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PORTFOLIO 2017
GATHERING TASK FLOWS,
USER DATA, USER
INTERVIEWS JOURNEYS,
SCENARIOS
HAND CODING
HTML5, CSS3,
JAVASCRIPT
SITE MAPS,
CONTENT
INVENTORIES
SKILLS
I have a multidisciplinary skill set that integrates creative knowledge with
technical and business expertise. I master the best and most current design
HIGH-FIDELITY SCREEN FLOWS, tools in the industry alongside having a strong understanding of and ability to
VISUAL DESIGN NAVIGATION perceive human nature and human behavior. I’m a critical thinker with an open
MODELS mind, a communicator and a facilitator.
USABILITY WIREFRAMES
TESTING SKETCHES
RAPID
FUNCTIONAL PROTOTYPING,
SPECIFICATIONS INTERACTIVE
PROTOTYPES
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ABOUT ME
SKILLS
PORTFOLIO 2017
UX CONSULTANT UX
HSBC
2015-2016 CONSULTANT
UX DESIGNER
BURN
2014
EXPERIENCE
I’ve successfully delivered and managed more than 50+ digital projects
UX DESIGNER ranging from web & mobile apps, crm platforms, cms based corporate
UBER websites, and large ecommerce. All are at the highest standard of execution
2014 and represent some of the leading companies in the industry.
UX
UX DESIGNER DESIGN
MOI GLOBAL
2014
UX DESIGNER
IMG WORLD
2010-2014
DIGITAL DESIGNER
VERYNICE2.COM
2009-2010
DIGITAL
DIGITAL DESIGNER
DESIGN
NEURONSTUDIO
2007-2009
DESIGNER
BRIGHTNESS
2007-2005
DESIGN
DESIGNER
TRILOGY
2003-2005
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ABOUT ME
CAREER
PORTFOLIO 2017
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LEARN
06 PROCESS
DELIVER
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EXPLORE 01 Learn. Gain knowledge of users, context, technologies, gather user data,
research competitive products, conduct interviews and filed studies. 02 Explore.
Build user profiles on gathered data, produce materials that will aid the outlining
of the project, site maps, content inventories, screen flows, navigation models,
task flows, user journeys, scenarios.
05 03
03 Select. Evaluate, test, and select wireframe concepts for prototype
development. 04 Develop. Create design specifications and evolve concept/
wireframes into full design solution. 05 Refine. Evaluate design with stakeholders
to obtain feedback and conduct usability testing. 06 Deliver. Complete design and
REFINE SELECT produce deliverables.
04 DEVELOP
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ABOUT ME
PROCESS
PORTFOLIO 2017
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Corporate content website, online
banking portal and banking mobile
app for HSBC’s digital transition
02 CASE STUDIES
Corporate content website There is quite a vast list of projects that I have worked on since i started my
showcasing the business history as career. This is a selection of my best and most recent UX work that I have done.
a market leader in the sport with 50 The projects are relevant for their industry and devices.
years of experience.
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IMG pitch for BT. Football interactive app
for smartphones tablets and smart TVs
Date: March 2016
Platform: Desktop, mobile and tablet
CHALLENGE
WHAT I DID
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›› Usability testing
HSBC.COM
PROJECT OVERVIEW
PORTFOLIO 2017
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SETTING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
SITE URL: hsbc.com, hsbc.co.uk, hsbc.com.hk, hsbc.com.au, hsbc.ru, hsbc.de,
hsbc.ca, hsbc.com.ar, hsbc.co.nz, hsbc.com.qa, hsbc.fr
SITE OWNER: HSBC
HSBC.com’s are corporate websites for europe’s largest bank and the world’s
seventh by total assets. HSBC digital portfolio is split between the public website
that provides their clients with relevant information and the online banking
platform, that offers banking solutions.
The goal of the websites and apps is to provide an integrated solution for the
HSBC’s digital transition applying latest trends, techonologies and the optimal
user experience.
