Week 9: Ethnography Report

Week 9: Ethnography Report

Image Credit: Critical Role This week we were discussing social anthropology, specifically the topic of communities of practice. As a fun challenge we were tasked with researching and writing an ethnography report based on a community that aligns with our interests...
WEEK 10: beFrank

WEEK 10: beFrank

Our extended horizontal slice presentation including our ideation process and all four user journeys. CREATIVITY was the theme for our second official design sprint. We were tasked with designing a solution that enhances creativity and self-expression in people’s...
WEEK 9: Second Design Sprint – Process

WEEK 9: Second Design Sprint – Process

In this post, I will discuss our process and the team working aspect of the sprint. For an analysis of our artefact beFrank, please see WEEK 10: beFrank. Jumping into our second design sprint of the course, I decided to change things up by working in a group. I teamed...
WEEK 8: Research and Ethics

WEEK 8: Research and Ethics

Image Credit: Xavi Cabrera Research is an integral concept to humankind’s progression and is one that we have employed in almost every facet of life (Nunnally and Farkas 2016). As applied to User Experience, research is integral to the process. It allows the UX...
WEEK 6: First Design Sprint

WEEK 6: First Design Sprint

And that’s it! My first ever Design Sprint: Complete. With the close of that intense period of work, I conducted the following retrospective. A retrospective is a part of the overall management framework within the Agile methodology. The aim of a retrospective is to...
WEEK 5: Reflective Domains

WEEK 5: Reflective Domains

My analytical method was quick, messy, and worked like a charm Reflective writing is not a new practice for me, and I have been revelling in the opportunity to flex those muscles over the last few weeks. With week five’s learning material, however, we began...