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What’s going on with IXD@Pratt? Posts in this category cover news, announcements, and other important information about the IXD program at Pratt.

Financial Aura: Designing Trust in AI-Powered Investing

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A UX Case Study on Navigation, AI Discoverability, and Financial Decision-Making Project Overview Financial Aura is an AI-powered investment research platform designed to help users analyze portfolios, evaluate stocks, and receive personalized financial insights through conversational AI tools. Before launch, the Financial Aura team wanted to better understand how real users interacted with the platform.

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Making Actions Visible: Redesigning OpenLab’s Mobile Experience

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Introduction A usability testing case study for CUNY City Tech’s OpenLab platform OpenLab is CUNY City Tech’s open-source digital platform where students and faculty of the college can connect and network. User’s are able to share courses, clubs, portfolios, and projects, and more. OpenLab is also built off and is the source of a template

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Worth Exploring Once You Know Where to Look – NY Philharmonic Archival Website Redesign

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Figure 1: NY Philharmonic Concert in Central Park. Source: NY Tourism What is NY Philharmonic & What is This Project About? Founded in 1842, NY Philharmonic is one of the oldest philharmonic orchestra worldwide. Based at the David Geffen hall at Lincoln Center, it appeals music professionals and enthusiasts from all over the world to

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From Spreadsheet to Product: Making Carbon Tracking Usable for Event Planners

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Transforming a technical carbon calculator into a more usable sustainability planning tool through usability research and product redesign As sustainability becomes increasingly relevant in our changing climate, tools that help organizers measure environmental impact are becoming more important. Through the Pratt Center for Digital Experiences (DX Center), our team partnered with Town+Gown: NYC. the NYC

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The Right Fit: Redesigning the Emotional Experience of Online Sizing

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By: Uraiba Zafar, Mariel Go, Youlu Xu Overview Online clothing shopping is built around a sizing system that is both rigid and inconsistent. Standard size charts flatten bodies into measurements, “people like you” features oversimplify fit, and model imagery often reinforces narrow beauty standards. What should be a simple decision — choosing a size —

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Wikipedia Was Already Accessible… Or So We Thought

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Team: Ananya Yadav, Aswathi Thilak, Chandni Singh, Hridya Nadappattel, Qasim Malik Timeline: 1 month Client: Wikimedia Objective: Conducting an Accessibility Audit of the Liquid Glass (iOS 26) Update for Wikipedia’s iOS app Wikipedia’s updated iOS experience introduced Apple’s new Liquid Glass interface language across the app. The redesign aimed to modernise interactions and make navigation feel lighter and more

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Helping NYC Event Producers Measure and Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

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Designing an intuitive Sustainability Calculator for NYC Event Planners. The Partnership Behind the Project Town+Gown: NYC is a city-wide initiative that connects researchers with New York City agencies to tackle civic challenges. For this project, Town+Gown partnered with the New York City Department of Sanitation and the Mayor’s Office of Operations to support more sustainable

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