https://www.niharikawandrekar.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618ee04e963cf43fc924da4c/fdb891b6-3273-4d0f-9108-59f68a2595f4/Niharika_04.jpg About - Designer, storyteller and a curious learner currently working towards designing products that add value to people's lives. A UX (and UI) Designer with a background in PR and Communications. My passion for brands, design, and working with people from diverse backgrounds inspired me to learn more about user experience design. Communications and UX as fields strive to have a deep understanding of the market and the consumer and rely deeply on relationships and empathy. After spending some years in Communications, I am very keen to use my creativity to understand people on a deeper level and craft effective solutions for the user and the brand. “The recipe to creating a great product involves listening, communicating, improving and a pinch of criticism.” https://www.niharikawandrekar.com/projects daily 1.0 2022-04-13 https://www.niharikawandrekar.com/projects/olive monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618ee04e963cf43fc924da4c/54f7e2e5-de5a-463f-9572-57b28059150b/Mockup+2.png Projects - . - OLIVE A responsive web app that allows people to stay on track of their personal fitness goals in an enjoyable way. The app aims to curate personalized experiences based on the users needs. 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The thrill of learning something new and expanding my career horizons has been an overall elevating experience. As this project was very close to me personally, I empathized as a user what I was looking for, from a health & fitness app and used my experience to further explore what other users are looking for. The learnings from my experience and the feedback from participants helped me enhance my skills as a designer to work towards creating a product that will add value to people’s lives. On the other hand, there are a few things that did not go as expected such as the Medical Journal feature, however this did not dampen my spirit as after piloting some tests, I could identify the areas of improvement. It is now one of my action points to create some high-fidelity screens and conduct some more usability testing. As we and our surroundings evolve, I believe that continually improving the design will help me align better with the users needs & goals. And lastly, I would like to give myself a tiny pat on the back for keeping an open mind throughout my course, welcoming new ideas & criticism from teachers & colleagues and not losing optimism even though my design still requires tons of improvements to make it functional & visually appealing. https://www.niharikawandrekar.com/projects/homescout monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618ee04e963cf43fc924da4c/0f5e3a15-d8b1-4290-b0a8-4c4c91089513/Home+Scout.png Projects - . - Home Scout is a responsive web app that provides property buyers with information on property investments. As buying property is an intriguing decision financially and emotionally, the app focuses on providing users simplicity and functionality. “If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. 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Seek Inspiration: During my competitive research phase, I felt overwhelmed at the number of features different products offer and I felt the need to populate my product too so that it is ‘the next awesome thing’. However, with my learning from the UX project, I realized that it is okay to start simple and deliver a smooth experience that is focused on functionality & usability. Design is iterative and I will certainly get more opportunities in future to scale my design after some usability testing. Be Open: Being new to the visual design world, I felt some hindrance in the beginning. However, with time, I got very comfortable with the new online tools to create simple animations, logos or icons. Listen and make take mental notes: During the project, I realized how important listening is, most of my ideas have been gathered when I was talking to friends during their property buying process. This crucial information has helped me immensely in this project. Having said that, it is important to listen to your friends / colleagues because all these valuable insights might come handy for your next project.