About Stemify

Stemify was born out of a need to better serve students at the University of Connecticut. After implementing prototypes of Stemify, they saw student success rates in first-year math courses increase significantly. Now they are improving on those ideas to bring the best tools to STEM students and instructors everywhere.

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My Role

I was the sole UI Designer and worked closely with the UI Lead on both UX and UI while staying grounded in technical realities. I was involved at every stage of the development process alongside the PM, stakeholders, and the development team.

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Takeaways

I learned the importance of involving stakeholders early in the design process to gather valuable feedback, not just during the research phase. I also improved how I communicated with developers, both verbally and visually, which reduced back-and-forth on implementation details. Establishing a Design System became a critical need for both the design and development teams, something we implemented halfway through the project to ensure consistency and repeatability.