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Sticky Notes eReading Annotation

Project Description

Client: Evident Point Software, subsidiary of PressReader

Space: EdTech, Digital reading experience

Timeframe: 2 Weeks

My Role: UX Design, UI Design, Product Research, Prototyping

Team: Product Manager, 2 UX Designers, 1 Developer

Context: A design feature in a product sprint for Evident Point's flagship web-based textbook reader ActiveTextbook. This redesigned feature is one of many product improvement efforts to accommodate online learning in the unprecedented educational landscape shaped by COVID-19.

Sticky Notes eReading Annotation

Project Description

Client: Evident Point Software, subsidiary of PressReader

Space: EdTech, Digital reading experience

Timeframe: 2 Weeks

My Role: UX Design, UI Design, Product Research, Prototyping

Team: Product Manager, 2 UX Designers, 1 Developer

Context: A design feature in a product sprint for Evident Point's flagship web-based textbook reader ActiveTextbook. This redesigned feature is one of many product improvement efforts to accommodate online learning in the unprecedented educational landscape shaped by COVID-19.

Sticky Notes eReading Annotation

Project Description

Client: Evident Point Software, subsidiary of PressReader

Space: EdTech, Digital reading experience

Timeframe: 2 Weeks

My Role: UX Design, UI Design, Product Research, Prototyping

Team: Product Manager, 2 UX Designers, 1 Developer

Context: A design feature in a product sprint for Evident Point's flagship web-based textbook reader ActiveTextbook. This redesigned feature is one of many product improvement efforts to accommodate online learning in the unprecedented educational landscape shaped by COVID-19.

Sticky Notes eReading Annotation

Project Description

Client: Evident Point Software, subsidiary of PressReader

Space: EdTech, Digital reading experience

Timeframe: 2 Weeks

My Role: UX Design, UI Design, Product Research, Prototyping

Team: Product Manager, 2 UX Designers, 1 Developer

Context: A design feature in a product sprint for Evident Point's flagship web-based textbook reader ActiveTextbook. This redesigned feature is one of many product improvement efforts to accommodate online learning in the unprecedented educational landscape shaped by COVID-19.

Objective

One of our clients wanted an annotation feature where students can write notes directly on textbook pages. The note would sit on top of text and be draggable across the page. Product management, developers, and 2 designers decided to revisit the current version of sticky notes and make improvements.

Outcome

Redesigned note is a leap towards improved accessibility:

  • Has multiple background colours for visual accessibility (ie. dark mode, sepia mode)

  • Distinct read/edit modes for visibility of system status

  • Dimensional constraints for ease of use

  • Select limited text formatting tools for user customization and flexibility

  • Organizational Outcome: design work was planned for a future sprint release

  • Usability Outcome: improved visual and functional accessibility, conformity with new design direction of ActiveTextbook’s UI refresh

Context and Constraints

There was existing ground work done by my designer coworker. The ground work includes

  • Paring down the ways to customize text so that only relevant and practical options are present

  • Minimum sizing constraints

Context and Constraints

There was existing ground work done by my designer coworker. The ground work includes

  • Paring down the ways to customize text so that only relevant and practical options are present

  • Minimum sizing constraints

Context and Constraints

There was existing ground work done by my designer coworker. The ground work includes

  • Paring down the ways to customize text so that only relevant and practical options are present

  • Minimum sizing constraints

Context and Constraints

There was existing ground work done by my designer coworker. The ground work includes

  • Paring down the ways to customize text so that only relevant and practical options are present

  • Minimum sizing constraints