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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Delivering the morning keynote, Tech Ethics for the Rest of Us, at Cleveland World Usability Day 2018.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://curtarledge.com/portfolio/ui-design-prototyping</loc>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UI Design &amp; Prototyping - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I modeled segments of the current user flow that were not working well and the desired behavior of the new system.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I provided annotations for each design to reduce ambiguity about data sources and intended functionality.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I established a set of goals to lay the groundwork for the design of the ecommerce system.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Before designing a single screen, I started documenting the deceptively simple question, “What does Shedd sell?” Eventually, this documentation of Shedd’s business logic stretched to 40 pages and required conversations with dozens of stakeholders.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The design file in Figma eventually contained over a hundred screens of different desktop and mobile states.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The ecommerce system needed to account for a dizzying number of exceptions and special conditions, from special pricing to traffic alerts to membership benefits.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A screencapture of the Xometry homepage prototype.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A sample of the desktop checkout flow from the InVision prototype</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Often, wireframes manifest decisions about the organization and layout of dense, domain-specific information; in this case, Xometry’s machining capabilities and materials lists.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A sample of the mobile prototype in InVision</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The prototype included some mock OS-level functionality, like this system notification pattern.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I used a Material Design UI Kit for Sketch and adhered to Google’s documented best practices for Android design.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A prototype showing navigation through the application</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://curtarledge.com/portfolio/ux-research-studies</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-01</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>One outcome of our research was the development of lightweight personas to describe common navigational mental models.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>In the first on-site study, I recruited and interviewed 25 visitors on the fly to learn about how they planned their visit and how they found their way in the zoo.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>In the second on-site study, I spent the day with a handful of pre-recruited visitors to observe them using a working prototype of the new wayfinding app.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The insights we gained from on-site interviews helped our team to understand what we’re talking about when we talk about “wayfinding” and where there are opportunities to supplement in-park signage and printed maps with location-aware digital information.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I recruited a mix of visitor types to get a representative spread of user contexts and mental models.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The prototype testing doubled as technical QA. During my visit, I carried three phones to test the strength of each cellular service provider in different sections of the park, including indoors.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Part of my approach to planning the research study was defining hypotheses that connected to specific lines of inquiry.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Wherever possible, I integrate qualitative and quantitative findings rather than separate them into siloed analyses.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>When presenting research insights, I try to balance rigor and impact and create presentations that are consumable in the moment or during a more thorough read later.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Featuring participant quotes is one of the most impactful ways to ground research findings in actual observation.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Creating a smooth testing program required managing multiple designs and dependencies within the prototype and script.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I collaborated with another researcher on analysis. We used in-person affinity mapping to organize and prioritize insights.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The prototype was exceedingly complex and contained highly specialized information. Creating the prototype and testing script required tight collaboration with subject matter experts at Govini.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The written report ventured into more nuance, designed to be actionable by product designers for future iterations.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Part of research synthesis is creating new conceptual structures to describe what has been learned. In this case, I created a taxonomy to help evaluate and compare competitors.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ultimately, research must have an impact on business decisions. For this engagement, the output includes specific recommendations about what features would bring the most value to Trex and how to position the new digital product in the marketplace.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A complex, highly detailed 50-page testing script was necessary to lead each participant down the correct path of questioning and stimulus-response.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The final deliverable took two forms: a presentation for executive-level stakeholders, and a written document. The presentation focused on high-level findings and assessments of success or failure of key features.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - UX Research Studies - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An example of a “floor plan” diagram that uses spatial arrangement and transparency to communicate the organization of a digital information space.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - Visual Sensemaking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I frequently create content models to specify content types, their attributes, and their relationships to one another. This is typical of a simplified content model diagram.