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The Symphony of Collaboration at Prismic Reflections®

Once upon a time in the bustling design studio of Prismic reflections, I embarked on a remarkable journey as a UX UI designer, but this journey wasn’t an overnight transformation. Today as I continue my work in this thriving creative hub, I am eager to share the ongoing story of collaboration – A story that unfolds with each passing day, enriching our designs and propelling us to new heights.


A journey of discovery
Finding true passion in the design world

After exploring various career paths in IT, teaching and banking, I realized that I was yearning for a profession that would bring me true fulfillment. From a young age, I was captivated by art and design, finding joy in expressing my creativity through drawing, painting, and various creative projects. During my maternity break, I made the decision to pursue a career that aligned with my passion and creative mindset. That’s when I discovered the captivating realm of UX UI design, which encompassed everything I had been searching for – Problem solving, user centricity, and a seamless blend of aesthetics and functionality. Through intensive bootcamps & workshops, I cultivated my skills and proudly emerged as a UX UI designer.

Now as a valued member of the Prismic reflections team, I am fortunate to contribute to a range of projects across diverse industries like fintech, BFSI and marketing. This journey with its ups and downs, has ultimately led me to a place of immense joy and satisfaction, where I can fully express my passion and create meaningful user experiences.

 
 

Harnessing collective brilliance : Fusing individual talents through teamwork

In this studio, collaboration is not just a concept, It is a living, breathing force that permeates every aspect of our work. As designers, we embrace a mindset that celebrates the brilliance of our teammates and recognizes the value of diverse perspectives. We understand that collaboration is about learning from others, knowing that each person brings their own unique strengths and expertise to the table.

Every point we embark upon is an opportunity for collaborative magic. Like a collaborative symphony, we as a team of designers & developers, coordinate our efforts, ensuring that every instrument in our ensemble plays its part harmoniously. Together we dive deep into the intricate details of user experience and visual aesthetics, crafting captivating & delightful designs.

 
 

Building strong connections : Collaborating with clients for exceptional solutions

Collaboration extends far beyond our individual roles. It flourishes at the very core of our relationship, within the studio and with our valued clients. We cultivate an environment where trust and open communication flourish, fostering a strong bond that allows us to tackle challenges with confidence and creativity.

When we collaborate with our clients, we understand that they are partners in our design journey. Their visions and aspirations become intertwined with our own, creating a shared purpose. By truly listening to their needs and aspirations, we are able to co-create exceptional solutions that surpass expectations.

 
 

Crafting experiences together : The collaborative design process

As we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of design, collaboration becomes the driving force behind our growth and innovation. We approach each project with an open mind, ready to learn from one another and push the boundaries of what is possible. Together we embrace the challenges that come our way, knowing that they are catalysts for personal and professional development.

And when success graces us, we celebrate as a united team. We take pride in our collective achievements, recognizing that they are the result of our collaborative efforts. Each design accolade, each satisfied client and each milestone reached are testaments to the power of collaboration in our studio.

 
 

Embracing the symphony : Gratitude for the journey of collaboration

As I continue my journey in Prismic reflections, I am grateful for the ongoing story of collaboration that unfolds each day. It is a story that inspires us, challenges us, and reminds us of the transformative potential that lies within our collective brilliance.And so dear reader, as I recount this tale of collaboration, I extend an open invitation to those with a passion for design and the vision to create exceptional experiences.

Whether you are seeking to experience the magic of collaboration firsthand or looking for exceptional design solutions, I welcome you to explore more about us on our About Us page “https://prismicreflections.com/about”. If you are inspired by the story and wish to be part of our team, I encourage you to visit our Career page “https://prismicreflections.com/career” to learn more about exciting opportunities. Together, we will keep crafting exceptional designs, united by the magic of collaboration and driven by our shared passion for creating remarkable user experiences.

 
 

Main Author :
Padmini Paithane
UX UI Designer at Prismic Reflections®


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Unlocking the Potential of Artificial Intelligence – Useful AI Tools for UX UI Designers

As a UI UX designer, it’s no secret that keeping up with the latest trends and technologies can be a daunting task. The design process is complex and multifaceted, and it can be difficult to know where to turn for help. Luckily, there are many AI-powered tools available that can make your job much easier. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at some of the best AI tools for UI UX designers that can help you streamline your workflow and create high-quality designs quickly and efficiently.


