James ChiuUX Project: NU — Material Design ExperimentWe need to show a pretty high fidelity first draft for a funding application, so I decided to look into Google Material Design. I love how…Apr 11, 2016Apr 11, 2016
James ChiuUX Project: NU — Primary FunctionIt is really easy to lose track of what the user’s primary goal is because you can’t help but think about all of the business goals that…Apr 7, 2016Apr 7, 2016
James ChiuUX Project: [D]Congestant Hackathon Transit AppThe transit in Toronto is horrible. As a transit rider, you are at the mercy of the bus driver. They are notoriously bad at being on…Apr 7, 2016Apr 7, 2016
James ChiuUsing Experience Mapping to Get Youths to VolunteerTwo years ago, Project 5K, a youth-led organization was born out of my volunteer work involving Design Thinking and youth service projects…Apr 7, 2016Apr 7, 2016
James ChiuUX Project: NUStarting on a new project as a UX consultant. The idea is to have an interactive/action oriented sexual education site for newcomers to…Apr 1, 2016Apr 1, 2016
James ChiuUX Project 1: Another look at selection and buttonsDecided to take another look at the profile selection screen and wanted to make it more intuitive to know that the profiles are buttons and…Mar 24, 2016Mar 24, 2016
James ChiuUX Project 1: Focusing on Core FunctionI had posted my in progress app idea 2 days ago (forced myself to just relax and not think about anything yesterday after finishing 10 week…Mar 18, 2016Mar 18, 2016
James ChiuUX Project 1: A Smart Home App PrototypeThe last few posts have been about me working on this app, and while it is not fully complete, I think it will give you a sense of what…Mar 17, 2016Mar 17, 2016
James ChiuUX Project 1: An idea is only as good as how you say itThis is a note to self that communication and execution are key to conveying the value of your idea. It really doesn’t matter if your idea…Mar 17, 2016Mar 17, 2016
James ChiuUX Project 1: Visual design is toughTough to do well. Anyone can throw some colours on a site or app, but when you get down to it the colours really do evoke an emotional…Mar 16, 2016Mar 16, 2016