So here we are now, in our last week. In my case, my work week lasted 3 days in which I was able to wrap up my last couple of tasks.

I can’t say for which company the project is with but it’s essentially reinventing an existing interface and system for a fitness company that has a variety of exercise products like treadmills and an exercise bike. It was a really interesting project because the team had a bit of freedom when it came to the branding and user flow of the product. One of the first tasks from this project was to look at the onboarding process it currently has (through the app) and find examples of how others brands do it. Onboarding is important because it introduces the user to the app or platform they’re about to use. I spent a good amount of time downloading apps, both health/fitness and non-related ones, and screenshotting each page I went through. I actually learned a lot about onboarding through this process and it’s kind of crazy to see the number of apps that do it really badly! I learned that a major pain point for users is when there’s a paywall that they can’t bypass when they haven’t seen enough of the service or app to make that commitment (which is something I’m sure all of us have experienced at one point or another). 

I also got the chance to work on responsive screen layouts in which I had to take an already built out screen and update other screens to that latest style while also adjusting them to different screen sizes. What I realized when working on this part was how much more I need to familiarize myself with Figma. I love Figma, I like that it lives online as opposed to solely being a desktop app and it can be super easy to use but there are some features that I haven’t fully used yet (components and variants) and so I’m hoping during my vacation time, I can familiarize myself a little better!

I’m extremely happy I got a chance to experience working at Metalab and I’m more than grateful to continue on and really immerse myself fully into a single project during my next 3 months there. I now know which project I’ll be working on when I start – I can’t name the company but we’ll be working on a platform that allows sales representatives to develop, coach and improve their performance. I have no knowledge of this type of industry at all and I had the option to stay on the current project but I felt that this would be a good opportunity to get out of my comfort zone and continue learning more about working in different spaces. The internship sounds like an extension of the practicum to be honest but this time around I’m not as nervous to start. I’m a little sad that we’re now done at Capilano though, 4 years is quite a bit to get used to living a certain way but I walk away feeling prepared for the next step. If anything, I feel more focused now knowing a bit more of what lies ahead 🙂