This week, we had a one-to-one tutorial to get feedback on our Apollo project so far. I have been working on making my prototype into a functioning website on Web Flow, so I was eager to get advice and feedback on this. My first piece of feedback was to place the “read more” button in…Continue Reading IXD304: Week 11 Reflect
This week was a one-to-one tutorial to receive feedback on our healthcare app so far. Here is the feedback I received and the changes I made based on this. The back arrow should be smaller and more subtle. Currently, it is drawing too much attention to users unnecessarily. I am going to look at back…Continue Reading IXD303: Week 11 Reflect
I decided to make an updated version of my brand guidelines. My previous one was near the beginning of this project so it didn’t include everything. These brand guidelines go into more detail about the colour, typography, imagery, tone of voice, logo/wordmark, and buttons. These will help me keep on track and ensure everything remains…Continue Reading IXD303: Updated Brand Guidelines
The next step in this project was to take our prototype and bring it into webflow to make it a fully functioning website. I found this to be quite daunting as I have only used webflow once before and I was unaware of all its tools and how to use them. However, I was up…Continue Reading IXD304: Moving onto Webflow
Since my last post, I have made many updates and improvements to my prototype. These are based on research and feedback I received. Button improvement This button allows the user to fill the rocket illustration with colour. Previously, the button was just the switch and provided no explanation of what its use was. This could…Continue Reading IXD304: Prototype Updates
I have continued working on my “Panda Connect” app screens and it is starting to come together. This blog post will be an overview of these, challenges I have faced and the reasoning behind my design decisions. Updated navigation Firstly, I would like to talk through one of the main changes since my last blog…Continue Reading IXD303: Designing More Screens
This week we had a guest lecture from Big Motive. They talked us through the importance of storytelling in design. I found this very useful as storytelling is a big part of our current project. There are 7 main elements of storytelling: Character, plot, dialogue, decor, melody, theme, and spectacle. When I was first told…Continue Reading IXD304: Week 10 Reflect
This week we focused on some practical activities using the type system from material.io. This tool allows you to input fonts and it gives you suggestions for the size, weight and letter spacing for your chosen typeface. It includes these for headings, subtitles, body copy, buttons, captions and overline. This can help you present your…Continue Reading IXD303: Week 10 Reflect
Amplifying Data This week was all about data and how we can use design to display it in the best way. Data is everywhere e.g., data for covid19 and pay scales for minimum wage. It is important for these to be scannable and easy to read and follow for people. There are many ways to…Continue Reading IXD304: Week 9 Reflect
This week we had one-to-one tutorials where we received feedback on our healthcare app so far. Here is some of the feedback I received: Make my icons smaller: Currently, my icons are 90×80. It is not necessary for them to be this big and they should be more subtle. A size I will try to…Continue Reading IXD303: Week 9 Reflect