TIMELINE
April 2022-August2022
SKILLS
User Analysis
Informational Architecture
Wireframing
Prototyping
Branding, Usability Testing
TOOLS
Figma
Figjam
Empower is an app created for parents and teachers to facilitate the connection between resources resulting in improvement in problematic behaviors in children.
The COVID-19 Pandemic negatively impacted children and teens psychological well-being, and has been linked to problematic behavior, and has negative implications. These include harm to self, harm to others, poor communication, and disturbance during class, during lock down and beyond.
During this project, I was the sole UX Designer and carried out both the research and design responsibilities from start to finish, with the advice from a mentor, whom I met on a weekly basis.
Overview
RESEARCH
“Problematic Behaviors are a form of communication”
It was clear that users knew that students were trying to communicate a need, but were overwhelmed by where to start or even pinpoint what the need was.
“Problematic behaviors effect me”
It was revealed to me that users needed a centralized resource that provided support to for when the users, parents and teachers faced issues regarding difficult behaviors arose.
Persona 1: Educator
Persona 2: Parent
WIREFRAMES AND MOCKUPS
These are the screens that would best suit the needs when looking for useful articles.
home screen > article > save article > profile > retrieve folder > open folder
DEVELOPING THE STYLE GUIDE
PROTOTYPE
Takeaways
This was my first time seeing a design project end-to end, while wearing multiple hats as the UX Researcher and Designer. I found great satisfaction and pride with presenting my research, designs, style guide, and prototype to my mentor. Moving through the steps has shown me the impact that a UX Designer has on the development process.