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Graduates
Bryana Lee
BS in Interaction Design — Interaction DesignCourse:
Advanced Interactive Prototyping / Advanced Interface Design / Digital Solution Making
Faculty:
Nikita Pashenkov / Dan Park / Mehar Nangia
Term:
2024 Spring
SNUGGLY : Reimagining the Crochet Experience
My crochet process was filled with tedious pauses—untangling yarn, recounting stitches, and figuring out where I left off each time. These small frustrations slowly took away from the joy of crocheting, especially when I was trying to balance my life as both a crocheter and a busy student.
This led me to wonder, “What if I had a personal assistant for crocheting?” Using my skills as an interaction designer I began to explore how this traditional form of art could merge with modern technology to create a smoother and meaningful experience.
Learning Outcomes:
Snuggly started as a simple prototyping project where my only goal was to successfully sense the user’s wrist motion and unwind the yarn. In the process of researching, I have closely observed the whole experience of a crocheter including their posture and movement, especially in their wrist, for a more detailed analysis of the pain points, allowing me to realize that there were so many more pain points in crocheting outside of the physical movements, so I decided to dig deeper to extend this project.
Overall, this project let me experience the process of designing an interactive product from research to physical prototyping, which I believe developed my skills as a UX/UI designer. Not only that, but I was also able to learn in the process of designing for a subject specific audience that it is extremely important to fully understand the audience’s deepest pain points and goals in order to successfully reach and attract my target audience, especially because the aimed market is already much smaller and limited.
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