WHO ARE THE USERS OF THE SITE:
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HSBC.COM The stakeholder has the best idea of what the project is all about, that’s who I
PROJECT OVERVIEW normally start asking the questions, It’s better to put everything down on paper based
PORTFOLIO 2017 on objective and goals, that will be the guiding line for the project’s development
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CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS
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HSBC.COM Conducting interviews is essential in gathering information, throughout the years I’ve
PROJECT OVERVIEW learned that the better you get at this the more useful the information will be. Knowing
PORTFOLIO 2017 how to structure your questions, how to listen and how to be grateful is the key
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ESTABLISHING KEY AUDIENCES
NON CUSTMOER | LOW VALUE CUSTOMER | MEDIUM VALUE CUSTOMER | HIGH VALUE CUSTOMER | EX CUSTOMER
+ + x
CUSTOMER YOUNGER LIMITED BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS INACTIVE CLOSED
OF OTHER CONSUMERS INCOME OVER SEVERAL WITH ONE OVER SEVERAL
BANKS BANKS BANK BANKS
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HSBC.COM It’s vital in project’s development to have a well-defined audience, that will ensure that all
PROJECT OVERVIEW of the design, functionality and content decisions are targeting the right people, there are
PORTFOLIO 2017 many business examples that have failed because of not understanding their audience
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01BUILDING PERSONAS
NON CUSTOMER - YOUNGER CONSUMER
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HSBC.COM After figuring out who the projects audience is I normally build the personas, This is
PROJECT OVERVIEW similar to shaping a piece of clay. By doing this I’m creating a clear image of who the
PORTFOLIO 2017 user in our audience is.
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02BUILDING PERSONAS
NON CUSTOMER - YOUNGER CONSUMER
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HSBC.COM After figuring out who the projects audience is I normally build the personas, This is
PROJECT OVERVIEW similar to shaping a piece of clay. By doing this I’m creating a clear image of who the
PORTFOLIO 2017 user in our audience is.
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CREATING SCENARIOS
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HSBC.COM The easiest way to understand behavior is through scenarios, identifying a users goals and
PROJECT OVERVIEW needs and his following action steps will lead you to truly understanding why and how a
PORTFOLIO 2017 user is using your product. That represent the building-block for the project development
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CREATING USER JOURNEYS AND STORIES
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HSBC.COM A person’s experience during one session of using a website or application, consisting of the
PROJECT OVERVIEW series of actions performed to achieve a particular goal is called a user journey. We use this
PORTFOLIO 2017 technique to identify and catalogue all interations that the user might have with the platform.
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CREATING SITEMAPS
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HSBC.COM A site map describes the different content pieces on the site and the relationship
PROJECT OVERVIEW between them. It is an important step of the user centred process as it ensure content is
PORTFOLIO 2017 in places users would expect to find it.
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CONTENT AUDIT & INVENTORY
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HSBC.COM A content inventory is the process and the result of cataloging the entire contents of a
PROJECT OVERVIEW website. An allied practice, a content audit is the process of evaluating that content.
PORTFOLIO 2017 A content inventory and a content audit are closely related concepts, and they are often
conducted in tandem.
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CREATING EXPERIENCE MAPS
HSBC Digital messaging: Cross-platform alignment
THINKING ABOUT THE SUBJECT EXPLORES THE SUBJECT GETTING ASSURANCE COMMITING FOLLOW-UP ACTIVATION THINKING ABOUT THE SUBJECT EXPLORES THE SUBJECT G
1B
ALERT
HSBC phones up
user who does not
PHONE CALL respond PHONE CALL
Relieved Pleased
“
2A 2F 2G How do I find the info
“ W
PASS 2
ALERT 3A 3B NOTIFICATION 1C 1D
PASS 3
RESEARCH RESEARCH
TOUCH POINTS
TOUCH POINTS
“ I just want to “ Do I really need a CC
anymore? What was that
SAAS
Cautious Worried Worried Worried
SAAS
move money
Annoyed
” again?
”
Forgetful Impatient
1A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2A 2B 2C 2D
PASS 1
PASS 2
Bank suspects User has to answer a User recieves
User is prompted User is forced to click User wants to "Please complete
fraudulent series of questions to confirmation Sees notification on Clicks on the
with a pop-up alert "Review suspect move some your application"
transactions on confirm whether a message that their dashboard notification CTA
GSP upon logging on to transactions" CTA GSP money message in top slot
user's account fraud has occured. card and account
GSP
It has! have been cancelled
MOBILE MOBILE
APP Thankful
APP
2H
“ Is this for me? How
do I remember the name
of the product and
NOTIFICATION 1A 1B
PASS 1
Sees marketing
Business launches
campaign at the
new credit card
OTHER OTHER airport
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HSBC.COM Experience Map is an important design tool to understand a product/service interactions from
PROJECT OVERVIEW users’ point of view. One experience map is basically a visual representation that illustrate
PORTFOLIO 2017 users’ flow, their needs, wants, expectations and the overall experience for a particular goal.
