Persona

Persona #1

Type: Employer

Technical Comfort: Strong

Job Title: UI/UX Developer, Front End Engineer, Product Manager

Back Story:

  • The employer would be working for a product based company, that has a user product that they focus on, like Facebook, Twitter etc.
  • They would have a keen focus on strong design, as well as an expectation for good content on the page.

Motivations:

  • They would be looking for an employee that has strong experience in design and development
  • In addition, they’d want to focus on someone who cares deeply about user experience, and has work to showcase for that.
  • They would also want someone who has technical experience, and not just design experience.
  • A strong focus on developing and shipping good products would be a plus.

Their Ideal Experience:

  • The landing page gives them a quick glimpse of all relevant information related to me. It would also include navigation to go deeper into certain sections
  • The Graphical Interface should showcase various UI Designs created by me, as well as a blob for each one of them
  • If the user would like to, they can navigate to my blog where they can find detailed entries about projects and thoughts on tech and design to showcase my depth of knowledge
  • There should also be a non-tech section that showcases my volunteer work and other hobbies like photography and speedcubing

Quote:

“People Ignore Design that Ignores People” – Frank Chimero

Persona #2

Type: University Professors

Technical Comfort: Medium

Job Title: Masters/PHD Student in Human Computer Interaction

Back Story:

  • The professor would be in the HCI field at a prestigious university and would be looking for strong candidates for a Masters/PHD

Motivations:

  • They would be looking for an academically strong experience who have a strong experience with HCI
  • They’d specifically be looking for someone who has extensive experience in academic settings like research that focus on HCI.

Their Ideal Experience:

  • The landing page gives them a quick glimpse of all relevant information related to me. It would also include navigation to go deeper into certain sections
  • The Graphical Interface should showcase various research projects that I have participated in, as well as my strong passion for research
  • If the user would like to, they can navigate to my blog where they can find detailed entries about projects and thoughts on tech and design to showcase my depth of knowledge
  • There should also be a non-tech section that showcases my volunteer work and other hobbies like photography and speedcubing