UXD720 Week 11: Delivering a Case Study

Image credit: Alex Litvin UXD720 in retrospect.As we near the end of this module, it feels as though I have one last opportunity to come up for air and reflect on my journey over the last 3 months before I knuckle back down for the final push. Conveniently, part of this module’s assignment is toContinue reading “UXD720 Week 11: Delivering a Case Study”

UXD720 Week 4: Sketching & Wireframing

Image credit: Kelly Sikkema Establishing an approach to competitive analysis. Despite it being included in last week’s content, I decided to complete my competitor analysis this week so it was fresh in my mind to inform my wireframing. It turned out to be a bit of speed bump in my design journey. The first challengeContinue reading “UXD720 Week 4: Sketching & Wireframing”

CRJ Week 11: Real WORKS

Image credit: Daniel Cheung Going into this week as someone seeking employment, I’m keen to reap as much value from the content as I can. In the last two months, I’ve produced multiple iterations of my CV. One of the more recent additions is a link to my about page. There, I’ve showcased some ofContinue reading “CRJ Week 11: Real WORKS”

GDD710 Week 8: Research

Image credit: Michael Longmire Whilst working on our wireframes of RI2, Astrid and I briefly discussed, if we were to turn the artefact into a business venture, how would we go about collecting user feedback. Initally, I proposed the idea of beta testing with a small demographic. In previous roles, I have suplemented automated testsContinue reading “GDD710 Week 8: Research”

GDD710 Week 6: Reading Week

Image credit: Mariia Zakatiura Tuesday 27th October. Since my post on Saturday, I’ve found that my productivity whilst building my wireframe has taken a nosedive. I’ve been describing my process as having two phases. The first was the ‘ideation’ phase, and the second is the ‘design’ phase. I didn’t move to any digital medium forContinue reading “GDD710 Week 6: Reading Week”

GDD710 Week 2: Creativity

Image credit: @zgc1993 This week’s challenge activity was to transform a piece of media into a new artefact, using one of the techniques discussed in the week’s readings. As much as it pains me to admit, I failed this challenge. The existing media that I chose to modify was Eric Clapton’s 1992 acoustic rendition ofContinue reading “GDD710 Week 2: Creativity”

GDD710 Week 1: Orientation

Image credit: Jametlene Reskp SITREPs & Pledges. For the first post of my critical reflective journal, I thought it would be appropriate to take inventory, of sorts. I’d like to log my knowledge of user experience design and product development, in both an industrial and academic capacity.  My studies in psychology and creative writing, and myContinue reading “GDD710 Week 1: Orientation”