With the recent changes in the world, people have more time on their hands to engage in self-improvement activities. Even before the pandemic, people were learning a new language for travel, for business, for enjoyment, or for keeping their brains fit. I designed a flashcard-based mobile app empowering people to learn new vocabulary. This app is meant to be used on the go for quick 5–10 minute study sessions.

Project Duration: 1 month

My Role: UX Research, Persona, Task Analysis, Information Architecture, Wireframing, Usability Testing, Prototype (Solo Project)

Tools: Optimal Workshop, Marvel, PowerPoint, Adobe XD

With our persona’s needs and goals in mind, I set out to develop a few common task flows for the job stories. This step brought me closer to defining the app’s information structure and major interaction. An open card sort helped me understand potential users’ mental models and how to best group topics together. Based on our persona’s needs, the main navigation would include a home/dashboard, learning modes, adding words or sets, a search function, and a profile area.

Equipped with the usability test findings, I got down to explore more refined looks and get Lexem closer to completion. After all, my usability testing participants asked to see and try a more refined prototype — how could I say no to them?