Author Archives: Jerron Smith

About Jerron Smith

Jerron Smith uses the working name “thepixelsmith” to denote a connection to the craftsmen of old. Though instead of metal or paint he works with a medium unique to the 20th century; the pixel. A multimedia guru and skilled designer he likes to describe himself as an animator, designer,editor, & educator; a renaissance man of the 21st century. He is a multi-faceted artist and video creator and has worked in a wide variety of different media. He has experience in both digital video/television production, and post-production as well as extensive knowledge of the Web and Print Design industries.

Examples of Personas and Scenarios

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From previous UX/UI Design class

Samples of Personas and Scenarios.

List of Free UI Kits

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https://www.downgraf.com/free-download/50-free-ui-kits-for-designers/

Suggestions for the Final Presentation

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The goal of the presentation is to present your app to a potential investor.

Maybe an order something like this:

Introduce the App
What is the purpose of the App? What was the clients original goal?
Demonstrate your Research
1. About in Industry
2. About the Competitors
3. General Trends in Culture (if applicable)
Mention what you learned about your users
1. Who they are? (the persona)
2. what they do? (the scenario)
3. How they do it? (the journey map)
Show Visual Development of the Product
1. Mood board
2. Style tile
3. Mockup
Explain how your product improves the user’s experience
Demo Prototype

Remember, at every stage of your presentation you should address how you recognized and solved the problems of your users.

Presentation Schedule

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Presentation Order is alphabetical based on each student’s last name.

Day 1

December 6

Bernard,Antoinette M

Chamorro,Byron O

Chan,Ellen

Cheek,Cynthia M

Chen,Guangyu

Cynamon,Miriam

Escobar,Marco V

Li,Shaolan

Day 2

December 13

Li,Yuan

MacConnoran,Matthew R

Murray,Darius R

Ong,Dionne

Seraphine,Peter

Shieh,Yi-yun (Elizabeth)

Tlapale,Jeffrey

Uddin,Ahasan

Link to WIreframing/UI Kits

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The link takes you to a zip file on dropbox that allows you to download about 200 MBs of wireframing and Mockup kits

https://www.dropbox.com/s/703vwyqvrsgeygn/Wireframing-UI%20Kits.zip?dl=0

Apple & Google Design Guidelines

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Apple Design Site

https://developer.apple.com/design/

Apple Human Interface Guidelines

Get in-depth information and UI resources for designing great apps that integrate seamlessly with Apple platforms.

https://developer.apple.com/ios/human-interface-guidelines/overview/themes/

Google Material Design

Material Design is a unified system that combines theory, resources, and tools for crafting digital experiences.

https://material.io/

Material Design Guidelines

We challenged ourselves to create a visual language for our users that synthesizes the classic principles of good design with the innovation and possibility of technology and science. This is material design. This spec is a living document that will be updated as we continue to develop the tenets and specifics of material design.

https://material.io/guidelines/

The Art of the User Interview

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Everything you need to know about conducting useful user interviews

Creating products based on your own needs is easy – if you’re building something just for yourself, you don’t need to talk to anyone else because you know what you want.

It’s pretty unlikely that you’ll ever design a product for yourself. If you want to make a product that will be used by other people, it’s essential to talk to them to discover their wants, needs and, experiences.

https://blog.marvelapp.com/art-user-interview/?utm_source=weekly-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=marvel-newsletter-2017-11-06&utm_term=