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COMPETITIVE PRODUCT RESEARCH
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HSBC.COM Competitive analysis is used to evaluate how a given product’s competition stacks up
PROJECT OVERVIEW against usability standards and overall user experience, it also helps understand how
PORTFOLIO 2017 the major competition in your space is handling usability
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CONDUCTING RESEARCH
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HSBC.COM UX research serves many purposes throughout the design process. It helps us identify
PROJECT OVERVIEW and prove or disprove our assumptions, find commonalities across our target audience
PORTFOLIO 2017 members, and recognize their needs, goals, and mental models
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LOW-FIDELITY PROTOTYPES
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HSBC.COM A prototype that is sketchy and incomplete, that has some characteristics of the target
PROJECT OVERVIEW product but is otherwise simple, usually in order to quickly produce the prototype and
PORTFOLIO 2017 test broad concepts.
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CREATING WIREFRAMES
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HSBC.COM A wireframe specifically focuses on space allocation and prioritization of content,
PROJECT OVERVIEW functionalities available, and intended behaviors, it allows you to determine the information
PORTFOLIO 2017 hierarchy of the design while making it easier to plan out the content and user experience.
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HIGH-FIDELITY DETAILED DESIGN
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HSBC.COM Visual design maximizes the aesthetic, information-conveying capabilities of graphics
PROJECT OVERVIEW and text. It’s actually a subdiscipline within the UX process, contributing to UI Design,
PORTFOLIO 2017 information design, and graphic design.
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CONDUCTING USABILITY TESTS
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HSBC.COM In order to make good decision about both design and implementation you need
PROJECT OVERVIEW data about how people use designs, and the only way of gathering this data is
PORTFOLIO 2017 through usability testing.
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PROJECT OUTCOME
Old online platform: March 2015 New online platform: December 2016
ACHIEVEMENTS
›› Improved overeall accessibility and usability ›› Responsive design success revealed in low mobile traffic bounce rate
›› Healthy & steady traffic growth since launch ›› Refferals, and social sharing validates content quality, trust and credibility.
›› Low overall bounce rate & healthy avarage time on site indicates ›› 12.8% conversion rate on newsletter subscribtions
good visitor retention ›› In page analytics and click tracking indicates successful navigation
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HSBC.COM Metrics are the signals that show whether your UX strategy is working. Using metrics is
PROJECT OVERVIEW key to tracking changes over time, benchmarking against iterations of your own site or
PORTFOLIO 2017 application or those of competitors, and setting targets.
Date: March 2014
Platform: Desktop and mobile
CHALLENGE
WHAT I DID
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IMGGOLF.COM
PROJECT OVERVIEW
PORTFOLIO 2017
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SETTING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The Goal of the website is to provide current, credible, trustworthy, reliable content,
provide resources for users and generate business leads.
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IMGGOLF.COM Objectives are an important focusing lens for use throughout the project.
CASE STUDY They spring from the client company’s overall business strategy, so the project
PORTFOLIO 2017 objectives are in line with the strategic initiatives within the company
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CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS
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IMGGOLF.COM Interviews provide me with a qualitative method of gathering evidence, data and
CASE STUDY information about the project that I’m working on. At the heart of the qualitative
PORTFOLIO 2017 research is the desire to expose the human part of a story.
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ESTABLISHING KEY AUDIENCES
5%
3%
47%
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IMGGOLF.COM Interviewing the stakeholders has helped me identify the right audience for the product and
CASE STUDY characteristics of study participants. As with every product or service, the best offering comes
PORTFOLIO 2017 from carefully identifying the target audience, their needs and their wants.
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01BUILDING PERSONAS
BROADCASER | INCLUDES CHANNEL MANAGER, EXECUTIVE BROADCASTING DIRECTOR
›› Forums for broadcasting trends -media magazines, ›› Find new suitable content
media groups on social networks such as Linkedin ›› Discover new trends in the industry
›› Access fresh & new content markets
MAIN GOALS/WHAT DO THEY WANT?
