Inclusive Design and accessibility is vital as our roles of UX/UI designers as our role is to create products that can be used and enjoyed by everyone regardless of age or any conditions EG Visual impairments. Inclusive Design A design methodology that enables and draws on the full range of human diversity. Accessibility The qualities […]
IXD303 Week 3 – Laws of UX- Hicks Law
Hicks Law Hicks Law is the time it takes to make decision. The more options the user has; the longer it take for them to make a decision. This means that it is the designers job to eliminate most of the options so that the user is left with only the most important and relevant […]
IXD303 Week 3-Design and Strategy
BHAG BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) is a interesting, long-term goal that is intriguing enough to inspire employees of an organisation to take action. Without huge dream goals to aim for then we tend to lose sign of why you are doing what you’re doing, as well as very easily losing motivation if you don’t […]
IXD304 Week 2-Typography
Typography it is important to remember that the way people normally read is not the same way people read online. People tend to scan online text and just search for keywords and headings and don’t take time to sit and read it all Tips to combat this embrace lists use meaningful subheadings highlight keywords reduce […]
IXD303 Week 2- Research Techniques Task
Our task this afternoon during class was to get into our groups and select a healthcare centre to see how easy the site is navigate if you were; A New Patient Finding a GP Operating Opening Hours Booking an appointment Ordering a Prescription For each scenario we had to think of; Actions associated with each […]
IXD303 Week 2-Bias and Research
Jon Postel What is Chunking? dividing info up to make it easier to digest EG your card number that is separated into chunks to make it easier to read and digest TASK- find a way to take this information and divide it up into chunks to make it easier to digest. to start we began […]
IXD304 Week 1- Space and Apollo Moodboard
Our task for this week was to create a digital or physical moodboard based on space and the Apollo Programme to prepare for our future project. I decided to create mine on Pinterest as I felt it allowed me to have access to a wider variety of photos to better represent my moodboard. See my […]
IXD303 Week 2- Research Techniques
Needs Driven Design when creating a product, it is important to ask yourself: Does this need to exist? What user needs are you trying to solve with this product? What user goals are you hoping to satisfy with this product? Today’s class also taught us that the earlier you user test the better as if […]
IXD303 Week 1- Designing User Experience Research Task
Healthcare is just a vast subject that it can be quite difficult to know where to begin. Being put into groups to help divide this research up into smaller amounts was extremely beneficial as it made the start of the initial process much easier and less overwhelming. In my opinion, the most important thing to […]
IXD303 Week 1- Jakob’s Law
What is Jakob’s Law? Jakob’s Law is not a politics law or a law to be voted on but actually just explains the process of internet user experience and how it works. The law explains how users spend most of their time on other websites instead of your website. This means that users would prefer […]