https://www.theomarmuniz.com/bookshelf daily 0.75 2022-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/2302d11e-9a05-4f39-8cb5-f4cb56d9597b/ashim-d-silva-P8gLaJ-PZL0-unsplash.jpg Bookshelf - Books that Shape My Work In reality, I feel that all books we read influence us professionally. Our professional and our personal selves pretzel together. To neatly separate one from the other is disingenuous. But for the sake of keeping things simple, I’ve put together a short list of books that have most directly influenced how I work. For anyone who might consider working with me, the intent is to give you a glimpse into my motivations and overall make-up. At the very least, I hope I might turn you onto a book or two you may not have read otherwise. Conclude preamble. In no particular order, I present to you, Books that Shape My Work. https://www.theomarmuniz.com/bookshelf/blog-post-title-four-34ht4 monthly 0.5 2022-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/819bf804-8c67-40e3-b294-e8a884134586/Screen+Shot+2022-07-10+at+2.11.31+PM.jpg Bookshelf - Designing for Emotion - By Aarron Walter Featured in the spectacular A Book Apart series, Aarron Walter’s Designing for Emotion is a book that summarizes what I love about impactful UX design. https://www.theomarmuniz.com/bookshelf/blog-post-title-three-xn7rj monthly 0.5 2022-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/a7db8e66-55d5-43b1-9646-c9e7d309992c/Screen+Shot+2022-07-09+at+3.26.09+PM.png Bookshelf - Nudge - By Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein For my money, no other book is as synonomous with the field of behavioral psychology as is Nudge - at least not any that are non-academic and widely published. It was referenced often during a course I recently took on behavioral psychology through the University of Toronto. And I had first come to the book years before, when I had been contemplating the topic of this book: How can people be encouraged to do good things? https://www.theomarmuniz.com/bookshelf/blog-post-title-two-t52rc monthly 0.5 2022-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/35465ac4-02e5-46d1-a90b-407850bf67b8/Screen+Shot+2022-07-08+at+1.04.05+PM.jpg Bookshelf - The Paradox of Choice - By Barry Schwartz Perhaps an unusual choice for a professional read, Schwartz’s Paradox of Choice has fingerprints all over my work. The book was recommended to when while I was on Jellyvision’s sales team. That’s because its thesis was core to how Jellyvision sees the world. And that is, in simplified terms, that making important decisions is stressful. It’s especially hazardous when those decisions require expertise and the decision-makers lack it. https://www.theomarmuniz.com/bookshelf/blog-post-title-one-nsb5m monthly 0.5 2022-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/0326c009-7869-4f08-96d8-8805a4ff863d/Screen+Shot+2022-07-08+at+1.25.35+PM.png Bookshelf - Start with Why - By Simon Sinek An obvious classic but a goodie. In fact, like so many people, I was turned onto the “Start with Why" concept through Sinek’s ultra-popular TedTalk. The idea that people, however you might label them (customers, employees, etc) are loyal to companies less because of what they do, and instead because of why they do what they do. Bookshop.org link here. https://www.theomarmuniz.com/bookshelf/blog-post-title-two-t52rc-dfayf monthly 0.5 2022-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/f883f997-cdba-4261-a50e-9f550c913267/Screen+Shot+2022-07-16+at+6.32.27+PM.png Bookshelf - Cross-Cultural Design - By Senongo Akpem Google’s UX Design courses taught me something critically important about both design and myself: That, as an individual, my perspective is limited and influenced by implicit bias. In these courses, Google stresses the concept of “The Next Billion Users,” which is the understanding that billions of people in this world are not yet internet users, and the prediction that many of them soon will be. For a long list of reasons having to do with a country’s financial wealth, infrastructure, geopolitical circumstances, and so on, many of these next billion users will come from Non-Western countries. https://www.theomarmuniz.com/about daily 0.75 2022-07-10 https://www.theomarmuniz.com/design daily 1.0 2022-07-17 https://www.theomarmuniz.com/design/scavenger-hunt monthly 0.5 2022-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/e8a9d15b-53d7-4cc6-9246-98567e19391a/Screen+Shot+2022-06-24+at+4.26.39+PM.png Design - Art Gallery Scavenger Hunt - That’s why I designed Art Gallery Scavenger Hunt A mobile app that makes learning about art joyful. And seeks to connect everyone to meaningful work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/2645a508-3e8d-4021-a324-3aa238dab36a/Screen+Shot+2022-06-22+at+6.54.00+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/947b42ed-dfe1-41bd-b312-8630ffbd1e72/Screen+Shot+2022-06-22+at+6.57.01+PM.jpg Design - Art Gallery Scavenger Hunt - Paper Wireframes Drafting ideas on paper helped me brainstorm solutions to the