What are conventions and design patterns? They are basically a description of best practices when it comes to user interface design. They are a selection of "good solutions" developed over the years by experienced designers, based on what users have found convenient or likeable. An example that's easy to understand would be the one of … Continue reading Conventions and Patterns in UI design
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User Interviews
To make sure this app would actually solve frustration and be useful, I interviewed a few of my friends to find out what their biggest frustrations are when it comes to house hunting. I managed to interview 3 face-to-face, and 5 answered me by email. The face-to-face was more complete, as once people start talking, … Continue reading User Interviews
Competitor Analysis
As I mentioned in my previous article, I have decided to focus on the house hunting app idea, as I feel it is the one that would solve the most frustrations. I have therefore decided to look at a few competitors to get some inspiration for features. Most of them allow the users to create … Continue reading Competitor Analysis
App Ideas
New project this term: come up with 3 app ideas, choose one, and design it. I have to say, I'm actually pretty excited about this! My 3 ideas were the following: House Hunting App Let's face it, anyone who had to go through it knows it: house hunting is an absolute nightmare, especially in Dublin. … Continue reading App Ideas
A bit about Ryanair’s History
Ryanair was founded in 1984 by the Ryan family. At first, because of regulations, it was only flying in the UK and Ireland, until in 1997, airlines were allowed to fly freely throughout Europe. Back then, flying was expensive, and considered a privilege. While all the European airlines started competing with one another, offering even … Continue reading A bit about Ryanair’s History
Why I Love Christoph Niemann
A while ago, I watched the Netflix series Abstract: the Art of Design, in which I discovered the illustrator Christoph Niemann. It's a really cool episode, I definitely recommend it (watch the whole series while you're at it!). But after that, I kind of forgot about him, as you do. Recently though, while watching TED … Continue reading Why I Love Christoph Niemann
The Importance of Empathy Maps
What is empathy? The definition given by the Oxford Dictionary is the following: "The ability to understand and share the feelings of another". This is a very important concept in human centered design, which is why, before designing anything, we must start by building empathy maps, which allow us to understand our users and their … Continue reading The Importance of Empathy Maps
UX Problems
I'm not one to complain but... (just kidding, I'm French!) One of the things that really annoys me is getting to the end of my shampoo bottle, when no product comes out and you end up throwing it away. So far, nothing to get upset about, right? Except that you don't realise just how much … Continue reading UX Problems
Websites Comparison
As I mentioned in my very first post, our first design class was about comparing two websites, which had to do with books. We also had to compare our classmate's reaction to one of the websites, and be observed in turn. I will tell you more about what worked and what didn't on both sites, … Continue reading Websites Comparison
The Designers of the Future
I have been reading The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman, and since I find it really interesting, I decided to have a look at some of his talks on YouTube. I particularly enjoyed a couple of them: one is a TED Talk called "Three Ways Good Design Makes You Happy", and the other … Continue reading The Designers of the Future
My Journey in Web Design 
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