About the Project
UX designers aspire to expand their roles beyond traditional web/mobile design. The extended reality (XR) market is rapidly increasing, creating a high demand for designers with specialized skills. This gives designers an opportunity to increase their salary by pivoting into a role designing XR applications.
However, current educational resources do not provide the material and resources needed for designers to learn how to specialize in XR. An Ed-Tech company, XReality Academy, approached us to design an online learning platform for designers to learn XR through a problem- solving training and design-driven environment.
Challenge
How can we provide an approachable, flexible way for UX designers to learn how to design in XR?
Solution
Design a learning management platform for XReality Academy that provides self-paced courses, 1-1 mentorship, and a social community to support designers pivoting into a career in XR design.
Research · Design · Test
User Research
We started by conducted 1-1 user interviews with 4 prospective students to understand their motivations uncover any pain points they have experienced with online learning.
Competitive Analysis
Next, we conducted competitive research against four direct competitors in the XR education market. XReality Academy stands out against competitors as the only platform that is self-paced, mentor-lead, and on a monthly subscription model, allowing students flexibility.
Personas
When creating our personas, we wanted to dive into our research and authentically represent our client’s prospective students, their needs, and pain points.
User Journey
Information Architecture
Before diving into design, we constructed the website sitemap and user flows for course enrollment and mentor scheduling.
Research · Design · Test
Early Wireframe Explorations
Visual Design
To represent creativity and self-knowledge, we decided on the color purple. We created a design system to facilitate consistent design standards for the website and learning management system. Our typography, icons, and buttons were created to emphasize ease of usability and efficiency.
Logo Design
High-Fidelity Wireframes
Research · Design · Test
Usability Test Results
Final Design
Conclusion
Our design process was curated to maximize efficiency in usability for XReality Academy’s potential students and make the learning process easier. The deliverables presented showcases foundational steps we took to create a platform for our client so they could address the needs of their prospective students.