Portfolio Website https://www.rachelsdesignlab.com/ Element Project- Escape to Mars Figma File Prototype Blogs   Week 1 Content Design and Portfolio Website Portfolio Inspiration Portfolio Website Content Audits Portfolio Research Google Trends and Word Bank Portfolio Website Site Map Portfolio Website Content Wireframe   Week 2 Visual Grammar and Language and Typography Week 2 What is Content? […]

Presentation Planning When planning my presentation I first listed out all of the information I wanted to include in relation to my portfolio website and elements project. My primary aim in this presentation is to clearly display my process throughout both projects and how my research and research deliverables have impacted the final outcomes. To […]

I received very positive feedback on my app in our group critique following applying the changes required as presented in my User Testing feedback. Below I have outlined the changes I have made from usability testing and review The above screens display my opening screen and home screen. The feedback on my opening screen was […]

Music While I was not able to add music to my Figma prototype I did however want to outline music that I felt would be appropriate for my outcome. While music can be added to Figma prototypes this is not a straightforward process therefore, with time constraints I have not been able to include music […]

Once again the importance of storytelling is highlighted as we looked at the art of the pitch this week. This is hardly surprising as storytelling is a foundational element of communication therefore it is unsurprising that is an important element of an effective pitch. It’s important to tell a good story when presenting anything as […]

As I found that the navigational aspects of my app were becoming more difficult to keep track of I decided to create a user flow to help me visualise how the user will navigate through my app. As I have never created a user flow before I began by first researching how to make a […]

Participant 1     Think-Aloud Protocol Participant-1-TAP Usability Testing Data Sheet Participant-1-UT-data-sheet Usability Testing Data Sheet (SUS-Record) Participant-1-UT-scale-consent Pre Usability Test Question First, what’s your occupation? What do you do all day?  Estimator Roughly how many hours a week altogether—just a rough estimate— would you say you spend using the Internet, including Web browsing and […]

Design and Prototyping I began creating mockups by selecting my favourite wireframe for each task and creating assets on illustrator and then moving to Figma and creating a new frame for each step of the UI.   At this stage, I began considering some of the visuals of the UI such as the frame the […]

Before creating my final mockup’s for the app I made a visual style which I have followed throughout the development of the app prototype. Above I have highlighted how I created my brand and the reasons for my decisions. I have also provided a breakdown of my colour palette and typography choices. The information included […]

Inspiration After having decided to move forward with my concept of creating a game about moving to Mars that would teach children about elements I wanted to create a strong brand indicative of a game. I used a range of influences to help me with this. I wanted to consider current game brands that children […]