Critme

Critme is a website designed to better foster fulfilling and helpful critique for UX Design projects. It is aimed towards any designer who wants better critique on any stage of their work, not just the design stage. For example, they can get specific critique on their interview questions, the way they are building wireframes, and the way they set up a diary study. Any user will be able to see a project unfold in time, like an open blog post. The process for which a UX project happens will be public and open for inspiration for anyone. This website takes a different approach to inspiration and design education, as it puts less emphasis on polish and reduces the hurdle for any designer to create and submit something for the world to see and give feedback on.

Ahmed Razin

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Ahmed is a senior at NYU Tandon in Integrated Digital Media, focusing on User Experience Design. He has been tutoring students for the SHSAT, a specialized exam to get into some of the best high-schools in the city. He started his first two years in college studying mechanical engineering, learning problem solving and logical reasoning skills, but he realized he feels the most fulfilled when he connects with people face-to-face and help solve their problems directly. His experiences learning about people and empathising with them transferred smoothly to UX. In IDM, he immersed myself in many of its offerings besides UX Design as well, such as photography and web design/development.

He first worked in web design and web development for a startup called PopUpMentorship. The startup was intended to better connect freelancing tutors for a variety of subjects to students who would like closer attention in their journeys. He was the web designer and web developer.

For his first UX project, he worked on First Steps, a motivating and effective task management app that effortlessly helps the user to break down their day in clear and manageable segments. He was interested in the why? behind the tasks we create, searching for the reason why tasks don’t get completed or why we procrastinate getting started.

He then went on to work on risk management in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He designed an interactive dashboard for waste management NGO’s to analyze the waste levels in pit latrines. He worked to make a simple and effective data visualization allowing for quick and easy action.

Through plenty of user research in his case studies, he developed a deeper understanding on how to connect with users and provide a more meaningful experience. He hopes to use these insights and skills to develop better digital products in the future.