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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.

Building an educational app to support patient’s pain management journey

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Introduction to the application Project Overview This was a collaborative project with graduate students from Pratt Institute and the Behavioral Health Wellness Group (BHWG). Nishi Chitale, Roey Wang, Sayali Nikumbh, and Xinru Wen worked on the project for 3 months as part of the Projects in IXD class under the guidance of Prof. Hasan Hachem. …

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Re-centering Educator and Researcher Resources in the Amon Carter Museum Website: Case Study

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Client: Amon Carter American History Museum  Role:  Teammates:  Duration: 5 Weeks, November – December 2023 Background The Amon Carter Museum opened in 1961 and has since grown and expanded in size, both physical and collection wise. The Carter Museum is focused on giving back to the Fort Worth community, research and education, and the celebration …

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[Knowunity] Design for growth: scaling power users from 7 to 100 

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Team: community manager (Sarah Taylor), product manager (Taylor Valore), me, 3 designers (Charlotte, Kiyo, Magdalena) Role: user research, strategy design, ux design Time: 5 weeks (2023.11-2023.12)  Tool: Figma, Figjam, dovetail, zoom, pen & paper  *OVERVIEW (about Knowunity) Knowunity is Europe’s fastest-growing EdTech app with 9 million users across Europe (and now also the US).  Our …

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Enhancing KnowUnity’s User Onboarding Experience: A UX/UI Research Case Study

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Overview Slide Deck My Role: User Researcher; User Experience Team Members: Jimin Hong; Gatha Bakta; Rong Cheng; Hugo He Tools: Figma, Google Drive, Duration: Late October to Early December The Client: KnowUnity Who are they? Knowunity is Europe’s fastest growing educational tech app with now 9 million users across Europe and is now being implemented …

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Helping increase the online reach for a state heritage organization

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The Montana Historical Society is the State of Montana’s primary cultural heritage resource for historical archives and permanent state agency records. As MHS continues their efforts to bring more attention toward its many historical resources, our research group conducted an analysis of their website’s performance metrics, as well as an audit of its SEO performance. …

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Clay Design System

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Clay Design System Quick Summary My Role: Design Manager, Product Designer and UX Researcher The Team: Sneh Ganjoo, Marc Molta, Becky Su Outcome: Building a Design System for Formbricks with a UI Kit and detailed documentation Figma UI Kit Clay Documentation The origins of a Design System Formbricks is a product aimed at helping companies …

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Analyzing the Accessibility of Pinterest

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Authors: Cassandra Cyphers, Shivani Kolte, Eleanor Cunningham-Rothwell Pinterest has both an ethical responsibility and business interest in ensuring its platform is accessible to all users, with approximately 1 in 4 U.S. adults experiencing a disability at some point in their lives. The platform itself does meet several accessibility principles set out in the Web Content …

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Design Critique: Google Earth

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About Google Earth Google Earth is to be an immersive experience for users to gauge and understand different local and abroad locations. Developed in 2015, its primary function is for web imagery interaction applications for commercial and personal use. It’s important to consider the effects when engaging with this  tool. Before analyzing Google Earth I …

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