Design Team Prompt:
Design a stethoscope and smartphone system to be used by unskilled operators to
carry out the basic tasks of cardiac auscultation in remote or under-resourced
communities that safely and accurately transmits sound data and other information to
medical technicians or doctors for review.
carry out the basic tasks of cardiac auscultation in remote or under-resourced
communities that safely and accurately transmits sound data and other information to
medical technicians or doctors for review.
My contribution: UX/UI Design of the stethoscope app
Figma MFP #1: https://bit.ly/PhoneToneDemo
Figma Project: http://bit.ly/PhoneToneFigmaArtboard
More Technical Research: http://bit.ly/Stethoscope_App_Research
User Experience (UX) design decisions
Project was completed for the course BME 261 Prototyping, Simulation & Design at the University of Waterloo
Insight
The discoverability of the notification button increased when it was displayed within the bottom navigation bar as opposed to hidden within a burger menu. This insight was deemed important because the notification feature is how users are notified of feedback from their physician. If users can’t view their feedback, then the app is useless as a means for preventative care.
Evidence:
The metric for this experiment was asking the user which series of home screens they preferred for the purpose of seeing notifications. Then they were asked to choose their favourite and why.
The baseline is the original screen with the slide out burger menu with a 20% discoverability rate among the age group of users 40+. Numerous iterations lead to the screen on the right, resulting in an end discoverability rate of 100%.
The discoverability of the notification button increased when it was displayed within the bottom navigation bar as opposed to hidden within a burger menu. This insight was deemed important because the notification feature is how users are notified of feedback from their physician. If users can’t view their feedback, then the app is useless as a means for preventative care.
Evidence:
The metric for this experiment was asking the user which series of home screens they preferred for the purpose of seeing notifications. Then they were asked to choose their favourite and why.
The baseline is the original screen with the slide out burger menu with a 20% discoverability rate among the age group of users 40+. Numerous iterations lead to the screen on the right, resulting in an end discoverability rate of 100%.
Notification display mock-ups to find optimal presentation for elderly and inexperienced technology users
