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Initial Three Screens For this weeks group critique, we were asked to have our first three screens designed on Figma. I always enjoy this part of the project, because I think it’s really nice to finally see the sketches come… Continue Reading →
Creating the Brand With every good app, and business, comes an identifiable and unique brand. I want my brand to accurately illustrate what the app is about. This is something I needed to create for my app before actually designing… Continue Reading →
Testing my Wireframes To make sure that my UI will be easily navigated, I decided to conduct a quick user test on it using the Marvel app. Doing a user test on Lo-Fi wireframes is a good way to fix… Continue Reading →
Icon Ideas I have an idea of what kind of icons I will need for my screen, but I don’t know exactly what to do for each one, so I sketched out a few ideas for each that I’ll need…. Continue Reading →
Choosing & Refining With a few ideas under my belt, I decided to pick which parts of each that I liked most, and combine/refine them into some higher-fidelity wireframes. This way, I have a more solid base to work from… Continue Reading →
Sketching Quick Ideas Now that I have a solid idea of which kind of digital product I am making, and who for, it’s time to start sketching up some possible screen ideas. I wanted to get a few ideas… Continue Reading →
Typeface Research The first thing I did before choosing any typefaces, was read this article from Smashing Magazine (written by Douglas Bonnevillle), which is about choosing a typeface. I found it very useful in helping to remind me of the… Continue Reading →
User Flow Diagram and User Journey Map To finally, and fully, understand my users’ needs, I must make a user flow diagram and user journey map. These will also allow me to get a better understanding of how to make… Continue Reading →
Neilson Norman Group Research I was scrolling through the NNG website, and came across this video. It was all about how designers are not users, and users are not designers. You cannot get a great design by asking users by… Continue Reading →
Empathy and Site Map In order to design my healthcare app to be designed for real people, I need to gain an understanding of the users, and how I can make the app be as easy to move through as… Continue Reading →