Tag: IXD302

IXD302 – Blog Hand In

Weeks   Week 1  https://blogs.ulster.ac.uk/cormacmccann/2021/10/10/ixd302-week-1-introduction/  Week 2  https://blogs.ulster.ac.uk/cormacmccann/2021/10/26/ixd302-week-2-cv/  Week 3  https://blogs.ulster.ac.uk/cormacmccann/2021/10/26/ixd302-week-3-studio-etiquette/  Week 4  https://blogs.ulster.ac.uk/cormacmccann/2021/10/27/ixd302-week-6-interviews/  Week 6  https://blogs.ulster.ac.uk/cormacmccann/2021/10/27/ixd302-week-6-business-of-design/  Week 8  https://blogs.ulster.ac.uk/cormacmccann/2021/10/29/ixd302-week-8-idea-generation/  Week 9  https://blogs.ulster.ac.uk/cormacmccann/2021/10/29/ixd302-week-9-pitching-presenting/  Week 10 (URL says week 9 only because it was saved as that)  https://blogs.ulster.ac.uk/cormacmccann/2021/10/29/ixd302-week-9-presenting-pitching/  Week 11  https://blogs.ulster.ac.uk/cormacmccann/2021/10/30/ixd302-week-11-intellectual-property/    CV & Cover letter  Cover Letter Delivery Method  https://blogs.ulster.ac.uk/cormacmccann/2021/09/30/ixd302-cv-cover-letter-delivery/  Acing the Design Task –…Continue Reading IXD302 – Blog Hand In

IXD302 – Pitch – The Untapped Wearable Market – Article Review

The kid’s smartwatch market is beginning to take off through incentives such as health/fitness monitors, mood/sleep monitors and GPS trackers. Parents are also benefiting from these incentives as it gives them peace of mind and informs them about their child’s activities. Gap Intelligence published a great and interesting article by Karen Hartzman titled ‘Kids Wearables…Continue Reading IXD302 – Pitch – The Untapped Wearable Market – Article Review

IXD302 – Pitch Process & Reflection

Vita Pitch – What is my idea? The product which I will present at my pitch is a semi–modular smartwatch that helps specialize in monitoring children who have underlining health conditions. Using intuitive technology, this smartwatch uses LED lights combined with light-sensitive photodiodes to monitor the flow of blood. This information is then recorded and projected…Continue Reading IXD302 – Pitch Process & Reflection

IXD302 – Pitch Additional Research

What is arrhythmia?  An arrhythmia is an abnormal rhythm of the heart. In an arrhythmia, abnormal electrical signals through the heart muscle may cause the heart to beat too fast (tachycardia), too slow (bradycardia), or irregularly. When the heart doesn’t beat normally, it isn’t able to pump blood to the body as well. That means…Continue Reading IXD302 – Pitch Additional Research

IXD302 – Pitch Looking at Competitors

Apple  Founded by Steve Jobs, Apple Inc is a premium American multinational technology company that creates cutting-edge consumer electronics. It is the largest information technology company by revenue (365.8 billion, 2021). It creates smartphones, tablets, computers, smartwatches and more. Smartwatch Like everything in Apple’s inventory, they promote their products and more appropriately their smartwatches by…Continue Reading IXD302 – Pitch Looking at Competitors

IXD302 – Pitch SWOT Analysis

For today’s task, we have to conduct a SWOT analysis for our pitch/idea. Conducting this SWOT analysis will allow me to understand any strengths, potential goals and obstacles. My pitch is a children’s smartwatch that monitors for any irregularities of the rhythm of the heart. SWOT Analysis   Strengths  My vision is strong about this…Continue Reading IXD302 – Pitch SWOT Analysis

IXD302 – Pitch User Research

Forums To begin my user research I decide to use a little tip from Daniel and look at different forum pages to see what normal people are saying about a product/topic. By doing this it allows me to see what products my potential users are using, what lifestyles they have or what features they are…Continue Reading IXD302 – Pitch User Research

IXD302 – Proposal Written Content

   Project Proposal   Title Page Client Company Name: Hill Street Belfast—-  LOGO (Use if have permission or ideal) —-  Project Title – Brand & Website Design of Hill Street Belfast  Document Type – (UI/UX Proposal   Version – 1   Submission Date – 04/11/2021  Company Name – CormacIXD  Proposal Authors – Cormac James McCann  Project Reference Number – 01   Confidentiality…Continue Reading IXD302 – Proposal Written Content

IXD302 – A Project Guide to UX Design

Beginning our new proposal deliverable, Daniel told us to read a book called “A Project Guide to UX Design”. For this project, we have to design a UX proposal (Website & Brand) for a nonexisting company which is Hill Street. What is the purpose of having a proposal?  A proposal is a document that is…Continue Reading IXD302 – A Project Guide to UX Design