Photoshop UX Research

Overview

February – April 2025

Heuristic Analysis, Competitive UX Research, Usability testing, In-depth Interviews,

Affinity Diagramming, Journey Mapping

Working in a team with 3 other researchers, I spent a semester conducting a UX analysis Photoshop for web. We worked to uncover the issues that lead to user frustration, aiming to give our data-driven recommendations for making the Photoshop interface more approachable and intuitive, especially for beginner users. 

Insights

This research experience really helped me gain a better understanding of user interaction and techniques to study behavior that lead to useful data.


What a participant tells you is important, but what insights can you gain from their behavior? What are people thinking and not saying? This is often where the most valuable insights lie.

Research Deck

"A designer tries to make an object as naturally as a tree puts forth a leaf." BRUNO MUNARI