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NYT FEATURE
Ux Ui Product
Event Management Photography
Solo Project 04 Weeks 11/2022
For this project, I had to choose an app that exists and try and identify a way that it could be improved with a new feature. I chose the New York Times app. After research and user interviews I found that one issue that was common amongst those who stay engaged with the news was spikes of anxiety and existential dread. I decided to design a feature where users could filter for positive news stories so that they could stay informed on positive global developments and stories.
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What am I trying to solve?
I began by analysing the good and bad parts of the app to try and spot a gap where a new feature might be useful. I broke my observations down into positive and negative
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What exists?
I noted the existing features to see what they are already implementing.
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To gain insights into how other companies were addressing the UX processes of news delivery systems, I studied the systems of NYT competitors.
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What am I trying to solve?
How will I solve it?
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I created a user journey to map out where my solution will fit into the existing flow
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I listed out the key functions of my new feature and how it will help the user to better define my idea.
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The Design:
How should it look?
How should it look?
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Icon Design
Which Solution