Task:
Create a digital or physical material board with at least 3 natural and 3 synthetic materials. Label their properties and potential applications.
Submission Format:
Photo, PDF, or presentation
Evaluation Criteria:
Accuracy, aesthetic arrangement, and clarity
Task:
Create an inclusive design solution for a public service app (e.g., emergency info, city services) with full documentation and accessibility consideration.
Submission Format:
Figma link, slides or case study PDF
Evaluation Criteria:
Accessibility, completeness, user-centered thinking
Task:
Conduct a usability test on your prototype (with 2 users). Document key feedback and implement at least 3 changes.
Submission Format:
Before & after screenshots, summary of feedback
Evaluation Criteria:
Actionability of changes, documentation clarity
Task:
Design a wireframe and basic interactive prototype for a 3-screen app (e.g., to-do app or weather app).
Submission Format:
Figma link with short video walkthrough or screenshots
Evaluation Criteria:
Usability, structure, clarity
Task:
Create a user persona and empathy map based on a brief user interview (you can interview a friend or family member about a daily app they use).
Submission Format:
PDF or presentation slides
Evaluation Criteria:
Clarity, accuracy, user-centered insights
Task:
Choose an app you use regularly. Identify 3 UX strengths and 3 weaknesses using a user-centered design lens.
Submission Format:
PDF or Google Doc (300–500 words)
Evaluation Criteria:
Insightfulness, alignment with UCD principles
Task:
Customize your final garment with one embellishment technique and photograph it styled for presentation.
Submission Format:
Photos and a brief (100-word) styling description
Evaluation Criteria:
Creativity, technical application, presentation
Task:
Sew a basic sleeveless top using your drafted pattern. Submit photos of the process and final result.
Submission Format:
Photo series or short video walkthrough
Evaluation Criteria:
Clean finish, following design, construction quality
Task:
Create a paper pattern for a simple sleeveless top. Include markings for seams, darts, and grainlines.
Submission Format:
Photographs or scan of physical pattern
Evaluation Criteria:
Accuracy, clarity, labeling
Task:
Sketch one original garment design. Annotate key measurements and fabric choices.
Submission Format:
Scanned sketch or digital illustration in PDF
Evaluation Criteria:
Clarity, creativity, proportion accuracy