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For my first slide, I wanted to keep the outcome clean and minimal. I decided to only include the product name and slogan however after consideration I felt the outcome was a little bare. I experimented with text size and including the icon found in the logo but felt the outcomes lacked a clear intention. […]

What is intellectual property? Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce. It can therefore be very important to protect your intellectual property as having the right type of protection helps to prevent people from stealing or copying this form […]

As I was struggling to obtain primary research in the form of an interview with charities that deal with the problems relating to homelessness I decided to release a survey as well to get some feedback on peoples feelings towards giving, giving to the homeless and whether or not they carry cash or more specifically […]

This week we received a talk about Co-Founders an entrepreneurship programme. Co-Founders is a start-up programme that helps candidates to build teams and develop a product that customers really want. The programme is aimed at people with ideas for products and services that have high growth potential. There are generally three different types of applicants: […]

To begin my wireframing process began by creating 18 wireframes focusing on the cover slide and a variety of slides including images, icons and how to present multiple points on each slide. I am very please with these outcomes as I feel they give a braod variety of approaches to select from when creating my […]

I have identified the below problem. Problem: The homeless are now losing their only source of income as our society goes moves towards more cashless transactions. I now need to verify through research that this is a problem that others have noted and is having a large impact on the homeless. Cashless society and its […]

I discovered how helpful it could be to make a list of problems/opportunities during my preparation for design tasks and decided to include this step in my process. In a post by Enrique Hinzpeter, How to solve a Design Task, step by step this step is encouraged after the completion of user personas. I have […]

This week we looked at how to verify whether your ideas are good or not. A great way to start this process is by completing a SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis is a cost-effective tool that allows you to quickly identify and see the risks relating to a project. (See diagram included in this weeks […]

Examples of investor pitch slide decks Successful Business Examples I found it really helpful to look at some real-life examples before creating my own investor pitch and slides. What struck me about YouTubes investor pitch was how short and to the point it is. However, even in the early stages of production YouTube had already […]