#pitchedin

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A video of me navigating through the XD PitchedIn prototype

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CTEC708 - Studio: PitchedIn BLOG INDEX

ENTRY1 | ENTRY2 | ENTRY3 | ENTRY4 | ENTRY5 | ENTRY6 | ENTRY7 | ENTRY8 | ENTRY9 | ENTRY10 | ENTRY11 | ENTRY12 | ENTRY13 | ENTRY14 | ENTRY15 | ENTRY16 | ENTRY17 |

Extras:

Trash to Treasure prototype 1 Trash to Treasure prototype 2 Miro Board PitchedIn XD video

Reflection

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Personal Statement - PitchedIn Reflection:

This will definitely be a project that stands out during my three years at uni for sure. The main reason being the unexpected hiatus in our studies due to a nationwide lockdown caused by a worldwide pandemic. Adapting and communication were key manners we had to withhold as a group for this project during these unprecedented times. Our strength as a group comes from the fact that we were able to overcome numerous hurdles and tackle problems in a realistic method. I also believe our time management and efficiency was impeccable - probably the most efficient I have been in a group throughout my years. Our use of online tools such as Blackboard Collaborate, Miro, Google Drive etc, has allowed us to utilise a wide range of work methodologies and create a system to help us adapt to these many changes that were beyond our control. 

I would say our weakness as a group comes from a lack of specific delegation of roles and tasks amongst the team. Again this was due to how we were all new to Adobe XD. Though there were some times where I was unsure about who plays what part, despite that, however, we were still able to take initiative for the most part and continued to complete the tasks as we went along. Perhaps granting each member having a more solid purpose would keep us more orientated and grounded on this project.

The outcome we have reached at the end of the semester is not the intended final outcome for this project. We have merely completed the conceptualising and potentially early prototype of what the website could look like. For the future of PitchedIn, we hope to develop it further into a functioning website by focusing more on user testing with our intended stakeholders, turning that feedback into more solid web design prototypes and using web makers such as Wix or Squarespace.

There are many things to take away from this experience. For past projects, I have learnt that there may come a natural shift or change in focus when it comes to the lifetime of a project, whether it be because of new ideas that stemmed from research or feedback or something else. Though this is new in the sense that we had no choice but to alter our project because of external changes in our environment. Adapting is the only way to overcome, to look at your progress at a different perspective within the wider context of what’s happening, and take it from there. Coming this far would not have happened without the use of communication as well. Despite the limitations of where we could go and who we could see it was important to find other means of how to contact and discuss with each other regularly. 

The world is very different now than what it was one or two years ago. Whether this is now the new norm or something temporary, I will look back at this project a lot in my life and remember the challenges I overcame, how I overcame it and hope it will help me with the next.

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Short video navigating through the PitchedIn XD prototype

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bonus: Miro board

Screencap of our Miro board at the end of semester

Miro was more handy of a project management tool than I thought. It was a good place to gather for meetings as all our work was more or less displayed and it would have made it easier to work out what has been done and what still needs to be done. I will most likely use it in the future. 

Link to our Miro board can be found here 

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17# Wrapping up the Prototype

15/06

Screencap of completed XD prototype

As we draw closer to the end of semester and closer to the due date. We work diligently to complete the prototype of PitchedIn. We set up the wireframe of the website and Charina did an excellent job on the web design! Everything functions as it should. 

This semester we were not able to do as much user testing as we wanted to unfortunately. Mostly because of social distancing for most of the semester. If we were to continue this project further we would test to gain more insight and develop more prototypes. And maybe publish the site out to the public on web making platforms such as Wix or Squarespace. 

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#16 Creative Workflows ll

15/06

For the second creative workflows assignment, we are asked to reflect more on the realistic version of our flowchart rather than ideal. So for this assignment Charina and I made a Gantt chart. Unlike last time, we are more specific with the tasks we list, and we are able to label each one with a suitable amount of hours.   

Screencap of Gantt chart

Updated ‘Realistic’ Gantt Chart Workflow here

Further commentary of workflow reflection here. 

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15# Web design possibility?

03/06

On Wednesday Charina had constructed some logo designs for PitchedIn, that day we discussed as a group all her different logo prototypes and ended up with a sleek, user-friendly design that we were all satisfied with. From the appearance of the logo alone, I was inspired to go out of my way to attempt to create my own interpretation of what the web could potentially look like. I was also inspired by an existing web example shown to us by Charina - eatsleepwork.com. 

Homepage of eatsleepwork.com

The homepage had a playful aesthetic as it recreated the appearance of a seemingly home office room of some sort. The site reminded me of my year 2 semester 1 project; Work in Progress as it delves into personal work spaces.The design prototype was made on Adobe Illustrator.   

Constructing the design on Adobe Illustrator

The home page (the top page) would take the appearance of a desk, with supportive decorative items such as plants, papers, laptop etc. Your profile would be in the top corner and your ‘pinned projects’ would be literally pinned on the wall on the site. I did not get around to it but my intention was when you scrolled down (the bottom page), you would be able to navigate through the different projects in different faculties.