Having done my competitor analysis and background user research, I have decided to name my product Gig It by Press Up, encapsulating the client brand with a snappy (hopefully catchy) name. In short, Press Up Entertainment is a hospitality group operating cinemas, hotels, pubs, retail… Read More
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Competitor Analysis
Based on the four interviews that I conducted, outlined in my User Needs blog post (https://cryanyx.com/2021/02/21/user-needs/), there were several competitors identified by the users that I interviewed. Some of these named competitors had more similar functions and business needs as my web-app, and some were… Read More
Brainstorming & Story Development
Brainstorming is a process that most people have done in some form or other, most likely on paper to generate ideas. Indeed it is a powerful tool for coming up with not just ideas but solutions for potential risks and frustrations in developing a product.… Read More
User Needs
PressUp Group plays host to dozens of live music acts each week. As such they have become a staple to the local music scene. They want to add some structure to gig planning, while providing a place for musicians to get recognised. They imagine an… Read More
UX Storyboarding – Introduction
UX Storyboarding For many (myself included, before embarking on this course), the word “Storyboard” leads us to think of tools that are used in Film & Animation, panels that look like comics, perhaps to illustrate or visualise a scene in a fictional story. In this… Read More
Week 9: Client Feedback & UX User Testing
In this week’s class, I was able to get some client feedback. Here were several issues raised after presenting my initial prototype: Checkout / Order page had too many headers that were visually contending for attention (cognitive overload). I need to better differentiate the order… Read More
Week 8: Prototyping
Week 7: Survey, User Stories & Ideation
As introduced in the end of my last post, we created a survey investigating a broader group of Users’ experience ordering food online. We sent it out to 63 people and received 58 completed surveys back giving us the following final report which can be… Read More
Week 6: Mapping Empathy
In this week’s session, we developed the following based on our tutor, Martin: • 1 User Persona• Conduct User Interview & User Task: Order food on Apache website• Identify pain points and issues with site from user interview / task• User Stories based on Persona•… Read More
Part 1, Section A: UI/UX: Wireframes & Prototypes
In the third part of my first assignment, I have constructed wireframes for each of the case study brands using drawi.io as it is a free and easy introductory program to wireframing. Other programs that I have been recommended by UX designers, that I would… Read More
Part 1, Section A: UI/UX: Colour, Font Choice & Readability
Colour Thindi adopts a complicated, contrasting colour palette for its website. While its logo uses Red and Yellow, these colours are not referenced in the website. Instead, I find Orange (#fc6e1f) to be the primary colour even though it does not command the most visual… Read More
Part 1, Section A: UI/UX Nielson’s 10 Heuristics
In this exercise we are given a sample client brief: a new brand who is looking for Web Design consultation to launch their new website to coincide with the opening of their new restaurant. The brief outlines three primary goals: Create an online experience to… Read More
UX Research: User Interview & Test: ASOS
“Although functionality is still the top priority, now digital products are also required to be user-friendly and visually appealing.In this context, UX (user experience) testing is a cornerstone of the product’s lifecycle.” Brooke, Sophia (2018) The Essential Toolbox of UX Testing Methodshttps://uxplanet.org/the-essential-toolbox-of-ux-testing-methods-6e8e564768c3 UX design and… Read More
Site Map & Personas – What’s Cooking?
Just Eat App
Being a person who frequently orders takeaway, I find myself using takeaway apps 1-3 times a week. The three most popular food delivery apps in Dublin are Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats, the former two of which I use. In this post I would… Read More
Play Pretend 