Overview
My client is a non-profit organization based in Pierce County Washington.
Our goal as a team is to create feasible solution to the rising cases of homelessness in Pierce County. Shared Housing Services (SHS) has been matching home seekers in need of affordable housing with home providers who are willing to provide a private bedroom in their homes in exchange for rent and/or assistance. Home sharing reduces housing expenses, offers companionship, promotes independence, and increases security for both the home seeker and home provider. As the Ux designer and project manager of this team, it is my responsibility to redesign the website to the specifications of SHS as well as ensure excellent usability for the future. I am passionate about creating an informative product and these are the steps I took:
Project Proposal Pitch
After outlining our goals and proposing our idea, we started the brainstorming process with the use of storyboards, personas to gauge an understanding of who our target user is. We wanted the final product to cater to a demographic of young adults within the age range 18-24 that are struggling through homelessness. According to the
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