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Learnings Opportunities
There were challenges along the way. At the incline parts of the There is an opportunity to carry out further user testing on the high fi-
double diamond research methodology, I found there were times of delity prototype and gather feedback for future iterations. I did carry out
anxiousness and overwhelm with the vastness of the subject and 2 high level feedback sessions with users and the responce was very
trying to descend down to define the problem space that I would positive and encouraging. Additional pages from the sitemap concern-
eventually design a solution for. I realise now understanding this space ing the “Why Choose PreLoved Toys” section could be designed and
in it’s entirety helped to form decisions further down the process. added, with Tips & Tricks on how to play a part in a circular way of play.
As a parent, I had to assume that I did not bring cognative or I believe there is an opportunity for RePlay to expand beyond a pop-up
emotional bias when interpretating the data from the research shop in schools and into an immobile space within communities,
interviews and surveys. further enabling more accessibility, assurance and awareness for
parents in the purchasing and donating of preloved toys and
If I had the time again, I would try to include more male participants championing the power of replay.
in the research and testing phases for a more balanced perspective.
Due to time constraints and accessibility, the research and feedback is
based more on a female perspective.
I had proposed to create a 3rd artefact in the form of an A1
advertisment campaign poster but this didn’t come to be due to
time constraints in the final weeks.
My background is in graphic design and I have always had an inate
desire to make my designs aesthetically pleasing. Through this pro-
cess I’ve learned that the user is at the core of good design, to make
RePlay
sure that their needs come before aesthetics, and that a design solu-
tion can still be visually appealling but with a little compromise and
consideration to be inclusive.
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