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Exploring and Improving the High-End Department Store Shopping Experience. Team Ixion. Nicholas Monje, Natalie Sharpe, Aman Kapur, Margaret-Ann " Gretan " Seger. Team Ixion aims to design an innovative and intuitive
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Exploring and Improving the High-End Department Store Shopping Experience Team Ixion Nicholas Monje, Natalie Sharpe, Aman Kapur, Margaret-Ann "Gretan" Seger
Team Ixion aims to design an innovative and intuitive interface to significantly improve how customers shop at upscale department clothing stores. Problem Statement
We created an application that allows customers to input their desired items and receive a calculated route through the storeto enable a fast, efficient, and enjoyable shopping experience. Our Solution
How did we get there? Our Design Process
Who you are Designing for What you Design Developing Personas
Chosen Area of Focus Comfort Time Look Good Needs
After many Pivots: a Solution! Our Final Implementation
View Personalized Map Choose Items View Items at Section 1 2 3 Check off Items Clear Personal Information Check out 4 5 6 Interaction Flow
? Tradeoffs
Final Prototype developed using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP • Our Experience: Very flexible, but sometimes time consuming, lots of repetition Prototype Check out our Final Prototype
It Didn’t Always Look this Way… Prototype Iterations
People questioned: • Map • Selection Screens Lo-Fi Testing
To Test: Search Verdict: No Usability Test
General aesthetic changes • Icons • Text labels for items • Overlay for functionality discovery • Clarified confusing user actions Final Version Changes
Selective Functionality- “Do few things and do them well” • Willingness to Pivot • Context for the design • Effective division of labor Techniques we Valued