Tools: Figma, Figjam, Adobe Illustrator

Collaborators: Bhavneet Bola, Jeeda Sabri, Grace Hur, Lucy Hur

<aside> 💡 For the first iteration of University of Waterloo’s UI/UX designathon, CTRL+y, I worked in a team of 4 to design an interactive application to provide job search applications assistant to users with disabilities.

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The prompt provided was:

Create a versatile solution that empowers job seekers or independent workers to find purposeful projects, cultivate meaningful networks, and navigate the intricacies of the current job market. The proposed solution should include the use of emerging technologies, such as generative AI.

Upon further investigation of this topic, we came across some shocking statistics that prompted us to explore designing a product for those with disabilities.

• More than 30% of people with disabilities report difficulties in changing jobs.
• Unemployment rate for people with disabilities: more than double of people without.

The user persona we are considering for this design prototype is shown below…

User persona development for project.

The illustrations used in the application, such as the logo and other graphics were designed using design platforms, such as Adobe Illustrator. The design of the application prototype was completed using Figma and Figjam.

The application is designed using a variety of frames, which can be seen below. The goal of the frame design was to build…

1. ‘Welcome’ page for users to login/sign-up, allowing them to use customization features.
2. ‘Discover’ page to find different jobs, with a ‘For You’ section that suggests job opportunities based on previous user searches.
   1. Particularly, we would like the ‘search’ function to include features such as voice commands and voice recognition.
3. ‘Simplified job description’ page that provides high-level review of each job description that is selected.
4. ‘Reviews’ page to leave feedback/info for other users about experience while requesting accessibility services.