OVERVIEW
Many University of Washington students live in apartments near campus. Of these apartments, many are located on University Way NE (the Ave). Unfortunately for commuters, this street is known for being dangerous, with frequent reports of crime activity. Furthermore, Seattle has a high rate of homelessness which adds to the negative perception of the Ave. Understanding this situation, we decided to focus our efforts on improving students’ experiences when commuting between their apartments and the university. (Click on the icons below to see the user-centered design process of designing our app!)
OUR
VISION
User Research
Journey Map
Storyboards
Paper Protoype
Wireframes
Overview
High-Fi Mockups
Personas
Design Requirements
Sitemap
Evaluation
This project was completed in a group of 4 people over 11 weeks as part of Introduction to User Centered Design, an upper-level undergraduate course in the Human-Centered Design and Engineering department. We followed an iterative design process that eventually resulted in us creating high-fidelity mockups for “Watchful Walking,” an app that helps University of Washington students feel safer while commuting University Way NE.
THE
CONTEXT
MY
WORK
For this project, I conducted one of the four user interviews and analyzed them to find commonalities between all four of the interviews. I also sketched one of the two personas and designed a storyboard describing a scenario or use case in which a user might use our app. The information architectures and user journey maps were a collaborative effort. I designed the Home and Suggested Routes wireframes and the Login, Home, and Suggested Routes high-fidelity prototypes.
Audrey is a senior studying Human-Centered Design and Engineering.
KOYO NAKAMURA
AUDREY SUN
HAN MEI
Koyo is a senior studying Human-Centered Design and Engineering.
Han Mei is a junior studying Human-Centered Design and Engineering.
