IXD301 – Elements: Prototyping

  Moving my designs onto Figma, I began the process of developing my app’s prototype. Colour Scheme Firstly, I wanted to create a colour scheme for my app. I wanted the colours to represent space, but also be bright and child-friendly. Because space is deep and mysterious, I thought purple would be the best way … Continue reading “IXD301 – Elements: Prototyping”

IXD301 – Elements: Chosen Idea & Wireframes

From my research, I gathered a wide range of ideas for my elements app. What makes a good educational game? easy to follow and understand child-friendly colours and typefaces simple but fulfilling reward system I will use this information to begin the formation of my own ideas. Ideas I wrote all my ideas down as … Continue reading “IXD301 – Elements: Chosen Idea & Wireframes”

IXD302 – Week Eight: Briefing & Idea Generation

During Daniel’s class this week, we were introduced to our new project brief – to pitch an idea for a digital product. This product can be anything we want it to be, including, but not limited to: Web Site (Something Substantial) Native Application (Phone, Watch…) Web App eBook Printed Book Cards Physical Product Packaging System … Continue reading “IXD302 – Week Eight: Briefing & Idea Generation”

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”