 

Sketch2Code

First up is Sketch2Code. Developed by Microsoft, this powerful tool uses AI to transform hand-drawn sketches into HTML code. This is a great option for designers who want to quickly create mockups and prototypes without having to write code from scratch. With Sketch2Code, you can easily turn your sketches into functional HTML code in no time.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/ai-lab-sketch2code

Adobe Firefly

Want to see the best use of Generative AI allow me to introduce you to Adobe Firefly, a state-of-the-art generative engine that’s now available on Adobe Photoshop. You’ll be amazed by how it transforms your creative process, making it effortless to produce exceptional designs.

https://www.adobe.com/in/sensei/generative-ai/firefly.html

UXPin

If you’re looking for a tool that can help you create user flows and prototypes quickly and easily, then UXPin is an excellent option. This design platform uses AI to suggest design elements and layout options, making it much easier to create high-quality designs in a shorter amount of time. It also offers collaboration tools, making it a great choice for design teams.

https://www.uxpin.com/

Uizard

Uizard.io is a powerful design tool that enables users to create top-notch designs with ease and speed. Providing the ability to transform sketches into high-quality, editable mockups in mere seconds, it uses cutting-edge algorithms to generate one-of-a-kind design concepts based on user input. This makes it an ideal option for designers looking to save time and maintain their creative spark.

https://uizard.io/

Let’s Enhance

Do you want to take your images to the next level? Let’s Enhance is a robust tool that employs advanced AI technology to enhance image resolution while maintaining its quality. It’s a fully automated process that is fast and efficient, allowing you to upscale your images up to 16x without any loss in quality. With Let’s Enhance, designers can now improve their images with ease and obtain high-resolution pictures like never before.

https://letsenhance.io/

Writesonic

If you’ve had the opportunity to explore CharGPT or Grammarly and you’re in the market for another AI copywriting tool, it’s definitely worth considering WriteSonic. One of the key benefits of utilizing WriteSonic for your content creation needs is that the blogs it generates are specifically designed to be more SEO-friendly when compared to other AI tools. This can ultimately help you to improve your online visibility and drive more traffic to your website.

https://letsenhance.io/

Framer AI

If you are a UI/UX designer, it would be beneficial for you to explore Faramer AI. This tool can create website and app designs based on the given prompt, which can then be published on the desired domain.

https://www.framer.com/ai

Midjourney

Out of all the image generators available, Midjourney consistently produces the best results according to my preferences. The images it generates exhibit a higher level of coherence, with superior textures and colors. Overall, the output is simply more captivating and visually appealing.

https://www.midjourney.com/home/?callbackUrl=%2Fapp%2F

Tome

In case you find yourself pressed for time and in need of producing a compelling presentation, allow me to recommend Tome. This platform harnesses the power of storytelling AI to craft presentations that are tailored to your specific topic, ensuring that your message resonates with your audience.

https://tome.app/

Anima

Anima is a plugin that enables the conversion of websites into Figma designs and Figma designs into HTML/CSS. Although it may not be perfect, with time it is expected to improve.

https://www.animaapp.com/



There are additional tools that you may consider, which I have not mentioned because they are well-known and require no introduction. Here are a few listed below:

Chat GPT: for content creation and research

Grammarly: for content polishing

Kevil AI: for image generation

Hemingway App: for writing blogs

Copy AI: for writing professional emails

Blackbox AI: for writing code in a selected language.

In conclusion, AI tools can be incredibly helpful for UI UX designers looking to streamline their workflow and create high-quality designs quickly and efficiently. Whether you’re looking for a tool to help with coding, design suggestions, or collaboration, there’s an AI-powered tool out there that can help you achieve your goals. So why not give one of these tools a try and see how much easier your design process can become.

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Telehealth & Telemedicine-Designing for New-age Healthcare Systems – Part II

In the previous part of this article (can be found here), we have understood telehealth as a concept, overall market, industry challenges and potential benefits for its different stakeholders.

In this part we will explore, what are the opportunities there and as a designer what we can contribute to solve and maximise the impact.


Telehealth today poses a series of challenges

Healthcare is a universal right. It is required as much in the cities as in the farthest corner of our country. Merging healthcare with technology makes it more accessible, accountable, transparent and affordable.

Let me give you a rundown on some of the biggest challenges we face as a nation. There is meagre access to the Internet and limited digital literacy in remote areas, where healthcare is most needed too. Achieving interoperability is another obstacle as recording, storing and sharing health-related data to ensure seamless coordination between various parties brings its own set of hurdles. Most importantly, we face a serious gap between the demand and availability of trained healthcare professionals. Even training and creating an army of digitally savvy health staff is an uphill task.

