UX/UI Portfolio

EPA.gov: discovery of user painpoints and proposed solutions

THE PROBLEM:

Users were having difficulty finding specific information via the current menu navigation structure.

THE SOLUTION:

Improve the main navigation by adding a new category and drop down menu, so that a user can find an article or page without navigating multiple pages. Extra: Update the overall look of the site.

MY ROLE:

UI/UX Researcher/Designer

TOOLS:

Figma, Adobe Xd, Miro, Zoom, optimalworkshop.com, index cards

The Beer Nut: making the site newbie-brewer friendly

THE PROBLEM:

Beginning home brewers new to the site have difficulty finding information on getting started with home brewing.

THE SOLUTION:

Funnel new brewers to a How-to page with a prominent graphic on the homepage and improvements to the existing header navigation. And address overall design concerns expressed by users in UX testing.

MY ROLE:

UI/UX Researcher/Designer

TOOLS:

Miro, Google forms, XD, InVision, Photoshop

Chess.com mobile app: helping beginners learn to play chess

THE PROBLEM:

People new to chess have some difficulty learning to play with the app.

THE SOLUTION:

Improve the UI to make it easier for a new player to find the resources they need to start learning chess.

MY ROLE:

UX designer (Individual Project).

TOOLS:

Miro, Figma, iOS Voice Memo, Pages.