.: 5 November 2015, Umea Institute of Design :.

In general the design process was human-centred and iterative with a crucial role in creating exploratory prototypes.

The design process started with ethnographic research with participants with diverse backgrounds to understand the role of “communication” in their lives.

The research findings were synthesized into a framework in which the “gap” within and between conversations had a central position.

The research framework acted as a foundation for exploration in the form of ideation and prototyping.

The findings from the ethnographic research were physicalized to build a better understanding of the topic of communication.

We came up with a bunch of ideas which we challenged using prototypes.

Many moments of quick user testing, using prototypes, informed our decisions.

We constantly switched in fidelity and the mediums we used, ranging from low fidelity paper prototypes to high fidelity visual mockups.

Role in Team

The project was very collaborative and with the three of us we worked towards one goal. During the implementation phase I tried to envision a new product category rather than trying to force it inside videos, calls, or chats cues. I tried to be very accurate and consistent on how this new category was being expressed in the app. In the end this was translated in many forms: animations, visual design, interaction flows and the use of language.

I tried to envision a new product category rather than trying to force it inside videos, calls, or chats cues.

Besides that, I initiated a discussion around visual positioning, which made us think about how to position our app in relation to Skype. Finally I built a working prototype using Proto.io and I tried to create meaningful animations.

A piece of presentation material I designed.