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An App for A Town
“Rule of thumb for UX: More options, more problems.”— Scott Belsky, Chief Product Officer Smartphones make our lives easier for many reasons, mostly because it’s a mini-computer in our hands. Still, the mobile apps on these devices are simple and straightforward versions of the web browser due to their limited functionality. Unfortunately, even though it…
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Ideation Time
A few weeks ago, I looked at some App Store reviews for some of my favorite apps and created some Point of View, POV, statements based on the feedback. Now, it is time to take those statements and develop some ideas to fix the problems. Ideation Techniques There are many ideation techniques designers can use,…
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Mash-Up Ideation
When I was younger, I was in an after-school program called Destination Imagination, or DI. This problem-solving club for all grade levels focused on various absurd science, technology, engineering, arts, or math challenges. After coming up with a solution, a team will perform a short skit or presentation to show the judges their solution. The whole…
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Empathy: Understanding the User
Today, I will examine feel/need statements as well as diving into the psychology of UX design and understanding a users’ emotions and motivations.
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Book Covers
A book cover can serve many different functions. Depending on who you ask, a book cover could be a beautiful piece of art; to others, it’s merely a medium to sell the story inside. For an avid reader, the book cover is an opportunity to see the characters, setting, or important motif that influences the…
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Deforestation: A Visual Understanding
The Information Many things in this world keep our ecosystem balanced. Trees and vegetation play a significant roll in removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from our air and replacing it with oxygen (O2). “Deforestation is the permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides forest. This can include clearing the land for agriculture or grazing, or…
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Book Cover Ignite
A book cover can serve many different functions. Depending on who you ask, a book cover could be a beautiful piece of art; to others, it’s simply a medium to sell the story inside. Today, this presentation will focus on looking at a book cover’s ability to tell a story based on design principles, genre,…
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Sounds: A Photo Essay
Background A photo essay is a collection of photos surrounding a theme or story. This week, I created a photo essay based off of sound. Introduction The day is broken up in eight sounds. From the sheets flying off the bed to the first sip of coffee to the faint audio of the tv at…
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Visualization with Books
Information visualization is designed to help us make sense out of data. It can be used to explore relationships between data, to confirm ideas we hold about data or to explain data in easy to digest manner. Information Design Foundation There are many elements that go into a data visualization. Shape, color, orientation, and textures…
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Dear Data Reflection
Dear Data For the past couple of weeks, I have collected small data sets about the books I own (and have not read yet), my Animal Crossing habits, and how long I use my iPad every day. Without the conscious effort of collecting data, I would have never noticed the trends and insights that I…
Jennifer Coffey 