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A digital platform for partnership monitoring — Design Thinking and UX

A great friend of mine sent me a message one day saying “Hey Fernanda, a guy who I’m working with is looking for someone that knows how to use software 01, software 02. You know these, don’t you? I was thinking of recommending you for the job.” “Yes, I do…

UX Design

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A digital platform for partnership monitoring — Design Thinking and UX
A digital platform for partnership monitoring — Design Thinking and UX

Apr 1

Empathy is an exercise

This is not a personal blog and probably never will be. But sometimes, some experiences touch us and make us think. For me, biographies have this impact. It is not a recipe of what to do or not, but a deep connection with what it means to be a human…

UX

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Empathy is an exercise
Empathy is an exercise

Dec 5, 2021

How to be strategic in UX? Communication is the first step.

The project for the module UX Design Strategy and Futures brought a critical understanding of the process of establishing a holistic perception of a design plan. Understanding the multiple phases of a project in UX is crucial to achieving success on it. …

Ux Strategy

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How to be strategic in UX? Communication is the first step.
How to be strategic in UX? Communication is the first step.

Dec 4, 2021

Is Speculative Design a future like Black Mirror?

My colleagues Jaesin, Kevin and I worked together to create the Speculative Design project “Twins”. Our project was about Digital ID, privacy rights, and the so talked Metaverse. And if, very shortly, one has their Digital ID stolen? Probably it will be a headache, and this is not Sci-fi anymore…

Speculative Design

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Is Speculative Design a future like Black Mirror?
Is Speculative Design a future like Black Mirror?

Jan 24, 2021

5. Teamwork — Who is driving the car?

We are living in a time of uncertainty, fear, but above all, hope. If anyone had asked me about teamwork two years ago, I might have answered something like “People that you work within your office, with similar objectives at the end”. …

Iadt

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Teamwork — Who is driving the car?
Teamwork — Who is driving the car?

Jan 24, 2021

4. User Testing — I’ve never been so aware of what to say

“Speech is silver, silence is golden” — Arabic Proverb One of my most intense experiences around UX was regarding the testing sessions. Like a romantic date, you have to be strategic, but you will not feel 100% prepared, no matter what you do. You have a plan in your…

Iadt

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User Testing — I’ve never been so aware of what to say
User Testing — I’ve never been so aware of what to say

Jan 24, 2021

3. Iterate, iterate and iterate again. Have you iterated today?

It is a steep learning curve from research to a digital and interactive prototype. “We have all the initial data gathered, we have ideas, we have many things… then what?” In many moments this is the question that repeatedly we have “Then what?”. Envisaging to answer this staggering and…

Iadt

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3Iterate, iterate and iterate again. Have you iterated today?
3Iterate, iterate and iterate again. Have you iterated today?

Jan 24, 2021

2. Team Agenda— A real challenge

Our team had encountered a great number of challenges during our journey. We followed the principles of Lean UX. According to Ries (as cited in Gothelf & Seiden, 2016), the Lean Startup relies on experimentation, rapid iterations and evolutionary processes. Only the essential artefacts are created, and it is…

Iadt

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2.Team Agenda— A real challenge
2.Team Agenda— A real challenge

Jan 24, 2021

1. Indeed App — Redesign for good

I am a masters student (MSc in User Experience Design), at IADT (Institute of Art, Design and Technology), in Ireland. Here my team proposes the redesign of Indeed Jobs App (Mobile). This project started on 9 of November of 2020, for Module 2 — User Research and Interaction Design. …

Iadt

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1. Indeed App — Redesign for good
1. Indeed App — Redesign for good

Nov 8, 2020

4. MS Teams — Prototype Evaluation

“To eliminate the risk of investing a lot of time and effort in work that’s based on bad assumptions, we begin by validating our assumptions.” (Gothelf & Seiden, 2016, p. 12) The interviews and usability tests were completely remote, and we used the Moderated Research method. We used paper…

User Research

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MS Teams — Prototype Evaluation
MS Teams — Prototype Evaluation
Fernanda Alves

Fernanda Alves

I’m a UX Designer, I love drawing, and I love pets.

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