To begin my research I began by looking at a guide on how to create an invoice. A post I found particularly helpful was How to write an invoice: what to include in an invoice template by Sam Bromley. Bromely breaks the stages of creating an invoice template into the following steps. Make your invoice […]

I decided to design my cover page on a grid as shown above. I also added a purple highlight line beneath Hill Street inspired by the yellow highlight line used on the IDEO website homepage shown below.  I was pleased with how well I was able to incorporate the highlight line in my cover page […]

As recommended I decided to go to the Ulster Museum to see the Elements Exhibition. This was a great trip and provided me with lots of inspiration for my own app. On entering the exhibition you are greeted with a sign on the floor with a QR code that can be scanned and will take […]

Mind Map You can see the board on Miro here. I began this project by creating a miro board and brainstorming so initial ideas in order to help me consider how to meet the needs of my target audience (children aged 8 to 10 years old). Here I considered what type of product did I […]

In my wireframes I have taken the information and inspiration I have gathered from Visual Grammar and my mood board of examples of proposal document layouts to create a series of potential format outcomes. In the above wireframes, I experimented with scale and attempted to produce balances and formal formats. I also wanted to consider […]

A Project Guide to UX Design by Ross Unger and Carolyn Chandler User Interviews Ross Unger and Carolyn Chandler describe user interviews as structured conversations with potential users of your site, or in my case product. A factor that should be considered when conducting an interview is the environment. Will interview take place over the […]

This week we had a guest lecturer, Ronan, who spoke to us about the design industry. This was a really great lecture as it provided a clear overview of the fundamental differences between UX and UI, what it’s like working for a large company vs a small company and what the differences are between working […]

One of the tasks in class this week was to organise raw data taken from the periodic table. Above is the table I produced in Excel using the raw data provided. I organised it into 8 columns: Symbol Element Name Atomic Number Classification Group Orbitals Atomic Weight Year Discovered I added a filter to the […]

Before designing my project proposal I wrote the below content so that I could consider various formats in relation to the specific sections. Title Page Client company name: Cathedral Quarter Trust Project title: Hill Street Brand and Website Design Project Document type: Proposal Version of proposal: Version 0.1 Submission date: November 19th Your company name: […]

Overall I am very pleased with the final outcome of my portfolio website. During a feedback session, it was advised that I left align my section text in my Case Studies. I have since made this amendment and am happy that I have increased the readability of my Case Study pages. During my interviews, I […]