Nkowa Okwu is an open source platform committed to building Igbo language learning tools.

Role: Product Designer

Team: David Egorp(Design Mentor), Ijemma Onwuzulike(Lead Engineer), Paul(Firefox Engineer)

Platform: Web (Chrome Extension)

Tools: Figma. Google meet. Notion.

URL:

Nkọwa okwu - Igbo Translate and Dictionary

Context

The current Chrome extension has been getting some feedback on usability issues such as extension popping up upon anywhere on screen after word is highlighted by user. We wanted to be strategic with how we approached user experience so we investigated these issues an d made some much needed UX improvements.

Link to download Chrome extension ⤵⤵

Nkọwa okwu - Igbo Translate and Dictionary

Investigating this UX concern led to conducting a series of user interviews- all geared towards better understanding user issues.

My Approach

Conducting User Interview
Synthesizing User interview data
Designing a solution
Feedback from Team 
Iterating designs
Usability test 
Feedback 
Live Design