Informa is an information based mobile application designed to help users achieve their goal by providing rich contents, job opportunities and online communities for interactive learning depending on their area of interest.
This is an internship project I worked on during my time at She Code Africa in 2020.
User Research — UI Design — Prototyping
2020
People have the zeal to learn a new skill or change their career path but only a few achieve this goal. Studies have shown that 40% to 80% of students drop-out of online classes especially when they run into difficulties. Some are easily carried away by the several learning options available and end up losing focus and wasting time.
I conducted a user survey to have a good understanding of my target audience and to have real information and not assumptions. From the results, I was able to posit
— People want to get job updates and apply for the Jobs
— People are eager to learn and would prefer the video learning method that reading method
— People want a place they can share their ideas and learn from others
Armed with this information, I defined the user persona and stories, information architecture, sketch wireframes and create a style guide.
Based on the user flows , I set out to construct wireframes. So I started with paper sketching then converted the sketch to low fidelity wireframes to have a better idea as to what the UI would look like. The wireframes served as a guide for my final designs.
Below is a live prototype video of the end result and also some few insights i've learnt are: