Project Description:
Designing a coffee ordering mobile app
Workshop Goal:
Design, prototype, and share a minimum of three mobile screens in Adobe XD that can be placed in a Behance post. Optional broader goal is to create a simple case study for Behance and/or your portfolio.
Suggested three screens:
Coffee menu/listing results screen Coffee menu item detail screen Want to go more advanced? Add these suggested screens:
Checkout flow with payment Want to go even more advanced? Add these suggested screens (or those of your choosing):
Referral code for friends UX Design depth (You can choose your own adventure):
You will understand the foundational concepts of the UX Design process
You can practice and apply the UX Design process to your designs in between our weekly sessions
Tools needed:
Adobe XD & Creative Cloud
Access to slack group #adobe-ux-workshops
Oct 12 - Project Kickoff
High-level Overview of UX Design process (This is basically your format for a case study outline ;) Competitive/Comparative Analysis Sitemaps (and why I rarely use them anymore…) Benchmarking/data/metrics What we will practice in this session:
Defining the persona/s (target market) and scenario Competitive & Comparative analysis Wireframing (sketching your designs) Ending Q&A and next steps
Between this session and the next (OPTIONAL):
Ask ~3 to 7 people about their coffee buying experience Do they order via an app or in person? What do they like/not like about it? How would they make it better What do they usually order? [Think about ways to make this experience better and/or more delightful for them.] Sketch out your wireframes on paper Perform a competitive analysis
Oct 19 - Wireframing
What we will practice in this session:
Wireframing (Low Fidelity) Wireflow and document setup Fun layout features in XD Ending Q&A and next steps
Oct 26 - Wireframing (High fidelity)
What we will practice in this session:
Wireframing (High Fidelity) Leveraging the assets panel to control the styling of the app Bring in assets from Creative Cloud Libraries (e.g. Logo from Illustrator, icons, etc) Stark plugin for accessibility When and how to user test Creating a share link for user testing Foundational prototyping from screen to the next Ending Q&A and next steps
Between this session and the next (OPTIONAL):
User test your design and capture feedback and suggestions Update your design (if needed)
Nov 2 - Interaction Design + Prototyping Options in XD
What we will practice in this session:
Interaction design - deeper dive into prototyping in XD Ending Q&A and next steps
Nov 9 - Sharing your designs
What we will practice in this session:
(Remember sharing for user testing in our last session?) Embedding prototypes in your portfolio Best practices when presenting your work Ending Q&A and next steps
Nov 23 - Final AMA Session:
Jill will gladly chat about these topics and more! Questions regarding Adobe XD How to get started as a UX Designer What makes a great UXD Portfolio Leveraging your community and LinkedIn Winner announced for a year of Creative Cloud!!!
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