Theo’s Journey with Tech and Design

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  • The Psychology of Baby-Face

    Same-face syndrome is a phenomenon observed whereby artists would often draw similar faces for their characters. This syndrome was especially prevalent in the 2010s, where teens are often the subject of popular Japanese anime, and young artists, who are often impressionable and inspired, would follow…

  • The Dark Side of UX

    In June 2023, the Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon for deceiving users into using its Prime program via the use of “dark patterns”, and making them difficult to opt out. As an avid Amazon user (not out of choice; certain items I needed in Australia…

  • An Introduction

    Hi everyone, hope you’re all doing relatively well. My name is Theo if you don’t know already, and as of now, I’m a recent Masters of IT grad. I started this blog to document my continuous journey with learning about different forms of tech and…