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.

Recreating Edgemere Farm’s magic in the digital landscape : A Website Redesign

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Duration : September – December 2023 (4 months)Team Members : Shivani Kolte, Anne Kuo, Jiayi Jiang, Kiyo Yang Overview A volunteer-run, zero-profit urban farm in Rockaway, NY with a mission to provide produce, open space, and education to the historically low-income community. Project Goals After our Kickoff meeting with the client who is the head […]

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Homepage of the redesigned website and logo of Witness to Mass Incarceration

Towards greater impact and more support for Formerly Incarcerated People: WITNESS to Mass Incarceration Website Redesign

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Duration: Sep – Dec 2023Team members: Cici Lin, Jennie Lin, Keyi Zhang, Nehal Sharma Project Overview WITNESS for Mass Incarceration (WITNESS) is an organisation aimed to support Formerly Incarcerated People (FIP). It is dedicated to transforming the lives of FIP by advocating for long-term solutions, fostering economic empowerment, and building generational wealth. Following extensive research,

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Enhancing growth and engagement for New York Microscopical Society

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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

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

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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

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

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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 

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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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