Image of user interacting with the application Within the past week, I have been working on the prototype and running some further usability test before the design gets implemented into the coding application. This round of usability testing was more specific, focusing on the interaction between the user and the application. I set tasks for … Continue reading Usability Testing with Target Audience →

Following the usability test I carried out within the session on Monday (25th March), I have made a number of changes to the application. 1. Calendar Filter Before After This change was made following the feedback that the filter icon looked like a button. Integrating the icon into the filter bar and making the whole … Continue reading Changes to Prototype →

"Usability testing shows you if something is Usable. Beta testing shows you if people will actually use it."Rachel Decker This week we were given the chance to present any prototypes we had produced within our team, to the class and our lecturer Jake. Jake had arranged a session for the class but unfortunately, only three … Continue reading Usability Testing using Prototype →

Following on from the previous presentation and meeting with the team, I have created a high-fidelity prototype. This prototype will be used to gather some initial feedback to help us make any major changes before implementing it into our final coded app. " high-fidelity prototypes are highly functional and interactive. They are very close to the … Continue reading High-fidelity Prototype →

Target Audience The target audience we have chosen for our app is creative individuals between the ages of 18-24. We were asked a question in our last presentation which could come up in our showcase at the end of the project asking "Don't think you think your target audience is very broad?". Although this was … Continue reading Digital Campaign & Target Audience →

In this blog post, I will be discussing the differences between a social enterprise and a commercial venture. I will also discuss the key differences, in their routes to funding. Social Enterprise “Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized … Continue reading Social enterprise & Commercial Venture →

In this week's lecture, we were given the chance to present the progress we have made with our app. My section of the presentation was to update the class on the design aspects of the app and the progress made here. Design Slides: Creating these paper prototypes allowed the team and myself to quickly make … Continue reading Presentation 11th March →

Before the next meeting with our group, my job was creating an interactive prototype. The idea of this was to carry out some initial testing within our group to check that how the user interacts with the app was how we expected. This also allows us to make any changes to the app before taking … Continue reading Adobe XD Interactive Prototype and SiteMap →

Introduction This meeting was used to keep track of the progress of each team member, present the work members had completed since the previous meeting and decided the key features for the final paper prototype. Marketing As Heather and Becca come from marketing backgrounds, they were put in charge of producing marketing material such as … Continue reading Meeting 2: Presenting Initial design ideas & Paper Prototypes. →

"Prototyping is the conversation you have with your ideas." Tom Wujec Within our group, we set up a Facebook group chat as this was the best way for us to instantly message each member of our team and get a response as quickly as possible. Before our next meeting, both Nick and myself were given … Continue reading Initial design ideas and Paper Prototypes →