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HELLO I'M
Christy LaPerriere
Specialties: User Research, User-Centered Design, Data Analytics
Currently @ Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum | Previously Adobe
Fast Facts
Based in New York City
Companies I've Worked With:
Researching Immersive Experience Design
Studying Human Computer Interaction
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Universal Creative Studios
My Process
Get to know the product
Favorite Method: Heuristic Evaluation
Examples
Adobe CC Express
AMNH Explorer App
Perform analysis
Investigate findings to inform decisions
Example
Cooper Hewitt API Site
Prioritize features
Done through competitive benchmarking, trend analysis, and stakeholder inverviews
Propose designs
Work with design teams to present prototypes and wireframes
Rinse & repeat!
Explore Process in Action
CO-OPS
Designing an App through Participatory Design
How can community oversight help individuals make better privacy and security decisions?
Skills: Participatory Research, Project Management, UX Design, Illustration
Hoptale
Creating Features to Simplify Trip Planning
How can you streamline trip planning to create a seamless experience?
Skills: Product Management, Feature Prioritization, UX Design, UX Research, Accessibility Analysis
Variable West
Creating a Brand Identity for an Art Community
How can you integrate the voice of artists within an event organization site?
Skills: Product Management, UX Design, UX Research, Content Strategy, Illustration
Cooper Hewitt
Designing an Interactive Storytelling Game
How can we encourage families with young children to dive deeper into exhibits?
Skills: Service Design, UX Research, Field Studies, Illustration, Communication Design
Publications
01
Understanding Effect of Social Dynamics in Immersive Experiences
Pratt Institute | UX Researcher | August - December 2020
How do social dynamics affect how immersed one feels in an experience?
Skills: Remote Usability Testing, Data Visualization, Design Strategy
02
Co-Designing for Community Oversight: How People Make Privacy and Security Decisions Together
Socio-Technical Interaction Research Lab | UX Researcher | September 2018 - January 2020
How can communities influence one another to pay attention to their decisions?
Skills: Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Illustration, UX Research
