To begin my user testing stage, I needed to create a working prototype for the app. For this, I used my mid-fi screens, as the designs did not have to be perfect and needed to focus mainly on the usability of the product.

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Next, I needed a range of users for which to test the app on. For this part, I just used my friends and family. I don’t have any teenagers in my family, so I tried to keep the userbase as low as possible, with the majority being in their early 20’s.

I can use what I have learned during this usability feedback session to put more work into making the app more user friendly. One of the biggest design flaws that I picked up on during the initial testing stage was how bright the design was, and how a lot of the pages looked the same. I wanted to bring this to my own attention immediately, as this is something that relies on branding to fix. I might need to re-think my branding, or at least how it is distributed across the app.

Here is the feedback from the user testing:

Mark

• Lessons were easy to follow and to find
• Privacy check-up boxes should stay in-line with each other (not move about the page) once one is expanded
• Home page and My Lessons page look similar, it’s kind of hard to tell them apart

Chloe

• Overall design is very bright - might not be accessible to some, some elements are hard to see (search boxes)