Google UX/UI Design
HomeUSA Social Good App
the HOMEUSA app is a portal that welcomes new immigrants to the United States by providing personalized curated information about starting a life in America. The responsive website and dedicated app offer many resources and useful information to help new immigrants in their new life in the United States.
CLIENT: PERSONAL PROJECT ROLES: UI/UX YEAR: 2021
TYPE OF MEDIA: DEDICATED APP AND RESPONSIVE WEBSITE
User Personas
I analyzed several “new immigrant” guides from around the world in order to find strengths and weaknesses in their offerings. Most of the available guides are hard to navigate and fill with information that is not relevant to the state where the immigrant resides. In addition, after talking with several new immigrants, it was apparent that there is a lack of accessibility features for the information that is out there and available at the moment.
Problem Statement
I created problem statements for each user persona. This was an important step in the process as it provided a clear goal in which to frame the problem.
Wireframing
Paper Wireframes
In this quick ideation exercise, I sketched an interface that allowed for blocks of content to be displayed and injected with curated content from official resources.
Sample of the wireframes created for this project. Option B shows a version of the app where users could use a checklist to track their progress as new immigrants.
Digital Wireframes
In this stage, I created digital wireframes for the app. The designs focused on delivering a personalized guide to new immigrants based on the state where they reside. The App will offer a short summary of the topic of interest and prompt the user to explore the more in-deep official resource by taping the visit resource button.
RESEARCH
Usability Findings
Mocukups
High-Fidelity Prototype
The hi-fi prototype followed the same user flow as the lo-fi prototype and included the design changes made after the usability study.
Responsive Desings
The designs for screen size variation included mobile, tablet, and desktop. I optimized the design to fit the specific user needs of each device and screen size.
CONCLUSION
Accessibility Considerations
For this project, it was paramount to take into consideration the implementation of accessibility features.
Takeaways
Taking a look at the most important things I have learned.
Next Steps
Among many things to improve in the future here are the 2 more important next steps.
