PROJECT KINESIS

Client

Duration

Role

People

Dr. Abhishek Singh


Kinesis lab

IIT Guwahati

Dr. Abhishek

Singh


Kinesis lab

IIT Guwahati

1 month

1

month

Project lead

Project

lead

Avinash Kancherla

Avinash

Kancherla

After a thorough discussion with the professor, I’ve established a strong direction on this.

After a thorough discussion with the professor, I’ve established a strong direction on this.

INITIAL DESIGN BRIEF

INITIAL DESIGN BRIEF

To design a simple, vision aligned website for Kinesis Lab that reflects its innovative approach to automotive and product design.

and i dived in to FIND out

and i dived in to FIND out

What makes a good and simple website

What makes a good and simple website

Good heuristics

Good heuristics

Ease of Use ( Instrumental )

Ease of Use ( Instrumental )

Visually appealing ( non instrumental )

Visually appealing ( non instrumental )

Accessibility

Accessibility

Good flow

Good flow

and then

Stakeholder Interviews happened

Stakeholder Interviews happened

and these are the condensed insights

6

Student interviews

1

Recruiter interview

4

4

Researchers interviews


Pain Points


hard to update content

no project information

Research areas not cited


Good experience


IIT MADRAS RESEACH PAGE


Key requirements

easy content management system


1

Recruiter interview


Pain Points


Cant understand the focus area and expertise

lacked clear contact and

collaboration page

Summary of skills and outcomes


Good experience


Ultraviolet website


Key requirements


collaborate option

Quick contact form

6

Student interviews


Pain Points


no clear information hierarchy

Felt cluttered and inconsistent

Lacked "Get involved or Apply section "

Mobile responsiveness is poor

Visual inconsitency


Good experience


cited MIT MEDIA LAb

cited IDC website


Key requirements


Apply option

Student work


Pain Points


no clear information hierarchy

Felt cluttered and inconsistent

Lacked "Get involved or Apply section "

Mobile responsiveness is poor

Visual inconsitency


Good experience


cited MIT MEDIA LAb

cited IDC website


Key requirements


Apply option

Student work


Pain Points


Cant understand the focus area and expertise

lacked clear contact and

collaboration page

Summary of skills and outcomes


Good experience


Ultraviolet website



Key requirements


collaborate option

Quick contact form


Pain Points


hard to update content

no project information

Research areas not cited




Good experience


IIT MADRAS RESEACH PAGE



Key requirements


easy content management system


and then

THE ALMIGHTY DIRECTORS

THE ALMIGHTY DIRECTORS

User Personas

Aarav Menon (22)


Mdes , student

Goal

To find research

opportunities and showcase student projects. Find out what is required to be part of the lab

Frustrations

Gets lost in the websites; can’t find where to apply or contact mentors.

Needs

A visually engaging, story-based layout showing ongoing projects and how to join.

Quote

“I want to see real student work, not just text walls.”

Nivedita Rao (35)


Researcher

Goal

To manage and present ongoing research projects clearly and independently.

Frustrations

Has to rely on developers to update content; project info is scattered across multiple platforms.

Needs

A structured, searchable system for projects and publications with simple upload tools.

Quote

I wish I could update my lab page myself and see all my work in one place.”

Rohan Sharma (38)


Design Lead

Goal

To identify potential collaborators and talented students for internships.

Frustrations

Lab websites often lack clarity on expertise and make it hard to contact the right person.

Needs

A crisp overview of research themes, applied outcomes, and a direct contact option.

Quote

“I just want to know what you’re good at and who to reach out to fast.”

The base INFORMATION ARCHITECHTURE has been ideated by determining the contents of each page

The base INFORMATION ARCHITECHTURE has been ideated by determining the contents of each page

and then

brainstorming

several solutions have been done for flow of information of the home page which has the potential to solve the problems faced by

all of the stake holder

of which two have been finalized

Solution A

Solution A

Solution A

flow = landing page - CTA- Updates- footer

flow = landing page - CTA- Updates- footer

flow =

landing page - CTA- Updates- footer

Solution A

Solution A

Solution B

flow = landing page - CTA+ Updates- footer

flow = landing page - CTA+ Updates- footer

flow =

landing page - CTA+ Updates- footer

this solution have been finalized as it shows the critical information at the same time which is the most users flow


flow =

landing page - CTA+ Updates- footer

flow =

landing page - CTA+ Updates- footer

this solution have been finalized as it shows the critical information at the same time which is the most users flow

this solution have been finalized as it shows the critical information at the same time which is the most users flow

FInal infomation architecture

lo-fi

several lo-fi wireframes have been made and the following are the final ones

UI and branding

the font and the colors have been picked so it matches with the vision of the LAB

chosen colour pallate

high - fidelity

following the guide lines set by


GOOGLE WEB UX

APPLES DESIGN GUIDELINES

UX HEURISTICS CHECKLIST

following the guide lines set by


GOOGLE WEB UX

APPLES DESIGN GUIDELINES

UX HEURISTICS CHECKLIST

lets look the flow through the eyes of the recruiter

lets look at the flow through the eyes of the recruiter

opens the website


hmmmmm, nice work ,


scrolls down

they covered a lot of

domains , ohhh we are

one of them nice

ahhh thats an

insight !

ohh cool !!!

just the kind of

work i was searching for.

this lab does what it says

thanks much needed

information


moves forword to contact

the lab .

In a similar way all the flows have been designed to provide all the right information at the right time

with less number of clicks

In a similar way all the flows have been designed to provide all the right information at the right time

with less number of clicks