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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.

Visualizing Census Information for Clarity and Accessibility: CUNY 2030 HTC Census Map

INTRODUCTION This case study explores how our team partnered with the Center for Urban Research at CUNY to redesign the Hard-to-Count Census Map ahead of 2030. The platform helps advocacy groups, local governments, and funders identify communities most at risk of being undercounted. Our goal was to simplify the experience while maintaining the depth and […]

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SeedSense: A Smart Guide for Sustainable Food Growth

By: Uraiba Zafar — INFO 671: Sustainable Interaction Design 01 — Overview SeedSense is a mobile app concept that helps beginner growers successfully cultivate food plants using AI recognition, stage-specific guidance, and sustainability micro-lessons. The project responds to a growing desire—especially in urban contexts—to grow herbs and vegetables at home but without accessible, trustworthy guidance on

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Building CACNY’s Identity: A UX Redesign Project

By Natalie Cheng, Rohini Raj Rajan, Youyuan Wang, Qasim Malik Tools Figma, FigJam, Google Workspace, Userlytics Research methods Stakeholder interviews, Survey, Secondary Research, Website Audit, Competitive Analysis, Usability Testing Design methods Stakeholder interviews, Survey, Secondary Research, Website Audit, Competitive Analysis, Usability Testing Project Overview Meet Our Client The College Access Consortium of New York (CACNY)

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Case Study – Tommy, Information Architecture, ShopChef

Group members: Darija Vasileva, Shaelyn Chen, Tommy Tian App name: ShopChef What is ShopChef: ShopChef is an app that combines chefs’ livestreaming sessions of teaching you how to mix certain ingredients and functions of food purchase apps that creates a solution for people who have some favor of cook but don’t know how to cook

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Elevating Clarity and Confidence: Improving Discoverability and Usability in GT’s AI Authoring Tools

Team: Matt, Anvita, Uraiba, Myra Abstract Gutenberg Technologies (GT) is expanding its suite of AI-powered content creation tools, yet early user testing revealed significant usability challenges that limited users’ ability to discover, understand, and trust these features. As part of a four-person UX research team, I investigated how educational content creators interacted with GT’s “Edit

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Design Critique: Shuffles by Pinterest

Shuffles is an app from Pinterest, the inspiration board-making platform, allowing users to “remix” their Pinterest boards into fun, expressive collages and content. As a Pinterest fan for years, I was excited to review the app. Pinterest is a really helpful tool to help collect visual inspiration for projects, whether for weddings, creative advertising campaigns,

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Design Critique: Daak (IOS App)

About Daak is a personal finance tracking app designed to help users log daily expenses, categorize spending, and visualize patterns over time. It also offers features like exporting data to spreadsheets and adding bank account details, though some of these functions feel incomplete. At its core, Daak aims to make budgeting simple, structured, and enjoyable

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