Week 12: Reflections

Week 12: Reflections

Phew…. Made it… This has felt like a long, tough module. Keeping up with weekly content, writing blog posts, learning new concepts and progressing my project adequately has been a struggle. Every week felt like a race to the finish line to produce content without...
Week 11: Case Study

Week 11: Case Study

Layout design options for case study pdf In the interest of time and my sanity, I had already completed the case study document by the time week 11 rolled around. However, rationalising design decisions is a familiar concept, and I didn’t feel hindered by jumping the...
Week 10: Content

Week 10: Content

Design iterations for the direct messaging feature, with studies on micro-copy in the text box I love to write, so diving into the world of content and UX writing in particular was really exciting. What I found most surprising about this week’s focus was learning...
Week 9: Web Design

Week 9: Web Design

Grid layout of a post on the main feed Grids, responsive layouts, accessibility and compliance are the focus this week. These topics are foundational aspects of UI design and form the bedrock of our final products (Cooper et al. 2014; Krug 2014). As the concepts of...
Week 8: Virtual Design

Week 8: Virtual Design

Sketching out the verified and unverified path helped me to figure out the logic of the prototype Now that we’re getting into the pretty part of designing, I found myself stuck. The weekly challenge was to consider how our prototypes use the six principles of design...
Week 7: Usability Testing Analysis

Week 7: Usability Testing Analysis

For reflection on the usability process, please see Week 7: Usability Testing. With usability testing, I used the opportunity to recheck a few assumptions. 92% of participants stated they had used meetup products before. 38% of participants thought verified accounts...