I worked in an in-house product team to design and develop a series of exploratory prototypes that informed thinking about the next generation of news apps.
The prototype concepts were rooted in observed real-world user behaviour. We responded to patterns in news readership, paying attention to time, place and attention over a complete weekly cycle. For example, people wanted shorter updates during commuting and more reflective reads in the evening.
I rapidly developed a set of native apps with enough fidelity to enable thorough user testing, iterating between research and prototyping to explore different directions.
The prototypes explored playful methods of interaction such as timeline-style scrolling and gestural navigation. We also varied the density and depth of articles and used testing to understand how this changed the overall experience.
Using prototypes and user testing as a foundation gave the design team confidence to take a specific direction with the subsequent full redesign project.
As a Software Engineer with experience in Product Design, I’m driven by a passion to create software that makes a meaningful difference to people’s lives.
