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UCompute

Goal

Redesign the UCompute website allowing users easy access to tutorials and resources

Role

User experience designer

Team
Goal

Redesign the UCompute website allowing users easy access to tutorials and resources


Role

User experience designer


Team

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Process

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Evaluation

Evaluating the original UCompute website provided insight into issues needing to be resolved in the redesign UCompute. When viewing the website we quickly noticed there was little structure in the organization of resources and tutorials. The rating system used for resources was also difficult to understand. Keeping these issues in mind we were able to reorganize the resources and tutorials into categories making them easier to locate. We also redesigned the rating system to be easier for users to understand.

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Sketches

With our evaluation complete, I began sketching wireframes with pen and paper. Sketching ideas assisted me in visualizing several possible layouts for the website. I then Shared my sketches to receive feedback, helping me narrow my focus and choose a few ideas to wireframe digitally.

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Wireframes

Utilizing my sketches as a guide, I wireframed three possible layouts for the website in Illustrator. When the wireframes were complete we brought them to the Center for Computational Science to review. After discussing the different wireframes we were able to agree on a layout we believed would be most effective for UCompute.

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Prototype

Moving forward with the website Louise began coding the structure of the website with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. When the structure of the website was complete, I assisted with the website’s styling, adding some CSS. With a working prototype of the site in hand we went back to the Center for Computational Science to receive feedback. After receiving feedback and making a few changes, we shared the code for UCompute with the Center for Computational Science to host on their website.

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