NYU Skirball: Website Usability and Membership Redesign

By Madison Magnani | INFO 644 | Usability Theory & Practice Project Snapshot Project: NYU Skirball Website Usability and Membership Redesign Client: NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts Timeline: 6 week research and design sprint Role: UX Researcher and Designer Brief Overview Timeline: 6-week research and design sprint (academic + client-facing) Our team recruited […]

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Rebuilding the Digital Home of a Rural Queer Community

Project Overview Team: Hridya Nadappattel, Nikhil Shetty, Radhika Balaji, Zoë Zapata Tools: Figma, Google Suite, Zoom, Optimal Workshop Timeline: 3 months Client: Mendocino County Safe Space Project (MCSSP) Objective: Strengthen MCSSP’s digital presence by increasing visibility, accessibility, and engagement. MCSSP is a queer/LGBTQIA2S+ safe space project focused on getting resources to the masses. They are

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The Business Upgrade: Redesigning Information Architecture to Unify Navigation and Boost Partner Engagement

“Why aren’t business owners advertising to tourists on NYCTourism.com? It sees hundreds of thousands of hits a month!” This was the question my team and I set out to answer when we began our Information Architecture redesign project for the official NYC Tourism website. The overarching goal of the project was to create a mutually

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Seen but Not Found: Solving the Amon Carter’s Discovery Gap

Introduction This semester-long project focused on Digital Analytics and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) aimed at optimizing the digital ecosystem for the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Within a team of three, including Gloria Yang, James Huang, and myself (Kevin Zhang), we conducted a comprehensive audit – ranging from technical SEO analysis to social media

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Bridging the City: Unifying Visitor and Business Pathways on NYCTourism.com

Project Overview NYCTourism.com is the digital front door to one of the most visited cities in the world. But behind the scale and excitement of New York City tourism, the city’s tourism website struggled with a surprisingly common issue: people couldn’t find what they needed. Visitors weren’t sure where to begin planning a trip, and

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ShopChef, Your Smart Kitchen Companion

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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Visualizing Census Information for Clarity and Accessibility: CUNY 2030 HTC Census Map

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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Improving Navigation & User Experience across Hooked on Phonics

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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Philly Festivals: A Central Hub for Discovering, Experiencing and Sustaining Festivals

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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