Phillip Yonekawa-Blest
UX Experience
I am at the beginning of my UX career. My current experience stems from a startup internship, as well as ongoing solo and collaborative portfolio projects. Here you will learn the details of my internship experience and get a glimpse at how I have been practicing and evolving the iterative design process.
Sophonaut
A personality test startup, based in San Francisco, seeking to support human flourishing by connecting individuals to mental health providers with compatibility in terms of personality.
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They created a personality test ten times more reliable than MBTI. In terms of accurate metrics, it is the best general personality test in the world.
Projects & Methodology
Overview
Over the course of this internship, I used Figma and a range of UX design methods to create logical prototypes. Primarily, message boards and data comparison features. They included unique features to accommodate Sophonaut's needs. I also created funnels using the site analytics data through Google Analytics.
Site Funnel Application & Design Methodology
My first assignment was to create a research-backed site funnel and determine how to use it. The funnel was later used as the backbone for improvements decreasing user friction. I created a three-tier method for fully detailing my design methodology, site funnel purpose, and used Google Analytics to determine funnel tiers.
Prototype Sample
This was the final prototype that consolidated two existing pages and also solved the most critical funnel transition on the provider-user side. This page design allowed the previously separate connections and matches pages to be consolidated to their most essential components and uses. The development method behind the "Create Groups" was a user narrative.
Personality Comparison Feature
I was assigned to create a feature that would compare personalities between focus group members. It is far from pixel-perfect, but the concept stands strong. I created several prototypes, which were whittled down to three, and ultimately, this feature design was chosen.
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