Hello, my name is Jay Johns
I am a UX Designer & Technology Advisor helping startups launch better digital products
Skillset:
UX Research
Plan and conduct qualitative user research and transform findings into insightful information.
User-Centered Design
Design solutions from the user perspective by understanding their needs, motivations, and pain points.
Rapid Prototyping
Create physical or digital concepts, from low to high fidelity designs.
Analytics
Interpreting data trends in conversions, page views, and other user actions to identify opportunities and guide UX design.
Human-Computer Interaction Educator
I am a professor at Purdue University Fort Wayne, teaching Computer Science and Information System students a course in user experience design.
About Me:
Jay Johns
Masters Degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Indiana University-Indianapolis
My technology career started in 2007, in the world of video game development. Over time, user experience (UX) became my interest, in 2017 I earned a Masters Degree in Human-Computer Interaction from Indiana University, Indianapolis.
Since 2017, I have focused on creating wireframes and interactive prototypes for startup companies that do not have a technical co-founder. The On-Demand CTO service that I offer at 3r Interactive, LLC focuses on the pre-production of a software project.
I help clients go through the process of creating personas, a feature list, use cases, interactive prototypes, creating a detailed request for estimates, and being the bridge between my non-technical clients and software developers reducing miscommunication.
The Design Process:
This document explains the UX design process used when working with clients. I find the more information the client has about the process, the more peace of mind they have, building a trusting relationship.
Below are example pages from the document, click the link to get the full .pdf.
UX Project Experience By Industry:
Most of my projects are confidential; below are vague descriptions of the different projects I have worked on from various industries. If you want to know more please contact me.
Audio Player
- A mobile application for a local radio station. If the radio station is playing music the app will display the album art for the song.
- An audio training application. The main feature is that you have to finish one lesson before the next lesson is accessible.
Chamber of Commerce
Created wireframes for an information app designed for a Chamber of Commerce.
Decentralized Social Media
Designed an interactive prototype for the creation of a decentralized social media app.
Education
- Designed a website for a teachers union.
- Created a UX analysis on a LMS system and gave suggestions on how to improve the design.
Fashion Consultant
I helped design a mobile application that allows fashion designers to interact with an audience that wants advice.
Interior Design
Updated wireframes from a previous companies design and turned the updated designs into an interactive prototype for an application within the interior design space.
Warehouse Machine Repair
An application that helps warehouses schedule maintenance for their machines.
Pharmaceutical
Designed an interactive prototype for a pharmaceutical application that works in conjunction with a physical product.
Photo Sharing
- Interactive Prototype for a corporate photo-sharing project.
- Wireframes for a pet photo ranking app.
Real Estate
Interactive Prototype for a Progressive Web App that is trying to disrupt the real estate industry.
Rideshare
Designed an interactive prototype for a rideshare application focused on the elderly population.
Trade Show Conferences
- Designed an interactive screen for a healthcare company.
- Designed an interactive screen for a security company.
- Designed an interactive screen for an augmented reality company focusing on the transportation industry.
Venture Capital
Created a website for a venture capital company.
UX Projects Examples:
Below are examples of the different areas of UX designs. These samples come from different projects, showing different sections of different projects does not reveal all details of a specific project and maintains the intention of keeping a level of confidentiality.
User Flow
Real Estate App
Low-Fidelity Wireframe
Chamber of Commerce App – Home Screen
Chamber of Commerce app – Company Selection Screen
High-Fidelity Wireframe
Warehouse Machine Repair App
Interactive Prototype
Interior Design app
Medication Distribution app
Products:
I am the co-creator of the product Feature Toolkit.
Product Description:
It’s tough, if not impossible, to know what technology to build when ideas are vague, and funds are limited. Someone needs to explore and build with clarity and confidence, yet very few can do so. This is why Feature Toolkit gets development dollars to go farther faster because users are free to explore with confidence and flexibility on their own time and dime.
Blog Examples:
Empathy in UX Design