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IMGGOLF.COM I synthesized my personas from observations, research and stakeholder interviews.
CASE STUDY To create a thorough persona I normally include social and demographic characteristics,
PORTFOLIO 2017 needs, desires, goals, habits, expertise, cultural background and motivations.
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02BUILDING PERSONAS
BROADCASTER | INCLUDES CHANNEL MANAGER, EXECUTIVE BROADCASTING DIRECTOR
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IMGGOLF.COM I synthesized my personas from observations, research and stakeholder interviews.
CASE STUDY To create a thorough persona I normally include social and demographic characteristics,
PORTFOLIO 2017 needs, desires, goals, habits, expertise, cultural background and motivations.
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CREATING SCENARIOS
BROADCASTER IS DOING RESEARCH AND WANTS TO FIND AN EVENT THAT MIGHT SUIT HIS CHANNELS PROFILE
TASK SUBTASK
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IMGGOLF.COM I use scenarios to describe the stories and context behind why a specific user or
CASE STUDY user group comes to the site. They note the goals and questions to be achieved and
PORTFOLIO 2017 sometimes define the possibilities of how the user(s) can achieve them on the site.
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USER JOURNEYS FOR DATA COLLECTION
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IMGGOLF.COM User journeys are useful in demonstrating the way users could interact with the
CASE STUDY website, in this particular case I illustrated, hierarchically, the series of steps necessary
PORTFOLIO 2017 for the user to take in order to collect different types of data.
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CREATING SITEMAP
Header Navigation
ABOUT US OUR SERVICES OUR CLIENTS & PROPERTIES THE GOLF CLUB MULTIMEDIA NEWS CAREERS CONTACT US
Footer
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IMGGOLF.COM Once I’ve completed the personas and user journeys, I’ll create the sitemap. It visualises
CASE STUDY what I’ve have learnt about how users navigate the site, what sort of content they will
PORTFOLIO 2017 need to support them in their goals and what sort of language they use to identify things
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COMPETITIVE PRODUCT RESEARCH
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IMGGOLF.COM In order to be competitive, you need to know what’s out there and what has worked
CASE STUDY and has not worked. To connect the dots, you first need to collect the dots. Doing solid
PORTFOLIO 2017 investigative market research is essential for building a succesful product.
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LOW-FIDELITY PROTOTYPES
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IMGGOLF.COM I use low-fidelity prototypes in order to have an early validation of the product saving
CASE STUDY time and making sure I’m not producing wasteful design work. I can easily and
PORTFOLIO 2017 efficiently make changes while including users feedback based on their reactions.
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CREATING WIREFRAMES
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IMGGOLF.COM I build high fidelity wireframes and fully annotated diagrams, having a basis to begin
CASE STUDY creating screens; I also use them for user testing and as a reference point for functional
PORTFOLIO 2017 specifications and communicating the functionality I am going to build with stakeholders.
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HIGH-FIDELITY DETAILED DESIGN & GUIDELINES
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IMGGOLF.COM Having a background in design I love getting my hands dirty and producing the final high-
CASE STUDY quality visual designs as well as the guidelines and specification. I’m allways up-to-date
PORTFOLIO 2017 with the latest industry trends and I also have a passion for design innovation.
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CONDUCTING USABILITY TESTS
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IMGGOLF.COM I make use of user testing to explore potential solutions during the design process or test
CASE STUDY the waters during the product design cycle. Watching users try to accomplish tasks on
PORTFOLIO 2017 early prototypes is the most effective and efficient way to uncover usability problems.
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PROJECT OUTCOME
ACHIEVEMENTS
›› Healthy & steady traffic growth since launch (over 1700 in the first 2 months)
›› Low overall bounce rate & healthy avarage time on site indicates good visitor
retention
›› Responsive design success revealed in low mobile traffic bounce rate
›› Refferals, and social sharing validates content quality, trust and credibility.
›› 17.6% conversion rate on business leads based on newsletter subscriptions.
›› In page analytics and click tracking indicates successful navigation
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IMGGOLF.COM Without credible UX success measurements, we all risk not being able to quantify our
CASE STUDY success. Without credible UX success measurements, we are unable to align our efforts to
PORTFOLIO 2017 an organization’s business objectives and desired outcomes.