 

But every challenge in the telehealth ecosystem can be seen as an opportunity

It’s time we look at some of the opportunities that we can tap into:

AR & VR-

  • It has proved to be immensely useful, right from training the medical professionals to them offering treatment to their patients. Through the window of mixed reality, the doctor and patient interact via video, audio and data provided by sensors and apps.
Image Source: Virtual reality photo created by rawpixel.com – www.freepik.com

Wearables-

  • We live in a smart world where we generate tons of data every second. Some of this data can be life-saving. The information captured and monitored, through our fitness bands, smartwatches, and other smart devices, empowers us to predict certain situations and stay proactively alert.
  • It worth noting that India’s wearables market grew 118.2 per cent year-on-year in the June 2021 quarter at 11.2 million units with strong shipments from homegrown brands in earwear and watches fuelling this growth.
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AI & Chatbots-

  • Artificial Intelligence and Chatbots are here to transform primary care. With machine learning, AI engines are already prepared to consult patients through a sequence of questions about symptoms and health histories like the nurses and doctors do today. We might soon be living in a world where Alexas and Siris would enable us to connect and consult without actually meeting our doctors.
  • Did you know about Florence, a chatbot aka a personal nurse, that works on Facebook Messenger, Skype or Kik? She can remind patients to take their pills, track the user’s health and helps them to reach their goals.
Image Source: Isometric robot vector created by macrovector – www.freepik.com
 

Conversational UX & Voice UX-

  • No or minimal contact is the future. But it becomes next to impossible in healthcare with the need to sanitise hands and devices frequently. Voice user interface is where caregivers and patients use voice commands to communicate and operate various device systems.
  • Further, the voice interfaces minimise the need to type and allow users to connect personally with the system and express better. This can increase user engagement, bring personalisation & thereby improve overall experience of the application/platform.
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Gamification in Healthtech:

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Role of UX UI Designers in Telehealth

As UX / UI designers, we have the power to create positive user experiences. We make the process of interaction with interfaces easy and engrossing to encourage user engagement, retention and conversion depending on the product or service.

But when we create applications of UX/UI design in the healthcare sector, the responsibility becomes an opportunity to impact lives, quite literally.

 

We must conceptualise, write and design to make features & content across accessible:-

  • In healthcare, we are designing for one and all – be an old person or a young child. And across various devices – screens of various sizes, smartwatches, sensors, apps and so on. Making navigation easy to use, maintaining readability of fonts, enough colour contrast, enabling a screen reader and web accessibility standards are of great importance.

Designer must create basis the three main principles of UI accessibility:
Clarity: easy-to-understand layouts with different buttons, menus, and calls to action.
Made-for-all: cater to the widest variety of users possible
Distinctive: driven by the latest available accessibility features.

 

We must make the experience easy, intuitive and engaging-

  • This is an incredible chance to enable better doctor-patient experiences. It should be informative and reassuring to win the confidence of patients when they are anxious and unsure. For the doctors, the experience must enable better decision making at a faster pace without any compromise.
 

We must personalise the experience-

  • Personalisation is inherent to digital. Even an eCommerce website does it. Health being is a private affair, a personal touch to the experience surely instils confidence. Let us take MyTherapy, an award-winning pill reminder and medication tracker app, as an example. A patient can use it to track doses, tablets, measurements, activities in a health journal and print it or share it with his doctor.
 

We must get into their shoes/scrubs-

  • It is important to build empathy for patients, doctors and front line workers to better understand their challenges and pain points. It will give us insights to design experiences best suited to their requirements.
 

We must build ethical user journeys-

  • While interacting with various devices in telehealth, it is our moral obligation to create products that are safe & sustainable. An ethical design is based on the pillars of:
  1. Usability: enable users to do what they want while keeping it easy and pleasant
  2. Accessibility: make products that benefits everyone, even the differently-abled
  3. Privacy: protect data keeping users’ best interest in mind
  4. Transparency: share crucial information upfront so users can make informed choices
  5. User involvement: get inputs from users during the design process through testing
  6. Focus: be accessible when users need it and stay out when they don’t.
  7. Sustainability: work towards creating designs that enable repurposing resources

  8. You can read more about ethical design here: https://99designs.com/blog/tips/ethical-design/

 

We must factor in trust and security-

  • One must uphold the privacy and security standards by adding features such as two-factor authentication, end to end encryption and secure network or a firewall configuration.

A revolution in healthcare has begun. This is our chance to play our part in designing the future of telehealth. We must allow empathy to blend with innovation to create great experiences for the people when they need it the most.

