The brief
The task was to create a responsive web design that can be viewed on a variety of devices, including desktop and mobile. Real users were involved in this user experience design project.
Context
The website created was for those living with diabetes type 1. There are many different aspects of diabetes to manage: food, insulin, and blood sugar control.
The website's name is one track. It is a website that uses API technology to sync data from the user's blood tester to the website. One track offers clear management, personalised help, and a forum for those who live with this lifelong condition.
The process
The project began with user research, which was an essential component of this project. I interviewed two people, one with type 1 diabetes and one who lived with someone who had it. This helped me in identifying their requirements and ensuring that the website is intuitive and usable.
Personas were then created to summarise all of the website's key goals, needs, and expectations.
Sketching and wire-framing
Low fidelity wire-frames were ideal for exploring multiple directions and testing multiple ideas at once. To really push alternative ways to do one page, we drew eight wire-frames, each one only taking a minute.
Medium wire-frames concentrated on content, structure, and page flow. It provides a realistic representation of the app's experience. Then I did some more user testing with these.
The site map aids in visualising how users will navigate the site. I wanted to make sure they didn't have to log in to access pages like the forum and carbohydrate counting, so they could get to them quickly and easily if they forgot their login.
Reflection
Involving real users in a web project is a good industry practice.
Their feedback heavily influenced the project.
Their feedback heavily influenced the project.
If I worked on it more, I would concentrate on the graphs and their usability. The graphs, in particular, were difficult to make work on a desktop and a small screen – more work on this would greatly improve the project.
