Almost done!
The final day before the presentation consisted of wrapping up the final prototype website as well as finishing up the report page. During the weekend we have conducted different user-tests to see if people now get the concept better after the minor changes we made, most people complained there was too much text and the main goal of the product was still unclear.
Therese made a video which replaced the banner for the webpage, in the video the demonstration of the “coloring of the corals” is shown.
This video definitely aided our webpage a LOT, it gave users a clearer grasp of what’s happening and what product we’re advertising. Most were quickly to guess that the bubbles colored the corals, which was something they didn’t get before we added this video.
We did some final changes for our website, creating a second draft. We modified the colors of the website a little, making the colors more pink, playful, and vibrant, fitting to our theme. We eliminated most of the text and added 6-12 characters under the infographics for usage of the product. With the elimination of text the information is definitely easier on the eye. Pictures are also just better to look at.
The ball infographic showing the ingredients also received a positive response from the supervisors.
The Boat tour was removed from the final webpage as we believed that the concept perhaps detracts the attention from our main product and purpose.
And there we have it!
Our final webpage (final draft) https://pappkornelia.wixsite.com/website-1:
Things we could improve on if we continued with this project:
- More visuals
- Show user group (superficial selfie-oriented tourists) by implementing more selfie-like photographs for our instagram page
We’re glad that we decided to change our concept to the coloring of corals, it’s more speculative, outrageous, surprising, has more of a dissonance and twist. We’re not solving problems, but making people think they are. Highlighting superficiality in this made up “world”.
My role:
- Polishing up final version of site
- Prepare presentation
- Assigning roles for presentation
Reflection: This course was pretty intensive and fast paced and honestly stressed me out quite a lot in the beginning and at the end. Journaling is time consuming especially when you meeting two different groups for group work in school is a requirement. Initially I found speculative design to be quite irrelevant for digital prototyping but now (since I’ve written my exam essay) I notice a correlation. This final project, however, was quite entertaining to work with and really challenged my perspective on design. Instead of doing something like the GUI course such as developing or redesigning an interface on Xd, we got to develop an entire narrative and a speculative “world” to challenge people’s assumptions. Provocative design was never something I thought I’d find enjoyment in.
This project was also exciting because I got to work with an a group of people I’ve never worked with before, experiencing new dynamics was definitely a plus. People argue that it’s nicer to work with people you choose to work with. I disagree, you never get to “choose” who to work with and who your clients are when you’re in a workplace. This is getting us prepared for that. Also, just staying in your comfort zone working with the same exact people you’ve worked with doesn’t necessarily benefit you as a designer. Different people have different perspectives and outlooks on design, it’s nice to bring these perspectives in to inspire your own.
Journal with me! 