Usability Testing on Boston University — The Goal The intention of this study was to analyze how a user discovers specific areas on a website, while pin pointing areas of confusion, frustration and friction in the overall user experience. Out of a list of college websites, I chose to test BU.edu. Commonly referred to as BU, Boston University…

So, here it is… The wireframe (from previous post) in motion: Check it out here! If there’s a moment you get stuck, just click anywhere on the mobile prototype, and a blue box will guide the way.

For this challenge, we were to take existing app screens and produce what the wireframe would have looked like in Sketch. I enjoyed this perspective of taking the screens a step backward and seeing them take a more simple, structural form. What I like most about wireframing is that there…

Time to explore Sketch and the task at hand was to mimic a supplied design. Short-keys pretty much hold the same equivalence as coffee does for a designer, so thankfully enough it’s good to know most of them carry over from Photoshop. I enjoyed searching for the details on all…

For Mobile Banking Feature — Introduction Whole Bank is in the developmental stages to become a more technological and user-friendly local banking branch in small town Framingham, Massachusetts. The branch found that using their credit and debit card services while traveling caused major inconveniences for their customers and saw an opportunity for advancement on their already…

On How Giant Websites Design For You — When I hear ‘take notes’ and ‘draw’ in the same sentence, I’ll admit I get a little overwhelmed. A) Because drawing on the spot is not my forte, and B) note-taking isn’t either. BUT simplify the combo into doodling and type and I’m all in! With the task of taking…