IXD301 – Week Eight: Content Strategy, Design and User Personas

In this week’s class, we learned all about content strategy, and began to consider who our content was being made for. We looked at User Personas, and created a few examples of user personas that would help us to develop our content further and more accurately according to our target audience. Kyle was able to … Continue reading “IXD301 – Week Eight: Content Strategy, Design and User Personas”

IXD301 – Elements: Research & Competitor Analysis

Before anything, I need to begin each project with research. This will allow me to gather inspiration and find out what the market is seeking – and what it could potentially be missing. Existing Examples When looking at existing examples, I wanted to look at a range of periodic table games that already existed. Because … Continue reading “IXD301 – Elements: Research & Competitor Analysis”

IXD302 – Week Seven: Talk & Proposal Development

Talk with UX Designer During Daniel’s class this week, we got to have a talk from a UX designed named Ronan. He was very informative as to what it’s like to work in the UX Design world, and how he got to where he is now and his experiences. He talked through the proper skills … Continue reading “IXD302 – Week Seven: Talk & Proposal Development”

IXD301 – Week Seven: Portfolio Critique & Elements Brief

Portfolio Critique We received critique on our portfolio sites this week. Here is some feedback that I gathered for my site: What they liked: the colour scheme the accent text hover detail on the home screen spacing and layout What they would have changed: added more detail to the case study links on the home … Continue reading “IXD301 – Week Seven: Portfolio Critique & Elements Brief”

IXD301 – Portfolio: Final Design

I continued to build on my website, creating more pages such as the About page and the Contact page. These were the final designs of my portfolio site built on webflow: Home Page Case Study – Journey About Page Contact     We will be showcasing our final designs in class this week, so I … Continue reading “IXD301 – Portfolio: Final Design”

IXD302 – Proposal: Writing Content

I decided that I needed to start writing up the content for my proposal document. I was taking a read at this document – ‘A Project Guide to UX Design’ – which proved to be very useful in regards to writing up a good project proposal. It was incredibly detailed, and gave a lot of … Continue reading “IXD302 – Proposal: Writing Content”

IXD302 – Proposal: Planning & Research

After Daniel’s lesson about our new project brief, I wanted to begin planning my proposal, and all the things that I would need to include in mine. I also wanted to carry out some research onto Hill Street, Belfast, so I know the company that I am creating the brief for. Hill Street Hill Street, … Continue reading “IXD302 – Proposal: Planning & Research”

IXD302 – Week Six: The Business of Design

In this week’s lesson, Daniel went through the process of creating a design proposal, as this is what we would be doing for our newest project during this module. The brief for the project is to create a proposal for the design of a website and brand to represent Hill Street in Belfast. For the … Continue reading “IXD302 – Week Six: The Business of Design”