Hope Zheng - AI-Learners

Roles & Responsibilities

UX Design: Iterations of designs, prototyping, developing user flows, accessibility testing
Visual Design: Color & typography styles
Project Management: Manage design team, work with company leaders to plan goals, projects, & tasks

Tools Used

Figma
WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation
Google Lighthouse

Timeline

Sep. 2021 - Dec. 2022

Overview

AI-Learners is a startup that makes learning math fun, personalized, and accessible for kids with disabilities. Other existing educational websites are often inaccessible and stressful, and fail to keep students engaged. AI-Learners aims to show that with the proper tools, kids with disabilities can succeed academically. Visit their website at ai-learners.com.

As a UX designer, my primary responsibilities were to work with 1-2 other UX designers to redesign the AI-Learners website's six main pages: Landing, Games, Analytics, Avatars, Videos, and Company. I developed user flows, created accessible high-fidelity page designs, and collaborated with software and business teams to find optimal solutions.

In January 2022, I was chosen to be the Design Project Manager. My additional responsibilities in this role included managing our team of four UX and game designers, leading twice-daily work sessions during the winter internship, and working with company leadership to plan design team goals, projects, and specific tasks for each member.

Key Takeaways

Creating and managing a design system. I assisted in developing and adhering to design guidelines (e.g. brand colors and typography), creating components, and training others in using the system.
Managing time. With lots of practice, I’ve become adept at creating iterations of high-fidelity designs quickly and efficiently to meet strict deadlines. Being detail-oriented and a perfectionist are great, but it’s important to do so on a realistic scale. Be pixel-perfect when it counts.
Organization is key. When designs are unorganized, it can make things difficult for the designers that succeed you. Clean and categorized Figma files make both designers and developers much happier when it’s time for handoffs.
Teamwork makes the dream work. A cliche, but for a good reason. Constantly collaborating with team members and leadership, as well as other teams like software and business, and keeping up a cycle of feedback is invaluable. Even disagreements are crucial, inspiring more critical thinking and sprouting new ideas.

I’ve already learned so much from my time at AI-Learners, and I’m eager for all the new learning experiences that are sure to come.

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