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - Visual Sensemaking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I often employ simple diagrams like this one to break up text-heavy presentations.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - Visual Sensemaking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A complex Venn Diagram that succinctly communicates audiences and their overlapping content needs for a large non-profit website.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - Visual Sensemaking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>My discovery process leads to a deep understanding of how people and processes are orchestrated to achieve business goals. I summarized my findings in this system diagram.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - Visual Sensemaking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>This diagram accompanied a recommendation to a client to create a more unified data analytics program by showing how some data exists only in one system, some in another, and some is shared.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - Visual Sensemaking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A highly complex journey map showing the branching, non-linear paths that professional NFL players may take in their careers, as well as unexpected contingencies.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - Visual Sensemaking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A diagram I created as part of a content strategy for a philanthropic non-profit showing the donor journey mapped to business logic and existing donor communications programs.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - Visual Sensemaking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A portion of a user flow diagram defining pathways for an at-home COVID-19 testing program. This diagram helped my team to align on a single MVP vision for the user experience and defined which screen designs would be needed.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - Visual Sensemaking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A flow diagram I created for a new COVID-19 vaccination eligibility quiz for the State of Massachusetts</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - Visual Sensemaking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d84f847ed12064b46228fc/bbcb0d47-4018-4e62-8a14-b11052058200/%5BHRC%5D+System+Map.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Portfolio - Visual Sensemaking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d84f847ed12064b46228fc/40f1be39-9fe5-4394-a704-19a7e0e12ada/%5BNPF%5D+Whiteboard+%2811%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Portfolio - Visual Sensemaking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://curtarledge.com/portfolio/icontact</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-31</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - iContact Email Builder Design &amp; Testing</image:title>
      <image:caption>Examples of the final responsive UI of the email builder webapp.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - iContact Email Builder Design &amp; Testing</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d84f847ed12064b46228fc/e5e07275-941d-4a21-8dc8-ab0d6ffa38e1/image-asset.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Portfolio - iContact Email Builder Design &amp; Testing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d84f847ed12064b46228fc/39121e87-7dd2-4916-83dd-abae4ab4e7cb/image-asset.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Portfolio - iContact Email Builder Design &amp; Testing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d84f847ed12064b46228fc/f6b4de55-7964-48ab-99a2-52ea2a787ced/image-asset.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Portfolio - iContact Email Builder Design &amp; Testing</image:title>
      <image:caption>The evolution of my design for a single application state as fidelity increased and we learned more from weekly user testing.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - iContact Email Builder Design &amp; Testing</image:title>
      <image:caption>A screencapture from my InVision prototype of the email builder UI which we used for weekly user testing. The hover effects and state changes stretched the limits of InVision, but it was important to have something that felt as real as possible.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - iContact Email Builder Design &amp; Testing</image:title>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - iContact Email Builder Design &amp; Testing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d84f847ed12064b46228fc/4fa2585a-2036-4584-9bc4-fdffd20b0f2e/image-asset.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Portfolio - iContact Email Builder Design &amp; Testing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - iContact Email Builder Design &amp; Testing</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://curtarledge.com/portfolio/nflpa</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2022-01-31</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - NFL Players Association Website Research, Strategy, &amp; Design</image:title>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - NFL Players Association Website Research, Strategy, &amp; Design</image:title>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - NFL Players Association Website Research, Strategy, &amp; Design</image:title>
      <image:caption>As one output of the discovery process, I created this comprehensive NFL Player Career Journey Map, a branching visualization of the different paths that players’ careers can take and how certain situations influence their mental states and information needs from the PA.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Portfolio - NFL Players Association Website Research, Strategy, &amp; Design</image:title>
      <image:caption>An architectural "floor plan" model I used to visualize the structure of the website and the relationship between audiences, sections, and restricted areas of the site.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>One small detail of the top nav menu design reflects an empathetic insight gained from user research. By grouping together both active and former players within a single "For Players" element, the nav acknowledges the lifelong sense of brotherhood that all NFL players share.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The new content model introduced a modular content type for FAQs that can be inserted in relevant content or programmed to appear based on personalization criteria.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Examples of personalization recipes, used to present the concept to the client</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My wireframes for the player dashboard</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The final high-fidelity designs</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://curtarledge.com/portfolio/appomni</loc>
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