identified problems with an open mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/45ed6f77-1eed-4be4-bb59-d1f4fe3ce39b/Screen+Shot+2022-06-22+at+6.59.50+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/ab540787-ce8a-4221-a2de-e35b14cdee4b/Screen+Shot+2022-06-22+at+7.04.42+PM.png Design - Art Gallery Scavenger Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/dde6feb5-155d-4ca9-82a8-bce789a68dce/Screen+Shot+2022-06-22+at+7.09.28+PM.png Design - Art Gallery Scavenger Hunt - Low-Fidelity Prototype This low-fidelity prototype mapped out the foundation of the user flow for the treasure hunt learning experience. Treasure Hunt Low-Fidelity Prototype here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/afe4adc7-cd4a-48c3-b624-f9ba9a3ee5a0/Screen+Shot+2022-06-22+at+7.10.43+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/2e56840e-eb86-4425-a849-9510836ebf56/Screen+Shot+2022-06-22+at+7.14.26+PM.png Design - Art Gallery Scavenger Hunt - Mockups The earlier designs maintained the simplicity of the treasure hunt game, where users are given clues and allowed to make a guess. After the usability study, I learned that there was an opportunity to make the design simpler by consolidating options in a hamburger menu, removing a “hint” option, the text-based lesson, and by making the call-to-action (“guess” button) stand out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/53970204-f513-48ef-9bdc-c1cb5e1e1f63/Screen+Shot+2022-06-22+at+7.15.15+PM.png Design - Art Gallery Scavenger Hunt - Mockups The second usability study revealed confusion around “favoriting” art work in a collection and navigating within a collection. Thus, my next iteration simplifies this by entering all acquired paintings in the user’s collection with elegant “card-flipping” navigation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/5aff770f-a7cf-42b1-a095-8de1f64ef62a/Screen+Shot+2022-06-22+at+7.17.24+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/7129ad94-a091-461d-9201-a60233fd2b79/Screen+Shot+2022-06-22+at+7.19.09+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Design - Art Gallery Scavenger Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Design - Art Gallery Scavenger Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Design - Art Gallery Scavenger Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Design - Art Gallery Scavenger Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Design - Art Gallery Scavenger Hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Design - Art Gallery Scavenger Hunt https://www.theomarmuniz.com/design/iff-website monthly 0.5 2022-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/22b4170a-c754-4abd-b584-0ce41fd43db1/Screen+Shot+2022-06-24+at+2.48.03+PM.jpg Design - International Film Festival Website - International Film Festival Responive Website Film festivals are fun. But they feature many films the average festival-goer hasn’t heard of. My Film Festival website aims to connect people to the films uniquely suited to their taste and enhance the festival experience along the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/8d8987e3-4719-458f-9f9b-6ec04bc81d82/Screen+Shot+2022-06-24+at+3.15.35+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/1d36e05c-687b-48ac-9011-e83b3f750e4e/Screen+Shot+2022-06-24+at+3.25.05+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/4f60ee41-f298-46f9-8a79-73b8beed9eae/Screen+Shot+2022-06-24+at+3.31.27+PM.png Design - International Film Festival Website - Paper Wireframes Next, I sketched out paper wireframes for each screen in the app, keeping user pain points about navigation, browsing, and nomination flow in mind. The two left-most wireframes depict how the decision assistants and nomination flows may be enhanced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/06890a5c-7633-491a-8456-1a099930404b/Screen+Shot+2022-06-24+at+3.32.49+PM.png Design - International Film Festival Website - Digital Wireframes Moving from paper to digital wireframes meant bringing to life some of the designed elements that may solve user’s main pain points. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/1cb2ec80-080e-4616-bd43-e83c104dcbb6/Screen+Shot+2022-06-24+at+3.33.55+PM.png Design - International Film Festival Website - Digital Wireframes Screen Size Variations Variations between the desktop experience and the mobile experience show how information has been condensed while maintaining the same architecture as the desktop experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a4d4db43d092298ce8ff04/7410a21b-0c05-4601-9389-16bba8cf3653/Screen+Shot+2022-06-24+at+3.35.47+PM.png Design - International Film Festival Website - Low-Fidelity Prototype At this point, I’ve created low-fidelity prototypes by connecting all relevant screens that embody the primary user flow. 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The prototype includes a large number of interactions due to the variability of user choice in their decision tree. 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