After researching various popular educational apps for inspiration, I wanted to take a closer look at why these app designs were successful. Through my research, I identified some top competitors relating to the periodic table of elements.Exploring and navigating each of their designs, I evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of each to see how my…Continue Reading Elements Project: Research and Development
Developments in Technology – Inspiration for my Elements Project
I’d already organised my periodic table data. But now I had trouble brainstorming ideas for my digital product for this assignment, and how I would go about showing the Periodic table of elements. So I decided to conduct some research into different types of technology and design, in an attempt to spark some idea as…Continue Reading Developments in Technology – Inspiration for my Elements Project
Taxonomy – Organising Periodic table data
As an exercise for this Elements Project assignment, I was supplied with the following content from the Periodic Table as raw text. H Hydrogen 1 Diatomic Nonmetal 1 s 1.008 1766 He Helium 2 Noble Gas 18 s 4.002602 1868 Li Lithium 3 Alkali Metal 1 s 6.94 1817 B Boron 5 Metalloid 13 p…Continue Reading Taxonomy – Organising Periodic table data
Content Strategy
In developing my unique idea for Assigment 2 of this module – The Elements Project, I looked content strategy and how I could use this to influence my designs and design choices. What is Content Strategy? Content strategy is the planning, development, and management of content – and in this case, content refers to website…Continue Reading Content Strategy
302: SWOT Analysis / user interview
In preparation for my unique business proposal for this module, I thought it would be useful to create a SWOT analysis of my own idea. A SWOT analysis is a popular business strategy tool for evaluating the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of a company. Most companies use SWOT analyses when they want to define…Continue Reading 302: SWOT Analysis / user interview
Brainstorming a business idea
As part of this module, I was required to deliver a pitch for my own unique business idea. But first, I had to come up with a unique business idea. I decided to settle on an app for my idea before anything else. Working within this constraint allowed me to be more creative with my…Continue Reading Brainstorming a business idea
Promotional Strategy
During the process of creating my website portfolio in Webflow, I looked at promotional strategy to increase the visitors to my site once it’s actually published. It is important to have a promotional strategy for any website, but especially my portfolio. This will help build an audience and attract people and potential employers to visit…Continue Reading Promotional Strategy
Week 6: Salaries, Pricing and Invoicing
Salary In researching UX proposals, it’s important to know the average salary of a UX Designer in the UK. Typically, if an individual is new to the profession, they will want to know what is an appropriate rate for their time and experience. On the other hand, an experienced UX professional might be looking for…Continue Reading Week 6: Salaries, Pricing and Invoicing
Portfolio – Final Site and Next Steps
I finally completed my site in Webflow after taking feedback onboard previously, and improving and fixing some elements of my initial wireframe prototype. This was a lengthy process with many revisions. I had to learn how to implement transitions, hover elements and other interactivity within Webflow and I looked at some Youtube tutorials on…Continue Reading Portfolio – Final Site and Next Steps