author

Max Painting Skill

Travel to another neighborhood (Country) to find and romance a Sim(Peach) to bring home with you.

Marry your immigrant love to keep them in the neighborhood (Country).

Must have at least four children. A stay at home parent keeps you busy. Your mate supports the family as a culinary professional and you supplement through your writing until hitting it big!

Writing is a must, but do not join writing career

Mate’s Career: Culinary (Chef)

Paint portrait of heir to hang in the family home

Gen 3: Peach

The world is a scary place,  but you have discovered wellness and peace of mind through the healing power of yoga. Your body is a fine tuned machine and sculpting it is your passion but artistry runs deep through your veins.

Traits: Creative ♥ Squeamish ♥ Good

Aspiration: Body Builder

Career: Body Builder

Max Career

Max Wellness Skill

Max Painting Skill

Marry your childhood Best Friend (Orange)

One pregnancy and one optional adoption (heir must result from pregnancy)

Paint portrait of heir to hang in the family home.

Gen 4: Orange

The creative talent coursing through your veins herald back to your ancestors of yore. Painting is your life and nothing in the world will stop you from reaching the top.

Traits: Creative ♥ Romantic ♥ Self Assured

Aspiration: Painter Extroidinaire

Career:  Painter

Max Career

A personal care assistant (Yellow) enters your life, moving into your home to care for a family member. Even though it is against everything to get involved, you fall in love.

Mate’s Career: Doctor (Does not need to max but bonus if you can)

Must have at least three children

Paint portrait of heir to hang in the family home.

Gen 5: Pale Yellow

Painting has never been your forte but you have a photographic eye and its shows through the lens of your very expensive camera.

Traits: Creative ♥ Materialistic ♥ Goofball

Aspiration: Soulmate

Max Photography Skill

Run Photography studio

You keep seeing a Sim (Pale Green) around town. These chance meetings continue until you gather the nerve to ask them out. In the end it goes very well, but the road along the way may get bumpy.

Must have at least two children with (Pale Green)

Take portrait (with camera of course) of heir to hang in the family home

Gen 6: Pale Green

Life at home is boring. You crave the nightlife in the bustling city. You’re the first in generations to strike out on your own and it feels amazing!

Traits: Creative ♥ Gloomy♥ Insider

Aspiration: Serial Romantic

Career: Mixologist

Max Career

Max Painting Skill

Move into small apartment, but make sure to keep legacy home in the family.

After playing the field, you finally settle down with (Teal)

Must have only one child with (Teal)  ((One Child is Imperative for this Gen))

Paint portrait of heir. Heir will hold onto this painting in their inventory.

Gen 7: Teal

Everything rides on your shoulders and your parents are keenly aware. You are their pride and joy and sometimes treat you more like a Fabergé egg than a child. For whatever reason the ability to paint passed you by but your piano skills are inspiring. 

Traits: Creative ♥ Music Lover ♥ Loner

Aspiration: Musical Genius

Career:  Entertainer (Musician)

Max Career

Max Piano Skill

You meet the Sim (Pale Blue) of your dreams but your parent(s) do everything they can to keep you apart. In the end you hold all the cards as the only heir, and escape back to the home family with your true love.

Move back into legacy home. Hang your portrait from inventory on the wall in the home

Must have at least two children

Mate’s Career: Entertainer ( Musician)

Mate must max guitar skill

Child in family (Not heir) must paint portrait of heir to hang in home

Gen 8: Pale Blue

Rough around the edges, but beneath that tough exterior beats a heart of gold.  Still that temper gets you in trouble more than you care to admit. Though it skipped a few generations artistry is in your veins. You’ve been saddled with this heir thing but you’re not exactly ready for it.

Traits: Creative ♥ Geek ♥ Hot Headed

Aspiration: Successful Lineage

Career: Tech Guru Career

Max Career

Max Painting Skill

Paint Portrait of heir to hang in home

(Lavender) has never been your favorite person but through persistence things begin to change and feelings start to bloom. Marriage is just one step too far. Too soon! Too soon!

Must have at least one child before marrying (Lavender)

Mate’s Career: Business

One child from this gen should have a Gen one hair color (White or Pink / White or Purple) depending on what route you took (Recessive Genes anyone?) This child is your heir

Final Gen

Traits: Creative ♥ Childish ♥ Clumsy

This Gen will be up to your interpretation but the challenge ends when the youngest child becomes a YA

Aspiration: To Be Decided

Career: To Be Decided

Max Painting Skill

Paint portrait of one of your children for the family portrait wall

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