Introduction

Welcome to Mel’s CSCI 5839 User Centered Design Blog

About

Hi! My name is Mel Rush, and I am a part time graduate student at CU Boulder. I work full time as a Software Engineer at Microsoft, and have a passion for creating beautiful looking software. I have been in the industry for two years, and am looking forward to continuing my education while also developing software at Microsoft. This is my first class at the University, and one I was most excited about taking. I believe creating accesible, user friendly systems is the core to making successful software.

Course Project

Project Proposal

Formative Research Plan

Prototypes

Final Project YouTube Video

Assignments

Assignment One: The Deep Dive

Assignment Two: Users and Tasks

Assignment Three: Formative Research

Assignment Four: Interviews

Assignment Five: Sketching

Assignment Six: Prototyping

Assignment Seven: Usability

Assignment Eight: Visual Design

Classwork

Apple TV

Google Cardboard Personas

Cultural Probes

Interviews

Location Meetup App

Study Buddy App

Email Heuristics

Contact

Shoot me an email at meru4213@colorado.edu