The Grad Shack
POSTED IN Portfolio, User Experience May 20, 2011
The Grad Shack is a new concept aimed primarily at helping university students save money through the buying and re-selling of second hand text books.
This site posed a unique challenge as it needed to provide ease of use for both people wishing to buy as well as sell books on the site. A virtual credit system was created – allowing students to safely exchange books whilst their money is held in escro.
Besides having to help students find books on their specific subject, the site also identifies which students are on the same campus as the buyer/seller and also greatly simplifies the postage/delivery system should it be required for a sale.
My role on this project was User Experience and Information Architecture – Facilitating the planning and structure of the site to best cater for the various personas that would be utilising this service.
