YouFit is an online exercise aggregator — Despite the vast availability of personal metrics and health apps, people continue to struggle to maintain a healthy lifestyle. To address this problem we were briefed to develop a wellness app that could encourage individuals to commit to personal wellness goals. …

Adding to the Netflix entertainment viewing experience — Netflix is an online streaming platform that most people have either used or heard of before. The user experience is well designed and the design system is extensive and extremely thorough. …

Case study: A UX design process — WarmLab is an entertainment business that promotes Minimal-House music by organising music parties and events. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions, the business needed to press pause. But now they are ready to relaunch and a website is a vital part of their business plan. We spoke to…

An app to connect the consumer to the producer — This case study describes a problem solving exercise where we endeavoured to resolve the issue of local product accessibility and food sustainability. Local organic food is not accessible to everyone, being restricted by availability and cost. Supermarket chains and other big companies benefit from the organic food market and conscious…

Usability evaluation and site redesign — For this evaluation I have put myself in the shoes of a young couple living in Cape Town, South Africa. They want to enjoy a travel adventure and after saving up for the past year, and have decided to visit the Great Wall of China. They both have corporate jobs and spend the week working hard but on the weekends they love to get out into nature. They are keen hikers and enjoy the outdoors. They don’t mind “roughing it” and prefer to spend their money on a travel experience over luxurious accommodation. …

I did this wire-framing exercise using the Multiply Money App. I chose this app as I use it quite frequently and I think that it is an interesting variation on a banking app. — User flow: transfer money The Multiply app is for a loyalty programme supported by medical aid company, Momentum. When one spends money at certain retailers credit is earned which reflects in the “savings wallet” on the app. This credit can then be transfered to the “payment wallet” and spent using the linked Momentum Multiply…

This is a case study and user analysis of the South African MyCiTy Bus app. The app enables commuters, visitors and locals to plan their journey around Cape Town and the surrounding area using the MyCiTi bus service. The app is very useful for determining a route, checking bus arrival and departure times and seeing where one needs to change buses on any given route. Using the MyCiTi Bus system is dependant on having a MyCiTi Bus card which can be purchased and loaded at all main bus…