On Monday, October 30th, Dave Watson conducted a workshop for us, where we had the opportunity to acquire new skills in Figma. During this workshop, we learned how to create a toggle button that changes color and shifts its position when clicked, a checkbox that smartly animates upon clicking, and…
This week was productive as I solidified my ideas for Project 3. I’ve chosen the theme of “Food and Drink” with the audience of “gamers.” Though this project seems challenging, I look forward to learning and expanding my knowledge in UX and UI design. I started the week brainstorming ideas…
On October 26th, we had our second coding workshop of the year. During this session, we delved deeper into coding concepts and error identification. We also learned to incorporate simple animations into our websites, which was an enjoyable experience. Initially, things were progressing smoothly as I followed the steps accurately.…
On Wednesday 26th October, we had our second lecture from Phil Carter, the same one we had in first year, to kick off the lecture series. This lecture was eye opening because it allowed me to see how a real designer thinks and works in his company. It was truly…
This week was relatively calmer as I had caught up on my work the previous week, allowing me to revisit and refine my tasks. I encountered some motivation issues due to personal struggles, making it challenging to focus on my work. Nevertheless, I managed to stay on top of my…
This morning we had a 2 hour lecture from a careers advisor to try and kick start our thinking in regards to what career path we would want to go down. She got us to do various exercises individually and as a pair to try and get us thinking about…
To initiate the ideation phase of this project, I began by creating a Miro board with a spider diagram to visually organize my ideas and potential project outcomes. I initially identified various themes and aligned them with different audience groups, consciously avoiding the more obvious ones like ‘eco warriors’ and…
In the session today, we mainly focussed on learning more about online sites and what settings are best to use when designing in Figma. We started off learning about 1x, 2x(Retina), and 3x(Super Retina). We learnt that the rectangle that has the same aspect ratio as the MacBook Pro 13″…
Completing the usability tests provided valuable insights into what users found problematic and less user-friendly about the website. This feedback gave me a clear understanding of the necessary improvements to enhance the website’s usability and navigation. One significant issue identified was the excessive options in the drop-down menu, which led…
This was our first coding workshop that we had done this year, and for me personally the first bit of coding I had ever done. In this workshop, we were just trying to get to grips with the new software ‘Visual Studio Code’ and started to play around with some…