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The Capstone Project

This project was for my final year (graduation) project. The project had started with an Idea of creating a human library in the web3 (metaverse) space. But as the idea evolved it turned into a web 3 platform students to create and develop connections with professionals and gain personal insights into their industry of choice but with unique perspectives and experiences.

About project

This section is the brief on what the project

The project evolved from a human library in the web 3 virtual (metaverse) spaces to a platform that connects students to industry experts. The main Idea and purpose behind the platform is that students where where getting little to no chance to connect with industry experts and communicate with them for questions and quarries they might have, so I thought (and being shaped by the interview sessions into execution) solving it through a platform that is being inspired by the Human Library concept.

Research

This is the highlights of the research process. If you wish to see the full research and process you can scroll to the bottom of the page.

Secondary

Online articles and everything

For this section of the research was focused on the on researching a lot on the concept of the human library, on how it came to being (it's history), how it works, how it has an impact on people, etc. While secondary Research was mainly revolved the concept of the human library, I also was doing research on the stereotypes in India against certain education and career paths, which was done after the interview sessions as it seemed it could give a better foundation to the platform and help solve some issues through the platform.

Secondary Part 2

Researching and learning skills

This section is mainly around me learning things around UIUX that I wasn't familiar with and or didn't know how to do, some of them are : system design, a core of the platform, and full UIUX Process through experience.

Primary Part 1

Questionnaire

This section of the research was to reach as many people as possible and get their opinion on the human library and you do they find a platform based on this concept would be (where students can build and maintain connections with industry experts). I was also asking if think something like this could work in developing countries like India or any other Asian country and do they think if the platform could be useful in any way. The questionaries also asked about their thoughts about the stereotypes in India regarding certain education and career paths, and how do they think this platform could help break / ease yup the stereotypes. The response were largely positive and informative.

Primary Part 2

Interview Sessions

The interview sessions where one of the most insightful, informative and came with a lot of detail and unique perspectives. While the questionnaire and interview session had similar to same questions, The answers and conversations had during the interview sessions is what helped shaped the platform from it just being a human library to something much better and targeted towards students, where the platform based a on the HL concept but for students who can build and maintain connections with industry experts and they can communicate with them in safe space that they can create/design.

Case Study

A competitor case study

The competitor case study was to see and study whether our platform has any any competitors. While there were no direct competitors during the course of the capstone project but there were indirect competitors like the human library organization, LinkedIn (and similar platforms). But as they were some feature overlaps with certain platforms but the solution (service) we are offering wasn't offered by the platforms we had researched.

System Design

System Core + User Journey Mapping

The system design was challenging as it was my first time doing it in such a large project, but in retrospect this is where look for a core for the platform, map out the user journeys (paths) across the platform, user experience, etc.

Wireframes

UI Wireframes

These were the wireframes designs for the UI. This step in the whole process really hard to me as it was the first time I was creating the wireframes from the system design step, as I was finding confusing and slightly overwhelming as I was finding it hard to decide the number of screens to make, and having an ideation process being unique in itself that was a lot more detailed than I was used to in other parts of design.

UI

The screen Design

The screen design was much easier while still being as time consuming to choose certain design elements. The designing stage was easier as the wireframes were done, the process was easier but it still felt like something was missing at certain stages, which also triggered problem solving at multiple stages during the designing stage.

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Branding

This was the branding done mostly after the all the system design and UI design, but the naming of the platform and the logo ideation had started a little bit earlier during the wireframe stage.

(if you like to see the full Process of branding you can contact us for the Process Book)

(Side Note: Because the branding was done during the last part of the capstone we couldn't widespread across the UI design and the prototype)

Badges

These are the badges designed as part of a ranking system, this was done as part of gamifying the platform where each of the students has a level upgraded based on how many industry expert connections they maintain and how many different subjects they maintain. likewise for the volunteers where they can get badges based on the the sessions they take.

The Platform

This is the prototype 1

This was the prototype that I was able to create by the end of the capstone period, but there are multiple more steps and work left before the platform can be released.

The end but not the end....

This is bot the end of the project....

This isn't the end of the project, it's more like a midway point. But to get the platform project completed we have to go through an intensive testing phase along more design and branding refinements, and most important development of the platform and funding to carry the steps above.

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