What are IXD@Pratt students up to? Posts in this category showcase the great work our students do and highlight the many different tools, methods, and techniques students learn at Pratt.
We wanted to test the Pratt Institute Catalog website with some actual users Multiple iterations with the client and pilot testing helped fine-tune the process We developed our tasks such that multiple usecases were covered by the test in order to test out the broadest possible variations of the use of the website. The four […]
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Introduction The Canadian Museum of Nature is Canada’s national history of museum located in Ottawa, Ontario. Its mission is to enkindle the unforgettable connections and experiences with nature though engaging exhibitions, collections management, research programs, and engagement in a 21st-century global context. The museum also offers a fully bilingual dynamic in French and English of
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— PROJECT SUMMARY About the organization: Pratt Institute is a higher education university in New York City with a mission to transform academic excellence in architecture, art, design, information studies, and liberal arts and sciences through its defining heritage and visionary future. Team: Olaide, Xin and Pallavi My Role: UI/UX Designer, Interaction Designer, Project Manager
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Introduction MFTA raises funds to support educational programs, outreach opportunities and infrastructure improvements for Materials for the Arts. This public-private partnership brings both organizations together for the betterment of NYC. The main audience that MFTA hopes to reach are educators, students, and enthusiasts in the arts and environment fields. We were four moderators – Yolanda
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The goal for this project was to run an evaluation of the Barnard Digital Collections portal and analyze its potential usability issues. The Barnard Digital Collections portal was created in 2014 to serve as the online home for Barnard’s archival materials and special collections spanning the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Our team was composed
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Introduction Hoptale is an app that connects travelers to discover new destinations and share their experiences by documenting the details of their trip through itinerary and journals filled with photos and words. It is Hoptale’s mission to foster a dynamic yet connect a community of global travelers, one hop at a time! We were a
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For our group project in Information Architecture and Interaction Design, Chris Orellana, Yilan Ye, and I chose to focus on a hypothetical redesign of NYC311, a government website which provides NYC residents with city services and information (actual site: https://portal.311.nyc.gov/). During the semester, we went through a thorough design process, from user research to wireframes
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A team of four researchers from Pratt Institute carried out approximately 7 week long project of user testing for SVA library website in order to enhance th e usability and overall user experience of the website. The project was under the charge of Prof. Elena Villaespesa and for the course Usability Theory & Practice.
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When I first started to explore New York City since moving there for graduate school in Information Experience Design, I was struck by how much this city had influenced my life even when I was halfway across the world. So many of the books I read, movies I loved and scholars and artists I followed
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