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NaviLens is an innovative navigation and labeling app specifically designed for people with visual impairments. By scanning the special tags generated by the systems, the users are able to get audio information on positioning and route guidance, empowering them to find their ways quickly and effectively.
Tactile is a hardware product that converts any text into Braille. The braille reader has a refreshable braille display, scanning system, and OCR. With Tactile, a user can scan any printed document, such as mail, menu, or flyers, and immediately get the information back in Braille. Additionally, there is a companion app where documents can …
Tinder is a popular dating app used for meeting new people, casual hookups, or finding your soulmate. Tinder revolutionized the online dating industry and introduced the notorious phrase, “Swipe Right” as a means of showing interest in other’s dating profiles. The popular dating app is available as both a mobile app and desktop application. Note: …
A Brief History For those of us who live with a dog, or dogs, we make sacrifices to ensure our canine companions have the best life. We buy their food, purchase the best beds, and forgive them when they rip apart our favorite throw pillows. Most of all, we sacrifice our dignity and swallow our …
Project Summary Pratt Institute Libraries website supports the education mission of Pratt Institute by providing digital resources and assistance for the Pratt community. For evaluating the usability of the Pratt Institute Libraries website, we gathered as three Pratt Institute Information Faculty students. Our team included Priyanka, who is a Data Visualization and Analysis graduate student, …
About This usability evaluation was conducted by a team of 5 graduate students in a Usability Theory and Practice course at Pratt Institute during the Spring 2022 semester. Our client, the Friends of Crocheron & John Golden Park is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide stewardship over Crocheron & John Golden Park in …
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Objective Our goal was to provide better insight on ways to ensure that audiences have a seamless experience with The Andy Warhol Museum’s website by analyzing Google Analytics and answering the following questions: How is the navigation that was restructured (June 2021) performing? How does the behavior of local vs. non-local audiences compare since the …
Pratt Libraries Usability Report: Project Overview The Pratt Institute is a world leading institution of higher education with a mission of educating “artists and creative professionals to be responsible contributors to society.” Pratt Libraries represents this mission as it is an essential resource for the student and faculty body. This project focused on the Pratt …
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Project Summary Packitgourmet.com is a family-owned, boutique e-commerce company based in Austin, Texas, that sells shelf-stable camp meals, cooking ingredients, and related tools and gear. For this project, our four-person usability team consisted of Anamika, Hayley, and Sagarika, who are all Pratt IXD graduate students, and myself, a Pratt Data Analytics and Visualization graduate student. …
Flux Factory website, a not-for-profit arts organization founded in 1994 that supports emerging artists, aims to redesign the website to improve user navigation and, at the same time, improve the content. To help with this project, we did remote user testing sessions with 10 participants interested in art and who have been to art exhibitions …