Projects

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.

Enhancing growth and engagement for New York Microscopical Society

Project Overview The New York Microscopical Society (NYMS) was founded in1877 by leaders of the American Museum of Natural History. Their mission is to promote theoretical and practical phases of microscopy for all of those interested, including people who have worked with microscopes for decades and those new to the field. The client was looking […]

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

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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From Insights to Impact: User Experience Analysis for ICI’s Website Optimization

Introduction Independent Curators International (ICI) is a non-profit arts organization that supports curators. ICI connects curators worldwide, providing many resources, including fellowships, intensives, and seminars. Our approach involved moderated remote testing—a dynamic method allowing us to capture authentic user interactions across diverse demographics. Client: Independent Curators International (ICI) Team Members: What were the project scope

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

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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Growing Highly-engaging User Pool through User Research & Revising UI/UX design for Knowunity (iOS App)

CLIENT Knowunity DISCIPLINE User Research, UI/UX Design TIMELINE 4 weeks MY ROLE Client ContactUser ResearcherUser Experience Designer MEMBERS Magdalena FragaTiantian ShaoQing Yang TOOLS Figma, Figjam, Dovetail, Google Forms, Google Sheet, Calendly OVERVIEW Knounity: EdTech App that Facilitates Academic Content & Perspectives Sharing Knowunity, Europe’s fastest-growing EdTech app, boasts 9 million users across Europe and the

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

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

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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An image depicting cowboys in historic Montana

Helping increase the online reach for a state heritage organization

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

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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