Milieux is exploring the rapidly evolving market of networking applications with the aim of developing a new micro-networking service. The goal is to design a prototype for a native mobile application version of a matching service for professional networking.

This project offers learners the opportunity to bridge theoretical knowledge with practical application, focusing on user-centric design and agile development methodologies.

This project will involve:

• Identifying key areas of our current product and how they might translate to a mobile application. 
• Developing a screen-by-screen low- and mid-fidelity prototype of the application using Figma or another design tool of their preference. The prototype needs to be usable on iOS or Android.

Deliverables:

• Familiarize themselves with our existing service.
• Familiarize themselves with Figma (or a preferred agreed-upon tool) and understand how it works - presentation to the founding team.
• Design and build inside of the design tool all the needed screens for a mobile application prototype of our service
• Present the final design screens to us with the context of all the choices they made, problems they encountered, and next steps they recommend.
• Troubleshooting session

Bonus steps would include:

• Conducting UX / UI testing with real potential users involving the above-mentioned low- and mid-fidelity prototypes.

Final deliverables should include:

• The design screens and all assets in a shareable format.

Mentorship:

Students will connect directly with us for mentorship throughout the project. We will be able to provide answers to questions such as:

• Current product/service understanding
• Market research, needs assessment, and competitors analysis.
• Any sort of branding or design advice.
• Input on contextual choices, problems or anything else the students might encounter as long as it is not technical in nature.
• Note: No technical support available within our company.

Predominantly independent work; schedule to be determined with the student(s).