Project2
Probe
App design
Figma, Photoshop
Designer
Inspiration
The inspiration for this project comes from my personal experience as an interaction design student. I often struggle to find users to interview, and I’ve noticed that many of my classmates face the same challenge.
Discovery
Initially, I wanted to create a platform for all designers to conduct user interviews. However, after interviewing, I identified two key challenges they face:
Difficulty accessing real users – Student designers often rely on friends or family for interviews, which doesn’t provide accurate insights.
Limited resources for paid participants – Without funding, students struggle to find motivated participants for meaningful interviews.
Based on these findings, I shifted the focus to create a platform specifically for student designers to interview each other, and their friends or relative.
Target
To define the project goals, I consulted my classmates and reflected on my own experiences. I ultimately set two key objectives:
Assist design major students in solving the challenge of finding users to interview.
Encouraging more users to participate in interviews and actively engage in the project.
Insights
Difficult to find users
Students often struggle to find target users to interview because they didn't have money and time to find it.
User lack of interesting
Lack of direct incentives and interest drives leads to designers struggling to find users willing to actively participate in research.
Connection between users and designers
Designers think it is a inefficient way that looking for users in a large area.
Target user
Unable to find a designer for user research.
After interviewing 5 people, I determined the target users and used empathy maps for analysis.
User test
Users need motivation to be interviewed
Conclusion
Testing phase is really important for designers
Probe 2023
Soren Dai