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Patrick Brennan's User Experience

User Experience

I use Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch and Invision for all of my prototyping. The app used is dependent on who is receiving the file.

  • Prototype Tools

    • Figma
    • Sketch
    • Invision
    • Adobe XD
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Adobe Illustrator
  • Frontend Frameworks

    • Bootstrap
    • Material Design
    • Foundation
    • KendoReact

Cigna

Cigna brought me onboard as their Senior UX Designer to overhaul one of their drug applications.

My duties are...

  • Work as a conduit between stakeholders/business and the development team.
  • Rework their drug app to be more modern, more usable from a users perspective.
  • Breakdown the appplication per user type.
  • Create a UI Design System for the development team to implement into the app.
  • Create a color scheme to be compliant with the company and to be ADA Compliant.
  • Adhere to Atomic Design when desiging components.

Figma Prototype Examples

  • My Website

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    • The menu works.
    • The graphics on the graphics page opens up to a larger version.
    • The web examples opens up to a larger version.
  • Pattern Examples

    Here is an example of patterns I have created in Figma. These examples showcase my skills as a prototype designer.

    This is a work in-progress.

Reading Challenge Module

My manager asked me to come up with ideas for a new module he would like to add to our app called the Reading Challenge. Here are the requirements he gave me for it.

  • Add a new module so parents can register their children to reading programs.
  • Allow parents the ability to set challenges and goals of their readers.
  • Allow parents the ability to monitor the progress of the challenges/goals of their readers.
  • Use Case: Splash and Homepage Menu Workflows
    Use Case Overview
    • User opens the app and the Splash screen appears.
    • If user previously logged out, they will need to log back into the app.
    • After logging in, the user goes to the homepage of the app.
  • Use Case: View, Add or Remove Readers
    Use Case Overview
    • User clicks menu icon to view navigation and clicks Readers link.
    • Readers page flys in to show the users list of readers.
    • User clicks the search icon to find and add more readers.
    • User can also click the three dots icon to click the options of either "Removing" the reader or reviewing the readers "Reading Details".
  • Use Case: Challenge a Reader
    Use Case Overview
    • To challenge a reader user clicks on any jacket and goes to the details page.
    • User can now click the Challenge button to challenge one of their readers or search for other readers to add to their list and challenge.
    • User is sent back to the details page with a toast message confirming challenge.
    • User has the option of setting goals for the reader or they can set goals at a later date.
  • Use Case: Set/View Goals to Challenges
    Use Case Overview
    • On the Reading Challenges page, user can review the progress of any readers challenges by clicking the three dots icon or remove reader from the challenge.
    • On the Challenges Details page, the user can see when the reader accepted the challenge.
    • User can also set/update goals for the reader.
  • Use Case: View Reader Challenges
    Use Case Overview
    • User can view any reading challenges they have by clicking the Challenges link in the menu or footer.
    • Reader Challenges page flys in to show active challenges and archived challenges.
  • Use Case: Reading Programs
    Use Case Overview
    • User clicks menu icon to view navigation and clicks Programs link.
    • Programs page flys in showing various programs which the user can register their readers to attend.
    • User can also click the "Info" link to review the program.
    • Programs page also shows any of the users readers who are attending any programs .
    • User can remove any Reader from a program.

Collections

This is a teaching aid app to help students learn from different resources the teacher puts together.

  • Collections App
    Use Case Overview
    • Create an app to hold resources.
    • There will be three views. A Featured view, Public view and a Private view.
    • Allow users to add/edit and delete resources.
    • Users can view the details in a Grid, List or Swaggered view.

Dashboard Example

Here's an admin dashboard that was started before I was released from Baker & Taylor. Even though I'm not with them anymore, I'm still working on this to show my skills at designing a dashboard.

  • Admin Dashboard

    This is a work in-progress.

UI Design Systems

The first thing I do when I start a new project is create a Styleguide and a UI Design System.

Below are some UI Design examples I've created for clients and employers.