IXD302 – Week Eleven: Intellectual Property

During this week’s class, Daniel talked us through intellectual property, including what it actually is, how it can be useful to us as designers, and how we can use it to our advantage to gain access to other designer’s work. What is Intellectual Property? Drawing a picture Naming a product Designing a WordPress theme Writing … Continue reading “IXD302 – Week Eleven: Intellectual Property”

IXD302 – Pitch: Creating Slide Decks

I wanted to begin the development of designing my slide decks as soon as possible, now that I had my idea down, and the pitch is in two weeks. Firstly, however, I needed to come up with a suitable name for my product. Choosing a Name I decided to create a mind-map displaying an array … Continue reading “IXD302 – Pitch: Creating Slide Decks”

IXD302 – Pitch: Inspiration for Slide Deck

Before I begin designing my slide deck, I want to first do some research into existing pitch slide decks, as well as look for inspiration into well-designed presentations. Otario Otario is a product pitch that Daniel introduced to us as one of the previous student’s pitches. I really liked the design of this slide deck, … Continue reading “IXD302 – Pitch: Inspiration for Slide Deck”

IXD302 – Pitch: User Research & Personas

In order to gain my own information and research into the existing problems faced by the public, I decided to compose a survey based around the effects of the pandemic on mental and emotional wellbeing, as well as its effects on long-distanced relationships. For this survey, I used Google Forms. I felt this was very … Continue reading “IXD302 – Pitch: User Research & Personas”

IXD302 – Week Ten: Proof of Concept & Initial Research

During this week’s class, Daniel talked us through the importance of creating a concept that people actually need, that doesn’t already exist, as well as finding research through existing apps and users. One of the first things he talked us through is how to conduct a SWOT analysis for our product ideas. I found that … Continue reading “IXD302 – Week Ten: Proof of Concept & Initial Research”

IXD302 – Week Nine: Pitching & Presenting

During this week’s class, Daniel gave us a talk on pitching and presentation techniques, and how to go about doing well when presenting our product pitches. He gave us a list of basic rules to follow when creating our pitch presentations: Use one typeface No crazy fonts Use subtle transitions Short videos/GIFs sparingly Use bullet … Continue reading “IXD302 – Week Nine: Pitching & Presenting”

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”

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”