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

Week 7: Usability Testing

"Find someone near you and send them a private message" Turning our sights to usability testing and hotspot prototypes this week was an exciting development in the weekly content. I started off by identifying three goals for usability testing that would be represented...
Week 4: Sketching

Week 4: Sketching

Despite not being a central component in my product, this was a great exercise The most important aspects of my product are the verified accounts to improve user safety when meeting strangers. Accountability is also essential, and my product will aim to help users...
Week 2: User Interviews

Week 2: User Interviews

Initial insights organised by user I was lucky enough to interview five people about their opinions on the challenges faced by queer people in new cities. Despite being very early in the project, conducting early user research is essential to ensure the resulting...