Elaine DeRubbo
Research, Design, and Build out of a concept for international collaborative mobile app
Lessons Learned:
For research content that was as personal and event-driven, I learned just how important it was to remain agnostic of opinions during interviews in order to get raw and honest responses. I learned also that for products and services that are designed to be used internationally, it is important to have interviewees that reflect the intended usage. I acknowledged that there were certain design biases that I was not intentionally aware of due to my lack of being able to interview subjects from outside the US.
Overview:
Coronadiaries.io is an open-source audio project that aims to document the COVID-19 pandemic through personal stories. Currently, the project is only available through the website coronadiaries.io, however, I wanted to create a low fidelity clickable prototype for a mobile application concept, called Global Corona Tales, that people could use to share and store verbal experiences that they have had during the current pandemic. The intent behind the design was to be able to be applied to other large-scale events after the COVID-19 pandemic has ended, so my design also had to be event agnostic.
Outcomes:
I researched, designed and built an interactive low-fidelity clickable prototype in Balsamiq that enabled users of Global Corona Tales to both record stories and to search for and listen to stories from around the world. The design was the result of multiple iterations of testing and feedback that was incorporated into the final prototype.
Role:
UX Researcher and Designer
Key UX Processes Used:
User Interviews, Insight Synthesis, User Flows, Wire Flows, Wireframes, Sketching, Paper Prototyping, Digital Prototyping
Tools:
Balsamiq, POP by Marvel!