 

Article Author
Vishal Jadhav
Co-Founder of Prismic Reflections®

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Prismic Reflection gets global recognition at the 12TH ANNUAL INT’L DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Prismic Reflections® is honored with The International Design Awards at the 12th ANNUAL INT’L DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARDS”

The journey in the design industry is a huge roller coaster ride. From coming up with a concept through design thinking, amending the changes required, and making sure that the design enhances the user experience and resonates with the brand is a long journey. To a designer, a pat on the back and words of appreciation give the motivation to work throughout the journey and continue bringing meaning to the designs.

For us at Prismic Reflections®, client satisfaction is the highest. We work with passion at every task in hand and when we get recognition, we feel accomplished. It is a very ecstatic moment for us when we get recognition and appreciation for our work. We take pride to announce that we have recently been awarded bronze in the 12th International Design Award for one of our project, UX UI Design For AuthNTick – Web Application.

IDA Award

IDA award is one of the prestigious awards in the design industry which appreciates the designers and their work. The International Design Awards (IDA) recognizes, celebrates and promotes emerging talents in Architecture, Interior, Product, Graphic, and Fashion Design. At the IDA awards, we showcased our product designs and our UX/UI designs among the best designers in the world in the category ‘Multimedia-Website Design’.

Our hard work and design thinking strategy garnered eyeballs and got us love and appreciation from the jury of one of the most renowned body in the design industry, The International Design Awards. We were competing on a global platform among the best designs in the multimedia- website design category.

Our project ‘UX UI Design For AuthNTick‘ was one of the milestones in our journey. In this project, we were challenged to turn complex verification process into super simpler, faster & automated user experience for its end users. We began the project by understanding the needs of the owner and identifying the key stakeholders. A small team worked dedicate to come up with a design strategy to align the design strategy with the business goals of the client. The case study of our award winning project is here.

Taking one step at a time, our designers worked closely with the client right from developing the concept of launching the product through several iterations and final testing. At every step, we focused on making the UI/User Interface Design unique and captivating.

We derive the highest satisfaction when all the time and the efforts together in bringing the design to life resonates with the brand and enhances the user experience. We, at Prismic Reflections®, are always ecstatic about the accolades that come our way. We take immense pride in showcasing our work and making a difference to the brands by delivering exceptional UX/User Experience designs for our clients. We extend our gratitude to the IDA awards for adding one more feather to our cap. Receiving such recognition validates our efforts and ideas and motivates us to work even better every day.

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Developing Website for your real estate business? Here are our suggestions!

We have developed quiet a few successful Real Estate websites for our local and international clients within the span of last 9+ years. On the basis of that I would like to share some of our own aspects & experiences with all of you. I am sure, it will be helpful for those who are looking to develop or enhance their Real Estate Websites.

At Prismic Reflections® we have developed websites for Real Estate Builders & Developers, Individual Agents or Brokers & classified property listing portals. Following are few of the points which I think one must consider while he is planning for his own website for his real estate business.

Plan your website for your valuable audience

We all know about internet & power of its penetration. Considering same, I strongly suggest you to plan your website by keeping your audiences at center. Make sure your website communicates well regarding your products or services. If you are a part of real estate company, make sure your website has a proper space to communicate about your projects. which will contain all necessary information regarding your currently ongoing ?& upcoming projects. Talk less about your self and more about your projects, because as a customer we humans are always have more interest in products than the companies which build them.?Engage your customers through your website by asking them to register on your website, share the progress of the project which they have invested in or shows interest. You can also use the social media for sharing your project related updates, new projects to be launched in near future or if you launching any festive offers etc.

Many real estate developers also go for micro sites for each of their new projects. It could help you to do the focused digital branding of particular real estate project & help in your promotion extensively and thus ensuring good return on your investment.

Website for real estate agents/consultants?

Having your own website will always help you to grow your business, ?no matter if you are an individual real estate agent or a group of real estate consultants providing set of valuable services to your clients & dealing in bunch of properties. You can use your website to highlight your individual profile & the properties you have currently to buy, sell or rent. Go for a blog where you could share some free consultation or legal advises to your audiences which could offer you new business in future & help in your indirect marketing.

Building your real estate classified? listing portal

Narrow down & find your niche if you are planning for building any classified listing portal. One of our client have developed their classified listing website which deals only in “Stud Farms” and relative real estate properties. Similarly we have other client who have his website which allows you to search and browse “Water Front Properties“. As a result they get higher exposure & rankings in search result for their local searches.

Make sure you site offers flexible and user friendly system to list their properties. Engage & build some process which will make your site more trust worthy for your users such as verify the agents and registered users by setting up some smart user verification processes & moderation.

