Portfolio
Yiming’s Works that define my passion in User Experience &User Interface Design
What’s inside 1. Conceptual App design: Nearby Dogs
2. Other Works.
YIMING YANG yiming.yang@mail.utoronto.ca UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, ON, Canada. B.A in Architectural Studies with Honours. Double Major in Architecture Design, History and Theory. Final Year GPA 3.52/4.00 Graphic Designer/Volunteer for BMMTEC Group Holdings Ltd. 2020 - Present. Designed posters and engaged in meetings with the client. Provided multiple choices to the client after the initial talk. Revised and followed the company’s design guidelines. Trained in User Interface and Experience Design Bootcamp, Beijing, 2019 - 2020. Created and completed the conceptual mobile app design, Nearby Dogs. Honed up skills in visual representation. Research Intern for Sino-Ocean Land Real Estate Company, 2016. Prepared and presented precedent researches on boutique hotels. Oversaw the design workflow across two real estate projects. Attended on-site visits, field reviews, and project meetings. Activity Assistant at Maker Festival of Arts and Culture, 2017. Prepared art decorations with a team of ten. Assisted with stalls to attract buyers. Proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign. Axure, Sketch, Principle, Xmind. Rhino, Cinema4D. Hand drawing and modelling.
Walking a Dog Alone? Holding the poop but have no clue where the next random bin is? Having a hardship to find puppy’s playmate during that cold long winter? I hear you.
THESE will not happen again with
NEARBY DOGS
Why do we need Nearby Dogs Raven 27-year-old Real estate salesperson
“My business trips force my dog to stay over with friends, and this is not a long-term solution. It is also hard for the dog to have long-term besties since my schedule of walking dog is unstable all the time.”
Pain Point 1. Her dog has a hardship to find longterm playmates. 2. The difficulty of finding a certified dog care when traveling upsets her.
A search engine to find the right dog companion for her dog; verified dog care service providers. A product that solves the problem for busy dog owners and dog care.
Dave 60-year-old 62 years old, retired engineer.
“I wish I can explore some new neighbourhoods when I’m walking my dog. And a map that guides me to nearby washrooms when I need to. “
Lee 40-year-old Head of a dog clinic
“Previous investment in promoting our services on social media, offline commercials have little effect. We need a better solution to let people know us.”
Pain Point 1. The lack of access to the locations of basic facilities raises the boundary of dog walking. 2. The sense of community is needed for first-time dog owner like Dave, where “stupid” questions can be answered professionally.
A simple and easy-touse dog walking support system to solve the problem of unaccompanied dog walks by locating basic facilities such as, toilets, drinking water, and garbage bins.
Pain Point 1. The lack of targeted advertising on social media causes a huge waste promotion funds. 2. The brand has a limited exposure.
A trusty platform can promote clinic service, attract long-term clients, and increase recognition while avoiding useless placements of advertisement.
Lo-Fi Prototype
LOGIN
JOIN
BINS: SHOW
MAP
BOOK A WALK
3 UNREAD
BESTIES
PROFILE: OWNER
PROFILE: DOG
QUICK REPLY
VOOM
RECOMMENDED DOGS
DISCOVER
ADD A FUNCTION
POST REPLIES
POSTS
ME
MY DOG
Font
Similcity Save Users mental work
Unselected. General. Card.
PT Sans Names Bold 24 #333333 Tab Titles Bold 16 #333333 Description Text Bold 14 #4A4A4A User’s Instruction Regular 14 #9B9B9B
Pressed. Sent. Active. Alert.
Colours
To lit and to + Warmth in the winter.
UI +UX design Objectives 1. Single-Hand navigation. Allows users to complete their tasks with only one hand. Swipe and tap, with limited typing and scrolling.
Nearby Dogs
Concise
Comfortable
2. Cut out the unnecessary. Only Shows what users need to see. Simiplicity in functions. Users can add functions only when they need to. This App is designed to help, not to distract. 3. Simple layout. Strives to save the most of users’ mental work. Let human be human. The layout has nothing unexpected for first-time users.
Worry-Free
Interesting
1. Single-Hand navigation.
Allows users to complete their tasks with only one hand. Swipe and type, with limited typing and scrolling.
2. Cut out the unnecessary.
Only Shows what users need to see. Simiplicity in functions. Users can add functions only when they need to. This App is designed to help, not to distract.
3. Simple layout.
Strives to save the most of users’ mental work. Let human be human. The layout has nothing unexpected for first-time users.
Boarding Pages
Crafted to be Instructional. And Warm.
2. Other Works.
Watercolour + Poster
Screen Lake
The man was reaching out his hand and crying for help while the kid paid no attention to the situation but focused on his phone. The surrealist composition was made to awaken people who are crazy in love with their tiny smartphones, and have certainly no idea about their splendid life.
Redesign of the three boarding pages on a financial app.
Instead of illustrations and slogans to explain its function, I decided to have simple questions and options for users to customize their investment goals. Each page has only one question with five options, and a skip button is always available on the top right. The reason is simple, users read the app’s function from the AppStore before they install it, and I give back their right to filter the information that is unrelated to them.Â
ICONS Reiteration
Reiterations and Architectural collage works
Let’s imagine a city
C4D Practice
Cinema 4D Practice work.
C4D Practice
Thanks.