Weekly Schedule & Project Description

🔍 Strategy & Opportunity

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• Clear area of opportunity identified
• Well-defined target user and context
• Problem framed in an actionable, realistic scope
• Design challenge backed by research and relevance
• Potential for positive user or business impact is evident </aside>

📊 Research & Insight

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• Clear research goals and questions
• Multiple methods used (e.g., user interviews, competitive analysis, secondary sources)
• Bias and assumptions acknowledged and managed
• Research triangulated to generate actionable insights
• Findings connected directly to design decisions </aside>

💡 Ideation & Prototyping

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• Multiple concepts explored early in the process
• Prototypes developed at different levels (lo-fi to hi-fi)
• Clear connection between insights and design solutions
• Visual + interaction design refined across iterations
• Strong alignment between design and user needs </aside>

👥 User Testing

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• Real users or representatives included in testing
• Feedback documented and applied to iterate/improve
• Clear test goals and tasks
• Adjustments based on usability, clarity, or accessibility
• Demonstrated learning from test rounds </aside>

📐 UX/UI Design Execution

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• Clear hierarchy, spacing, and layout
• Accessibility principles applied (contrast, font size, input clarity)
• Consistent visual system (color, icons, components)
• Microinteractions or flows support usability
• Voice, tone, and labels feel human and intentional </aside>

🧠 Reflection & Process

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• Designer reflects critically on what worked/didn’t
• Barriers and how they were addressed are documented
• Process decisions justified
• Opportunities for growth or next steps identified </aside>