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…
During this workshop, we learnt how to do a simple lock opening animation on Figma. At first, I was a bit taken aback because I expected Figma to be a lot more similar to Adobe XD, but at a first glance, it was quite different, which I found difficult to…
This week marked a shift toward feeling more comfortable and adjusted to the course and university life after being away for four months. The initial week was somewhat challenging as I acclimated, but this week, I started to feel settled and more confident in moving forward. It was also less…
Following the Evaluate and Iterate project and the completion of usability tests, I began formulating design recommendations for the website creators to enhance their site. While I already had some ideas about improvements before the tests, the results further solidified my concerns. A significant issue was the categorization of products…
In this project, we delved into usability testing for the Oliver Bonas website. Although the site is visually appealing, I uncovered certain issues with the dropdown menus and the way products were categorized. For instance, when searching for ‘lavender bath salts,’ it would make sense to find them under ‘bath…