Exam Planner Express
Exam Planner Express is a responsive website and app designed to allow college students with disabilities to coordinate and schedule proctored exams.
project overview
The problem
College students with disabilities often need to coordinate with instructors and disability services offices in order to schedule an exam. This take time and organization that busy students are often short on.
The goal
Create a streamlined, easy-to-use product that allows students to coordinate their exams and communicate directly with instructors and the disability services.
My role
Designer and Researcher
user research
Problem statement
Kevin is a college student with a learning disability who needs an easier process for scheduling proctored exams because he is busy with his studies and personal life.
initial design
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Desktop Design Wireframe
The initial designs were created with access and simplicity in mind. We wanted to highlight the primary feature - exam scheduling - and the initial prototype demonstrated a simple user flow for that task.
Mobile Web Design Wireframe
The page elements were oriented for a vertical scroll, while maintaining emphasis on the main feature.
Prototype
usability research
Navigation
Participants were unable to navigate Home during the scheduling process, so we replaced the “resource” navigation button with a “home” button.
Design Emphasis
Participants were slow to find navigation buttons and felt design was sterile, so we decided to use more color to indicate the organization of the pages and highlight buttons.
final design
Desktop Design Mockups
Mockups were redesigned using findings from the usability study including added color and illustration, improved navigation, and a notification feature.
Additional "resource" pages were designed and linked to the prototype.
Mobile Web Design Mockups
The mobile web designed paralleled the desktop design, but has pared-down design elements and we replaced some text with icons.
Prototype
take aways & next steps
