My Birkbeck

The My Birkbeck website provides a centralised repository of information for current students of Birkbeck, University of London.

Tasks undertaken:

  • Created a detailed functional specification for the site.
  • Specified the site’s public-facing interaction design, working from visual designs produced by a third-party agency (Indigo Creative); designed alternative user interface elements where these promoted improved usability over the supplied designs.
  • Prototyped the site’s interaction design with Balsamiq Mockups.
  • Specified the interaction design for site editors, using the Plone open source Content Management System.
  • Worked alongside a front-end developer to implement the designs, including the use of the jQuery Javascript library.
  • Organised user testing sessions and the use of card sorting to improve the site’s overall usability.

Read the My Birkbeck case study.

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