Darija Vasileva, and Team Daeto ─────── Part I: The Time and Convenience Problem ShopChef is a livestream shopping platform that connects users directly with professional chefs, allowing them to buy food and ingredients both from an online marketplace and in real time through interactive cooking videos. Our team developed ShopChef after reflecting on what we share […]
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INTRODUCTION This case study explores how our team partnered with the Center for Urban Research at CUNY to redesign the Hard-to-Count Census Map ahead of 2030. The platform helps advocacy groups, local governments, and funders identify communities most at risk of being undercounted. Our goal was to simplify the experience while maintaining the depth and
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Team Account Manager: Aayushi BaharadwajProject Manager: Gloria YangDesign Lead: Anvita ShahStrategy Lead: Conor Mack Timeline Oct – Dec 2025 Client Hooked on Phonics Focus Information Architecture on Learning Resources Setting the Context Introducing Hooked on Phonics Hooked on Phonics is a learn-to-read program designed to help children ages 3-8 develop foundational literacy skills. The platform
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Introduction The problem we are trying to solve is making the NYC tourism website more applicable to residents who were planting roots in the city. Students and young professionals who have recently moved to New York might not consider the website as a resource for local discovery. We wanted to figure out ways for students
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Client Overview DiasporaDNA is a mobile cultural center dedicated to archiving, celebrating, and activating Philadelphia’s diaspora communities. They see festivals as powerful forms of storytelling — spaces where culture, history, food, music, and community come together in public life. As Philadelphia approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, DiasporaDNA is expanding its work through the Philly
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By: Uraiba Zafar — INFO 671: Sustainable Interaction Design 01 — Overview SeedSense is a mobile app concept that helps beginner growers successfully cultivate food plants using AI recognition, stage-specific guidance, and sustainability micro-lessons. The project responds to a growing desire—especially in urban contexts—to grow herbs and vegetables at home but without accessible, trustworthy guidance on
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By Natalie Cheng, Rohini Raj Rajan, Youyuan Wang, Qasim Malik Tools Figma, FigJam, Google Workspace, Userlytics Research methods Stakeholder interviews, Survey, Secondary Research, Website Audit, Competitive Analysis, Usability Testing Design methods Stakeholder interviews, Survey, Secondary Research, Website Audit, Competitive Analysis, Usability Testing Project Overview Meet Our Client The College Access Consortium of New York (CACNY)
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Project Overview This project details how our team partnered with the National Gallery of Art (NGA) to create a mobile-first digital experience aimed at building a lasting, trusting relationship with Gen Z audiences by leveraging their desire for fun, social connection, and cultural expression. The goal was to establish the NGA as a forward-thinking institution
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Group members: Darija Vasileva, Shaelyn Chen, Tommy Tian App name: ShopChef What is ShopChef: ShopChef is an app that combines chefs’ livestreaming sessions of teaching you how to mix certain ingredients and functions of food purchase apps that creates a solution for people who have some favor of cook but don’t know how to cook
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Abstract Overview: As the largest audio streaming service globally, the emotional experience of the Spotify app proliferates at a massive scale. This means that changes to its design and how it interacts with users’ emotions can have a significant impact, for better or for worse. For these millions of individuals, Spotify is one of the