I believe, search & filter module plays a vital role in these classified listing real estate websites. Get your web design agency involved to make it more simplified for your users and make sure you get the upmarket tools & technologies from them. Get them involved in enhancing your overall project. Web agency can help you to make your project more sustainable for future. Don’t forget to demand for responsive & SEO friendly codes. It will help search engines to digest the content easily from your website.

You can even consider and plan to have a mobile app in order to gain more exposure and convenience for your users. It could be a part of your brand promotion strategy.

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Points to be considered in eCommerce website building

Electronic Commerce, commonly known as e-commerce, eCommerce or e-comm, consists of the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. Other example is PayPal, which is an online payment processing site, and could also be integrated in your own websites as well.

It is more than just buying and selling products online. It also includes the entire online process of developing, marketing, selling, delivering, servicing and paying for products and services. The amount of trade conducted electronically has grown extraordinarily with widespread Internet usage.

Electronic commerce is generally considered to be the sales aspect of e-business. It also consists of the exchange of data to facilitate the financing and payment aspects of the business transactions.
Your eCommerce development plan should include such factors as are necessary to attract more buyers. In this Article I am listing most Important Points you should consider before starting making of E-commerce Website:


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Familiarize yourself with the target audience:

Amazingly, most people completely ignore their target customer when writing product descriptions. However, the site visitor is the key to how the copy is shaped, the tone it takes and which angle is used to communicate the benefits.

Knowing your audience as a whole, and understanding each segment is imperative to creating eCommerce copy that hits the mark every time.

Limits of content management systems (CMS):

Content management systems (CMS) can be frustrating at times. Before you set out to write product copy that’s 150 words long with a catchy headline, you’ll want to verify what can and cannot be accomplished within your system. Some have limited room in the copy field. Others force the headline, pulling from information you enter into the product specifications. For example, the headline on each product page would be automatically fed from the title of the product. A few common areas to check include:

  • Maximum word or character count in the product copy field.
  • Forced information: headlines that are automatically inserted, product copy automatically fed to the category pages, etc.
  • Additional fields below the fold: if you run out of space in the product copy field, then you can add a link for “more information” that drops the reader to a space further down the page.

Incorporate search engine Key Phrases / Keywords:

Depending on your site design and your CMS, your product descriptions could conceivably be hundreds of words long. Generally speaking, however, you’re most likely looking at around 6080. That doesn’t leave much room to incorporate keywords.

While longer web pages benefit from the use of multiple search terms, I recommend sticking to one key phrase for short product descriptions. Start with the framework of your page including the title tag, description META tag, file name, page name in the navigational structure, breadcrumb trail, forced page headline and other elements. Then move on to the content. Use search phrases in the:
Headline include a key phrase into a headline, but – if for some reason it just doesn’t flow – leave it out.
Product image caption – too many eCommerce sites simply shove “Product #12345” below graphics. Instead, underneath the hero shot of your product, enter a short, keyword-rich sentence that briefly describes the item. This assists your visitors with learning about your product and gives a little nudge to your rankings.

Product copy – even within 6080 words, you should be able to comfortably work your search term in two or perhaps three times. Read the text out loud. If it sounds redundant, take out one instance of your key phrase.

Use good shopping cart function:

You should also make sure you include a good shopping cart function on your eCommerce website, as it is this that will alert you when an order is made. It will also take care of the necessary administration such as calculating tax on individual orders and sorting out order summaries. You should ideally go for a piece of software that updates regularly as this will help you ensure you stay on top of regulation while making ordering easy for your customers, which is very important on an eCommerce site.

Payment gateway option:

Another important thing to consider when building an eCommerce site is your payment gateway. As well as shopping cart software, you need a means of receiving and making payments. There is a lot of software that does this for you. For example, a lot of businesses use a package supplied by large website such as PayPal. If your company is larger, then you might want to talk to your web designer about integrating an alternative solution to meet your needs.
Make sure that the payment options included are not focused to a specific region. As you are on internet so there is no specific region for your customer to purchase from your shop. Try to include most of the payment options other than PayPal and Google Checkout.

At least include popular payment gateways of those regions from where you are getting maximum amount of visitors/conversions.

Safety security:

This point is very important in making of eCommerce website. Online transactions has provided the shoppers a great shopping comfort, but increasing cyber frauds and crimes has also made them skeptical about revealing their details, required while making online transactions. Always provide assurance to the customer with proper transaction securities such as Verfication etc.

If you keep all the above points in your mind while executing your eCommerce website development plan, you’ll surely get a lot of success and profit. If you have any other suggestions or any questions then drop me a comment let me know your thoughts.