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2022 Blog Visual Design + Accessibility

04 – Reflection/ critical analysis
Reflection After finishing the project the main question coming to mind is ‘How might we?’ - check if the solution works for wider audience, improve the flow of tasks and user experience. To address the needs of all people experiencing permanent or temporary...

03 – Design development & application of design language
Design language Best practice GOV UK design system We analysed design languages focused on accessibility that were proposed by IBM, Microsoft and GOV.UK The structure and typography of the last one was our final choice. Applying the language When...

02 – Problem definition – problem statement, target users
Light user research Interview and observation We asked Magda to show us how she uses the website. She performed 2 multi layered tasks: Submitting the details of the speech and registering attendance. She performed each task two times - once on desktop and...

01 – Research inclusive design
‘Disability is part of the human condition’ According to WHO about 15% people (roughly 1 billion) lives with some form of disability. Almost everyone will experience some form of disability at some point in their life. Graphic source Microsoft...
Blog 2018 User Research and Testing

04 – Critical Analysis and Evaluation of Final Prototype
In the last blog, I will justify choices made when selecting specific user experience methods and processes during the development of a solution to a user experience problem. I will analyse and evaluate the final prototype and describe the design process...

03 – Designing Improvements, Usability Tests on Paper Prototype
In the third blog post, we will show how we applied principles of design thinking, problem-solving, and critical thinking to construct a low fidelity prototype of a solution to address a user needs. We will also present iterations of the prototype up to the...

02 – User Research, Usability Tests, Personas and Scenarios
The second blog post will illustrate user research including usability tests on the existing app, competitor analysis and app reviews. Usability testing will be based on two tasks, the additional survey will be used to gather information. Based on the above...

01 – Usability and User Experience of MyFitnessPal App
The first part of the project requires us to critically appraise a digital product of our choice in terms of its usability and the user experience it provides based on contemporary usability heuristics. We will also examine how general design principles have...