This blog is a reflective piece on an academic group project at IADT Dún Laoghaire. Introduction Design allows us to formulate solutions that are beyond the constraints of technology, societal status quo and even beyond the constraints of the present. In speculative design, we are allowed to design for possible futures…

This blog is the first of five posts of an academic group project. The goal of the project is to iteratively redesign and evaluate the user experience (UX) problems of an identified app. In this blog, we will be looking at how our team conducted research to understand an app’s…

This blog is the second of five posts of an academic group project. The goal of the project is to iteratively redesign and evaluate the user experience (UX) problems of the RTÉ Player mobile app. In this blog, we will be looking at how we planned our project, milestones in…

This blog is the third of five posts of an academic group project. The goal of the project is to iteratively redesign and evaluate the user experience (UX) problems of the RTÉ Player mobile app. In this blog, we will be looking at the design principles we applied, how we…

This blog is the fourth of five posts of an academic group project. The goal of the project is to iteratively redesign and evaluate the user experience (UX) problems of the RTÉ Player mobile app. In this blog, we will be looking formulated our test plan. If you haven’t read…

This blog is the final posts of a series of blogs for an academic group project. The goal of the project is to iteratively redesign and evaluate the user experience (UX) problems of the RTÉ Player mobile app. In this blog, I will be discussing how I lead my team…

This blog is the fourth of four posts of an academic group project. The goal of the project is to iteratively redesign and evaluate a paper prototype for a specific task in Microsoft Teams. In this blog, we will be looking at how our group conducted Usability Tests using Paper…

This blog is the third of four posts of an academic group project. The goal of the project is to iteratively redesign and evaluate a paper prototype for a specific task in Microsoft Teams. In this blog, we will be looking at the indispensable value of User Research. If you…

This blog is the second of four posts of an academic group project. The goal of the project is to iteratively redesign and evaluate a paper prototype for a specific task in Microsoft Teams. In this blog, we will be looking at how our team established a shared understanding of…