Before any research was done, I created a research plan to outline what I wanted to learn during the discovery phase. I tasked myself with doing some secondary research first so, I created Competitive Analysis document in which I went and did research on the book cataloguing industry. I then created some provisional personas to get an idea of who my target audience could be. Once I had that down, I planned my primary research by creating a interview script, then conducting interviews with my target users the next day. After interviewing, I used an Empathy Map diagram to synthesize my notes. Looking over my notes I found interesting insights such as readers will find new books from different sources that range from videos, friend recommendations, and search engine apps.

Once I had my data synthesized, I created a POV and HMW deliverable to define my problem and open ideation sessions. With my ideation sessions, I did a brainstorm with a group of friends to come up with different features we could use for my HMW questions. I then used a Business & User Goals diagram to find the common goals of the user and the business. After seeing that book recommendations, and important notifications were the common goals, I created a product roadmap to start prioritizing features. After that, I wanted to layout the apps information so I created a sitemap, user flow diagram, task flow diagram, and ui requirements document to better understand where features and screens will live within the app.

Once I had key information planned out, I created wireframe sketches based on my previous documents so I didn't forget any important features. Once my sketches were done, I annotated them to give stakeholders a better understanding of what was drawn and to explain each screen and features. Mid-fidelity prototypes were then made for the testing I would do on users. I then created a Usability Testing Plan to outline what I would be testing for.

I went out using testing users using Invision as my prototyping tool. Once testing was over, I synthesized my research using an Affinity map to create new design recommendations for my app. I then started on creating the High-Fidelity Prototypes by starting off with a Moodboard to get a sense of the visual direction, created the logo by doing multiple sketches through paper and illustrator, then a Style Tile to layout the branding of the app. I then created a UI Kit to create reusable design patterns for Bhuku and then put it all together by creating the High Fidelity Prototype within Sketch. I then uploaded these screens into Invision as the finished prototype.

Retest more features with updated design, and gain approval from stakeholders to pass on to the development team.