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Victoria Kocevski
DESIGNLAB
Dashboard Redesign
Implementing a New Feature: Centralized Calendar
Overview
Design Lab is an online UX/UI Design school providing courses, resources, 1-on-1 mentoring, group critiques, and a Discord channel. It’-s aim is to equip students for UX/UI Design careers through practical education and community engagement.
My role
UX Designer
UI Designer
Duration
6 weeks
Feb - Mar 2024
Tools
Figma, Optimal workshop, Maze
Design Process
Research
PHASE 1
Market research
User survey
Define
PHASE 2
Persona
Brainstorming ideas
User flows
Design
PHASE 3
Mid-fi prototype
Testing
PHASE 4
A/B Testing
Design
PHASE 5
Hi-fi prototype
PHASE 1
Research
My research focuses on understanding the target audience's needs. I started by analyzing market trends to assess future demand, as market research provides a broad view of industry dynamics and potential opportunities. I then surveyed students for systematic data collection, choosing surveys for their broader reach and ability to provide quick, quantitative insights.
Market research insights
$11.6 billion in revenue by 2026
is the expected figure to be reached in the online learning, reflecting its substantial growth and increasing adoption worldwide.
$404 billion market size by 2025
is the projected global figure for EdTech, with significant contributions from online learning platforms and digital content.
This underscores the urgent need to improve online platforms to adapt to learners' changing needs and presents a major opportunity for innovation in this expanding market.
Overview
Design Lab is an online UX/UI Design school providing courses, resources, 1-on-1 mentoring, group critiques, and a Discord channel. It’-s aim is to equip students for UX/UI Design careers through practical education and community engagement.
My role
UX Designer
UI Designer
Duration
6 weeks
Feb - Mar 2024
Tools
Figma, Optimal workshop, Maze
Design Process
Problem statement
In the context of online bootcamps within the EdTech industry, students face the following challenges:
managing progress
scheduling group critiques
staying informed about important school events
These issues contribute to a lack of organization, coordination, and engagement, hindering the overall learning experience and potentially impacting student success.
PHASE 2
Define
Building upon the research findings, I successfully crafted detailed personas. I did this to better understand the target audience's needs, motivations, and behaviors. This user-centered approach ensures that design decisions are tailored to real users, enhancing the overall effectiveness and usability of the online learning platform.
PHASE 2
Define
Building upon the research findings, I successfully crafted detailed personas. I did this to better understand the target audience's needs, motivations, and behaviors. This user-centered approach ensures that design decisions are tailored to real users, enhancing the overall effectiveness and usability of the online learning platform.
Persona
Brainstorming ideas
After defining personas, I moved to brainstorming to generate diverse solutions that address the specific needs identified. This creative process ensures that the ideas focus on enhancing the user experience, usability, and engagement based on real user needs.
Develop an interactive dashboard
that showcases students performance data through progress charts
Create a calendar feature
that enables students to view and manage their meetings and school events
Improve the scheduling of group critique meetings
by adding a feature that displays the facilitator's name before booking sessions
Implement automated reminders on the home page
notifying students of upcoming meetings, incomplete tasks, and impending deadlines
Introduce live chat assistant
that allowing students to seek answers and assistance related to the course
Incorporate shortcuts
that helps students easily access to the main links and topics of the course
User flows
After creating personas and brainstorming ideas, I developed user flows to map each user’s journey, ensuring a seamless and intuitive experience. To enhance organization and scheduling, I’ll add a calendar feature to the dashboard, allowing users to manage group critique and mentor sessions effectively.
Backed by research evidence, I am confident that integrating a centralized calendar system will create a comprehensive user experience that aligns well with the specific needs and goals of our users.
PHASE 3
Visual Design
After defining user flows, I designed and refined the layout, visuals, and functionality, using iterative prototyping and brainstorming to create an engaging, user-centric interface.
Before
Original Design Lab homepage
After
Homepage design with incorporated features needed for users
Centralized calendar system
Calendar on dashboard
Expended version of the calendar
PHASE 3
Visual Design
After defining user flows, I designed and refined the layout, visuals, and functionality, using iterative prototyping and brainstorming to create an engaging, user-centric interface.
Before
Original Design Lab homepage
After
Homepage design with incorporated features needed for users
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Centralized calendar system
Calendar on dashboard
Expended version of the calendar
PHASE 4
Testing
As I was creating user flows, I faced uncertainty regarding the optimal design solution for users. To address this, I implemented A/B testing.
Two versions of a time picker design
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Three versions of a comment input design
PHASE 5
Video Prototype
Subsequently, I proceeded to prototype two user flows and conducted testing to assess their effectiveness.
First prototype: scheduling group crits session via calendar
Second prototype: cancel or reschedule mentor session via calendar
Learnings and next step
From this project, I've gained valuable insights into the significance of thorough testing, recognizing that the more testing conducted, the more refined the design becomes.
To inform my next steps, I conducted a brief user survey, revealing that tracking group crits attendance is crucial for all participants, and a 24/7 live chat support feature would be highly beneficial. As a result, my upcoming focus will be on developing these user flows.
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