{"id":138,"date":"2021-04-20T04:01:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T04:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaalvarengamorale\/?p=138"},"modified":"2021-04-20T04:01:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T04:01:55","slug":"practicum-week-7-metalab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaalvarengamorale\/2021\/04\/20\/practicum-week-7-metalab\/","title":{"rendered":"Practicum Week 7 @ Metalab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That’s a wrap!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t say for which company the project is with but it\u2019s 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\u2019re 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\u2019s 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\u2019s a paywall that they can\u2019t bypass when they haven\u2019t seen enough of the service or app to make that commitment (which is something I\u2019m sure all of us have experienced at one point or another).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First few examples of app onboarding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019t fully used yet (components and variants) and so I\u2019m hoping during my vacation time, I can familiarize myself a little better!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A little bit more complicated than it looks. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m extremely happy I got a chance to experience working at Metalab and I\u2019m 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\u2019ll be working on when I start – I can\u2019t name the company but we\u2019ll 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\u2019m 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 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bye for now!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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