UX Design Project Anais PimentelÂ
Discover
The problem.

Assumptions: Every year, people from all over the world come to Australia to start a new life studying or working but once here, they struggle to settle. They constantly need to search information to know how things like housing, public transport, finding a job work, costing them precious time and sometimes money
How might we help foreigners to get useful tips so they can settle more easily in Australia
Research methods.
04
Interviews face-to-face
41
Surveys
on Survey Monkey
*All participants were Student Visa and Working Holiday Visa holders
Affinity mapping. Synthesis: Purpose of coming to Australia Challenges Sources of information to get advice
Insights.
1 The majority of people come to Australia to study, because different from other countries, the student visa here allows you to work to pay your bills.
2 The most valuable sources of information for finding a job and meet people are local friends advice (people who already lived the experience of moving to Australia)
3 Even though Google is a very helpful platform to search for information like housing, finding a job among some others, people trust more experienced foreigners because it’s closer to reality
Competitor analysis. MOVING TO AUSTRALIA BLOG
CULTURE TRIP
TRIP ADVISOR
INTER NATIONS
Direct
Contains really useful information Categories like tips, immigration advice, lifestyle Siimple website name that could easily appear at the top on Google search Includes useful links
Too much information to read It is not interactive, so it doesn’t allow you to connect with other people or comment The design needs to be more attractive and simple for the user
Fun and interactive lay out that allows you discover the place you want to go focusing on categories like: things to do, hotel, food and drink, see and do and tips Create profile and itinerary options
They could add reviews so people share their experiences and give recommendations
Indirect
Builds a community, mainly based on reviews You can plan your whole trip and get recommendations adapted to your own persona. You are able to vote if a post was useful or not
Sometimes they show a lot of information on the homepage that can be confusing, it would be good to simplify a little.
Direct
You create a profile and interact with people from different countries living in the city where you are Events, conferences, groups to join near you
Design looks out dated They have so much going on Too many steps to create an account
Indirect
Define
Empathy map.
The most valuable source of information I got during my first months here were people who lived the experience of coming to Australia I struggle understanding Public Transport Finding a job has been the most challenging activity Finding my first apartment was tough
I have big expectations of this country, life is going to be better than home Is this what I want? This is harder that I thought What am I doing here? What if I go back I miss my family
SAYS
THINKS
DOES
FEELS
Join communities on Facebook to ask questions about certain things I’m struggling like housing, find a job, places. Join my own country community on Facebook to feel comfortable asking in my language Research information like requirements on Google Ask friends who have done it before about their experience
Excited for discovering a new country Frustrated about not finding a job Anxious Happy Sad Homesick Culture Shocked Feel far from the world
BIO
Maria is a 27 year old international student from Brazil who recently moved to Melbourne to study English and
work. She loves travelling and she is very excited to start her new adventure in Australia because she has heard
from other friends in Brazil that is an amazing country
where the quality of life is really good, so she has been planning to come from a long time ago.
SKILLS
PAINS Being far from home is tough because she's close with her family
Not familiar with the culture Struggling to use Public Transport
Understanding the Aussie
Outgoing
accent
Languages
job as a student in a Australia,
Creative
She has no experience to get a
Proactive
MOTIVATION A new life in a new country
Meeting people from around the world Family and friends
MARIA
"Life is the biggest adventure."
GOALS
Speak English fluently
Get an IELTS Certificate with a good score
Find a job while she's studying to cover her expenses
Save some money to travelAustralia and Asia
NEEDS Get a job to be able to
make money in Australia to live
Find a permanent flat to stay close to the CBD
Survive the culture shock Have a group of friends where she can express herlself
Jobs to be done. When I move to Australia I want to listen to other people experiences so I can be prepared and avoid some struggles When I move to Australia I want to connect with other people experienced so I can get tips about the life down under. When I move to Australia, I want to be able to get some advice from foreigners already living there so I can get a job.
MARIA
"Life is the biggest adventure."
When I move to Australia, I want to join a community so I can meet more people
Storyboard. 1 2 3
4 5 6
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MVP Matrix.
HIGH VALUE Enable users to select a topic Filter information questions.
Be able to get tips from other people living in Australia
Share your best tips
DIFFICULT Tip suggestions according to your interests
Be able to create a profile to know nationality and time been living there
EASY
Join communities /groups Rate and comment
LOW VALUE
Journey map.
Develop
Sketches.
Wireframes.
User flow 1.
User flow 2.
Complete user flow.
Prototype. Explore the prototype here
Usability testing. March 26, 2020 1 3 participants
Scenario:
You arrived in Melbourne few weeks ago and you have been struggling finding a job so a friend tells you to download New2Oz app to find some advice.
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Could you find some advice to get a job in Melbourne?
Please, show me how would you navigate the app to go to the homepage
You found the first tip very useful, how would you demonstrate that?
Let's say you want to provide some tips now, How would you do it?
Add filters and expand option
Add search or option of other
Insights. Task 1 & 2
The home page is very simple and straight forward Navigation through the task was smooth No barriers Thumbs up was clear
Things to improve: Have an option to search in case what you're looking is not in the categories. Have a better layout of the list of tips so it's more organized and easy for the user.
Insights. Task 2 &3 The option of giving a tip on the home screen was not visible Straight forward, basic interface The design is simple and nice
Make it more noticeable
Things to improve: Making the give a tip link of the Homepage more noticeable
Next steps. Work on the tips advanced filtering for some categories Option to comment Have the option of creating a profile Tip suggestions according to what you recently saw Quick search for users with specific needs
New2Oz
Go from traveller to local in one tap.
Thank you! Anais Pimentel
annie.pr16@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/a nais-pimentel-21b658105Â