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SalonFox App

The Stylist

Always keep in contact with your clients, keep your business growing! Archive the great work you've done and give ideas for new clients! Running out of product that has that smell and consistency? Find it here!

Customer (Fox)

Make hair consultations easy with the snap of a selfie! Keep an archive of all the great (and not so great) hair styles and colors! Can't find that product that only works for your hair? Find it here! But always be connected to your favorite stylist…forever!

Project Plan

01
UX RESEARCH: Satisfying a need and purpose.
02
UX RESEARCH: Creating our personas with EMPATHY MAPPING to find the pain points and needs.
03
UX DESIGN: creating the journey for our personas with card sorting, user flows, and site maps.
04
UI DESIGN: creating low-fidelity prototyping and testing.
05
UI DESIGN: creating high-fidelity prototypes with branding and testing them with users.
06
FINAL PRODUCT: functioning prototype and design system/style guide created.

phase 1: user research

We attempt to find whether this product will be purposeful/useful for both stylists and customers.


Conducted Interviews | Online Surveys | Competitor Analysis
01  /  Conducted Interviews
02  /  Online Surveys
03  /  Competitors Analysis
04  /  Research Findings
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phase 2: needs & personas

Through our research findings in PHASE 1, we find needs through pain points and create personas for both the stylist and our fox.

Empathy Mapping | Persona Creation
01  /  Empathy Map (fox)
02  /  Fox Persona
03  /  Empathy Map (stylist)
04  /  Persona (stylist)
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phase 3: UX & Journey Mapping

Through the pain points, we've discovered the needs this app must satisfy. To put into action, we conduct card sorting to organize the content better, created user flows for both our personas, and a site map for development.

Card Sorting | User Flows | Site Mapping
01  /  Card Sorting
02  /  Site Mapping
03  /  User Flows
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phase 4: UX/UI Prototyping

In order to find gaps in the experience, prototyping and testing was necessary to find problematic areas.

Low-Fidelity Prototyping with Sketch | User Testing
01  /  Prototyping (Home)
02  /  Prototyping (add'l functions)
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phase 5: Branding & High-Fidelity Prototyping

We focused on high-fidelity interactive prototyping and branding in this final state to put everything together.

High-Fidelity Prototyping with Adobe XD | Branding & Design System
01  /  Style Guide
02  /  Adobe XD Prototyping
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SalonFox App Prototype

TRY IT HERE!

Credits

Client
Extracurricular (Springboard)

Creative Director
Chris Hamilton

Concept / Design
Chris Hamilton