Adding new screens I wanted to make some updates to the final screen. Previously, I just had one “congratulations” screen that appeared after the user answered some questions. The user was presented with one badge. However, I wanted to take this one step further and have different badges depending on how many questions they answered…Continue Reading IXD301: Finalising my Elements Project

Today I ran some usability testing on my elements project app. This enabled me to observe how real people interact with the app and uncover any issues with usability. I used the think-aloud protocol which involves the user talking out loud while completing different tasks. As this was happening, I took down notes on any…Continue Reading IXD301: Usability Tests on Elements Project

This blog post will show my progress and my thoughts behind creating my CV and cover letter. First Draft The first CV I wrote was on a word document. It was very basic, but it included most of the things I needed such as, contact information, bio, skills, work, education, and additional achievements. However, there…Continue Reading IXD302: CV and Cover Letter Development

This week was all about CV’s and cover letters. This year it was essential for me to build a good CV and cover letter as I am applying for placement roles for next year. I learned a lot from my lecture, but I decided to do further research. This post will also be a good…Continue Reading IXD302: Week 2 Reflect (CV & Cover Letter Research)

My presentation slides: pitch presentation Lauren Gilmore pitch presentation Lauren Gilmore This week it was time to give a presentation and pitch my idea that I had been working on. Now that I had my idea, completed user research and competitor analysis, it was time to put together my presentation slides. The Slides To begin,…Continue Reading IXD302: Pitch Preparation

Part of this project was to create a brand for the app including a logo and wordmark. I wanted something simple that matched the tone of voice of the app. I began by creating a wordmark. Wordmark I started by browsing different typefaces on Google Fonts. I then took some of my favourites into Figma…Continue Reading IXD301: Elements Project Branding

After a feedback session, I made quite a few changes to some of my current screens and added some new ones to further develop my app. Home screen I didn’t change very much on this screen as I like the way it looks. I think the colours contrast well with each other, it greets the…Continue Reading IXD301: Elements Project Development

Intellectual Property This week was all about intellectual property and how to keep the work that you produce protected. Before this lecture, I didn’t know much about this topic, so I was excited to learn more. What is it? IP is anything original that anyone creates using their mind. For example, the name of a…Continue Reading IXD302: Week 11 Reflect

This blog post shows my first attempts at the UI of this project. In today’s class, we had a feedback session so this also includes advice I received from that. Colour pallet I chose this as it has lots of shades of blue which ties in with the ocean theme. These colours will come in…Continue Reading IXD301: Elements Project First Draft and Feedback

An empathy map is used to visualise user attitudes and behaviors. This enables designers to better understand users and make better design choices. I also think they help wider teams of people, who aren’t necessarily designers, understand user needs. It makes you think about what your user: Says Thinks Does Feels I want to create…Continue Reading IXD302: Empathy Map for Pitch