Date: March 2014
Platform: Desktop, mobile and smart TVs
CHALLENGE
WHAT I DID
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BT FOOTBAL APP
PROJECT OVERVIEW
PORTFOLIO 2017
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SETTING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The app is all about premium live football content, about capturing and improving
the interaction generated by the sport and the football fans.
WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF THE APP
The Goal of the app is to provide a tool for all football fans, that allows them to get
closer and interact better with their favourite content on all digital platforms
available at the time
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BT FOOTBAL APP A UX strategy includes the why, what, how, who, and when of the project, the details that will
CASE STUDY provide its structure and demonstrate its progress and evolution. First, I identify business
PORTFOLIO 2017 goals; then I identify usability goals that allows me to develop the UX vision and strategy
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ESTABLISHING KEY AUDIENCES
BASED ON SCOTT BYRNE-FRASER SPORT FAN RESEARCH AT BBC
GENERAL SPORT FAN SPORTS OBSESSIVE BANTER INTELLIGENT COMMENT MAIN EVENTER
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BT FOOTBAL APP There are many different methods we can use to think about our audience segments,
CASE STUDY focusing on differences can help us prioritize and design the features that best meet the
PORTFOLIO 2017 needs of each.
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BUILDING PERSONAS
FOOTBAL FAN
›› Avarage age: 43
›› To be able to “catch” the moment
›› Gender: 85% male, 15% Female
›› Industry renowned commentaries and feedback
›› Marital: 71% married 23% single 5% Divorced
›› To be the first to know about the latest results
›› Social Class: Upper Middle 42% Lower Middle 32% ››
Skilled working 16% Working Class 9% PAIN POINTS
›› Ethinicity: 94% White
›› Finds it hard to find quality content
HOW DO THEY FIND INFORMATION? ›› The content found is not always up to date
›› Finds it hard to get share it with friends
›› On desktop/laptops - smartphones ›› Hard to distinguish the level of quality of the content
›› Sport websites: BBC Sport, Sky Sport. Eurosport, ITV presented
Sport, Forums for broadcasting trends
›› Social networks such as Facebook MOTIVATION
›› Magazines & Newspapers - Guardian, Independent,
Telegraph, Times ›› Find new high quality content
›› Discover new secrets & insights into the sport
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BT FOOTBAL APP I use a persona to represents a cluster of users who exhibit similar behavioral patterns
CASE STUDY in their purchasing decisions, use of technology or products, customer service
PORTFOLIO 2017 preferences, lifestyle choices, and the like.
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CREATING SCENARIOS
Football fan Football fan Football fan reads the Football fan Football fan wants
opens BT football looks for the game summary and wants to see what to tell his friends
app latest football then votes for a foot- his friends have that he really liked
videos ball poll said about the event the Arsenal goal
and the match
Football fan clicks Football fan navi- Football fan clicks Football fan types
on “my video” gates through the on “My feed” tab. his message in the
short game comment text area
summary. and clicks send
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BT FOOTBAL APP I use scenarios as a description of a persona using a product to achieve a goal, they
CASE STUDY describe an instance of use, in context. Scenarios are usually narratives that tell a story
PORTFOLIO 2017 describing one or more tasks in a specific environmental situation.
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COMPETITIVE PRODUCT RESEARCH
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BT FOOTBAL APP I conduct user experience competitive analysis to assess the strengths and weaknesses
CASE STUDY of the product. Effective product design involves an understanding of context, including
PORTFOLIO 2017 the services or features, techniques and standards of others in the market space
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CREATING WIREFRAMES
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BT FOOTBAL APP Wireframing is all about corralling ideas into a cohesive flow of pages with a clear,
CASE STUDY well-executed focus it creates clarity of purpose, a streamlined set of features, and a
PORTFOLIO 2017 focused, compelling way to communicate with users.
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HIGH-FIDELITY DETAILED DESIGN
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BT FOOTBAL APP As a UI designer I’m typically responsible for creating a cohesive style guide and ensuring
CASE STUDY that a consistent design language is applied across the product. Also maintaining consistency
PORTFOLIO 2017 in visual elements and producing high-quality visual designs from concept to execution
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