Flourish: Community Portfolio Platform

Class Project

Winter 2023

Skills

UX Wireframing

Concept Validation

UI Design

Tools

Figma


Google Suite

Role

I organized and led the team through the project steps, from research to design, in order to deliver our project on time. My most impactful role fell into developing and running user tests in order to develop the foundational design pillars of the product.

Overview

Over the course of 10 weeks, my team and I researched, designed, prototyped a portfolio-sharing platform to encourage young designers to develop their professional skillsets in order to land their first job. Through research we discovered how young designers feel about their portfolios, and saw the disconnect when talking to hiring managers and past design directors. We created the concept platform to help young designers flourish.

Flourish: Community Portfolio Platform

Class Project

Winter 2023

Skills

UX Wireframing

Concept Validation

UI Design

Tools

Figma


Google Suite

Role

I organized and led the team through the project steps, from research to design, in order to deliver our project on time. My most impactful role fell into developing and running user tests in order to develop the foundational design pillars of the product.

Overview

Over the course of 10 weeks, my team and I researched, designed, prototyped a portfolio-sharing platform to encourage young designers to develop their professional skillsets in order to land their first job. Through research we discovered how young designers feel about their portfolios, and saw the disconnect when talking to hiring managers and past design directors. We created the concept platform to help young designers flourish.

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Reflection

When you have to move quick, you must make a decision.

The biggest problem we faced as a group was landing on the "right decision." In all honestly, we likely never got there, but that's where I learned the most — our concept was exploratory, new, unique. The first iteration of a design should never be the same design you end up with. So in total: make your decisions based off the information you have, write them down, and make sure you make it easy to change down the road.