Varun Khanduja - User Experience

DESCRIPTION

Below are a few projects I was involved in during my coursework (Human Computer Interaction Design) at Indiana University, Bloomington. The left section of the page gives a brief overview about the project and right section i..e. highlights are the key skills I practiced while working on each project.

SALT ALERT-MOBILE APPLICATION FOR SODIUM LEVEL AWARENESS

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Android Mobile Application to help parents track the sodium intake of their children. This was a invidivual one year project, where I practiced Interaction Design process involving research, Information architecture, Iterative deisng and evaluation. A fully functional prototype was prepared for the purpose of user testing. READ MORE.....

HIGHLIGHTS

Interview
Grounded theory
Iterative design
Flowchart
Wireframe
Prototype and mock-up

MUSIC-WALK-MOBILE APPLICATION TO ENCOURAGE WALKING

Mobile Application aimed at encouraging walking amongst graduate students as a means to relieve their stress. We developed a mobile phone application, which associates concept of generative music with internal walking pattern of a person as an incentive along with the external environmental factors such as location of a person. READ MORE.......

HIGHLIGHTS

Focus group
Ethnographic study
Paper prototype
Wizard of Oz
User test

GRAPHIC DESIGN & SKETCHING

Posters and Sketeches were part of the deliverables for a graphic design course during the spring 2010. Effective usage of grid system, typography, color schemes and other graphic design elements to be considered while designing were main learning's during this course work. READ MORE........

HIGHLIGHTS

Typography
Color Theory
Color Wheel
Sketching
Various Composition
Grid Usage
Illustrator

USABILITY METHODS,PROTOTYPING & TESTING

Evaluation and Methods Course comprised of projects related to user research, rapid prototyping and evaluation in form of user testing of the prototype. Our team worked on the theme of helping international student to get more involved in the nightlife of the city throughout this coursework. READ MORE........

HIGHLIGHTS

Focus Group
Foam Prototype
Paper Prototype
Usability Test
Usability Report

VOLUNTEER WORK

Web Design and Usability Report were end deliverable's for some volunteer project. Some of the methods practiced during these projects include card-sorting, heauristic evaluation and competitive analysis. READ MORE.....

HIGHLIGHTS

Usability feedback
Website design
Usability Report