Ikra Javed

You can count on me to stay curious—
not just about users, but also about the UX processes that serve them.

Odds and Ends

Consider this my miscellaneous drawer of all that other stuff that didn’t quite make the cut for my premier portfolio case studies.

These short, sweet, and occasionally funny reflections offer lessons I’ve learned or ways I’ve grown from my professional experiences over the past two years. Have some time? Feel free to dig around.

before and after of a 404 page

Weekly UI Sprints

Figma became beloved to me by completing weekly design challenges— from an on/off button for my air fryer to a 404 page now actually live on the site.

two affinity diagrams with sticky notes posted all over

LibCal Systems Analysis

I led a semester-long project to improve the appointment scheduling system for librarians through contextual inquiry interviews, modeling, research-backed recommendations and an implementation plan.

collage of desktop and mobile versions of websites created as a freelance web designer

My career as a freelance web designer

I did everything— from client meetings, to branding, development (custom coded CSS, HTML PHP), and even invoicing

sticky notes organized in categories

UX’ing my UX portfolio

I decided to take a swing at following the principles of UX for this portfolio website

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