HUU: Design Agenda and Meeting Minutes
Agenda and Minutes 2024-08-19
Prework
Roll Call
- [x] Jiehong
- [x] Amy
- [x] Jon
- [ ] Priyanka
- [x] Nihan
- [x] Nicci
- [x] Ariel
- [x] Lola
- [ ] Sarah
Recurring items:
- [ ] review any issues that are in the new issue approval column
- [ ] Accountability and Support Check
- [ ] Review assignments for each Designer
- [ ] [Jiehong]
- [ ] [Jon]
- [ ] [Amy]
- [ ] [Priyanka]
- [ ] [Nicci]
- [ ] [Nihan]
- [ ] Review assignments for each Designer
- [ ] finish adding labels to the issue that are still missing them (see audit links above)
New Items and Items from Previous Meeting
- [x] Onboarding
- [x] Confirm Figma Access
- [x] Confirm team roster completion
- [x] Confirm GitHub access
- [ ] Confirm meeting invite - CoP Design
- [ ] Persona Assignment
- [ ] Coordinator
- [ ] Lead TBD
- [ ] Designer TBD
- [ ] Guest
- [x] Jon Ilaw (Lead Designer)
- [ ] Designer TBD
- [ ] Host
- [x] Jiehong Chen (Lead)
- [ ] Designer TBD
- [ ] Research
- [x] Nicci (Lead)
- [ ] Designer TBD
- [ ] Coordinator
- [x] Propose to change meeting, current Wednesday meeting conflicts with Design CoP
- [x] Project Overview (Ariel)
- [x] Accessing Figma (Ariel)
- [X] Design status (Jiehong)
Actions taken or notes about stuff from the meeting:
- Team agreed to move team meeting to Monday 6pm PDT
- Amy Li - Host Persona
New Task Items
Agenda and Minutes 2024-08-26
Prework
Roll Call
- [x] Jiehong
- [x] Amy
- [x] Jon
- [x] Priyanka
- [x] Nihan
- [x] Nicci
- [x] Ariel
- [x] Lola
- [x] Sarah
- [x] Kiyingi
- [x] Jazmyne
Team Structure and Meeting Agenda
- Design and Research Team Lead - Nicci
- Design Team Coordinator - Jiehong
- Coordinator
- Priyanka (Lead)
- Nihan (Designer)
- Guest
- Jon (Lead)
- Sarah (Designer)
- Host
- Jiehong (Lead)
- Amy (Designer)
- Coordinator
Recurring items:
- Best Practice - September 9th (Nicci)
- Persona Update
- [ ] review any issues that are in the new issue approval column
- [ ] Jiehong
- [ ] Jon
- [ ] Amy
- [ ] Priyanka
- [ ] Sarah
- [ ] Nihan
- [ ] review any issues that are in the new issue approval column
- Persona Breakout Session
New Items and Items from Previous Meeting
Actions taken or notes about stuff from the meeting:
- Team to review available documentations relating to their assigned personas
New Task Items
Agenda and Minutes 2024-09-12
Prework
Roll Call
- [x] Jiehong
- [x] Amy
- [ ] Jon
- [x] Priyanka
- [x] Nihan
- [x] Nicci
- [x] Lola
- [ ] Sarah
- [ ] Jazmyne
Recurring items:
- [x] Best Practice
- [x] Figma - Cleanup, Structure & Setup
- [ ] review any issues that are in the new issue approval column
- [ ] Jiehong
- [ ] Jon
- [ ] Amy
- [ ] Priyanka
- [ ] Sarah
- [ ] Nihan
- [ ] review any issues that are in the new issue approval column
- Persona Breakout Session
New Items and Items from Previous Meeting
Actions taken or notes about stuff from the meeting:
- Team to review available documentations relating to their assigned personas
New Task Items
Agenda and Minutes 2024-09-16
Prework
Roll Call
- [x] Jiehong
- [x] Amy
- [x] Jon
- [ ] Priyanka
- [x] Nihan
- [x] Nicci
- [x] Lola
- [ ] Sarah
- [x] Jazmyne
- [x] Jasmine (optional)
- [ ] Jasika (optional)
Recurring items:
- [x] Recruiting
- [x] 1 UX/UI Designer
- [x] 3 UX Researcher
- [x] Persona Wireframe Review and Feedback
- [x] Coordinator
- [x] Guest
- [ ] Host
Next Steps
- Team to member to incorporate feedback from wireframe review
Agenda and Minutes 2024-09-23
Prework
Roll Call
- [x] Jiehong
- [x] Amy
- [x] Jon
- [ ] Priyanka
- [x] Nihan
- [x] Nicci
- [x] Lola
- [x] Jazmyne
- [x] Jasmine (optional)
- [ ] Jasika (optional)
Recurring items:
- [x] Team update
- [x] New team member - Jaime Cucalon
- [ ] Sarah Kwok - taking a pause
- [ ] Recruiting
- [ ] 3 UX Researcher
- [x] Project Update
- [x] Persona Wireframe Review and Discussion
- [x] Coordinator
- [x] Guest
- [ ] Host
New Items
Sample design
- Uber
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/378d906e-868a-40a6-a7ea-2b0b369cc3aa
- Guest Questionnaire
Next Steps
- Team member to incorporate feedback and update wireframe accordingly
Agenda and Minutes 2024-09-30
Prework
Roll Call
- [x] Jiehong
- [x] Amy
- [x] Jon
- [x] Priyanka
- [x] Nihan
- [x] Nicci
- [x] Lola
- [x] Jazmyne
- [x] Jasmine (optional)
- [ ] Jasika (optional)
Recurring items:
- [x] Team update
- [x] New team member
- [x] Jaime Cucalon - Design System
- [x] Sam Seyler - Researcher
- [x] Sarah Kwok - taking a pause
- [x] Recruiting
- [x] 3 UX Researcher
- [x] 1 Designer
- [x] New team member
- [ ] Best Practice - User Flows
- [ ] What is it?
- [ ] Why is it needed?
- [ ] How to design?
- [ ] Project Update
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review and Discussion
- [ ] Coordinator
- [ ] Guest
- [ ] Host
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review and Discussion
Agenda and Minutes 2024-10-21
Recurring items:
- [x] Project Status
- [x] New team member
- [x] Michael Gruen - Lead Design Direction (Host and Guest)
- [x] Julia Echevarria - Host
- [x] Project Update
- [x] Persona Wireframe Review and Discussion
- [x] Coordinator
- [x] Guest
- [ ] Host
- [x] Persona Wireframe Review and Discussion
Summary Meeting Notes
Meeting Purpose
- Collaborate on design approaches for the Home Unite Us project, focusing on the guest profile creation flow.
Key Takeaways
- Multiple design concepts presented for guest profile creation, including circular/gamified and card-based layouts
- Team discussing balance between engaging design and appropriate tone for young adults in serious situations
- Responsiveness and scalability concerns raised for some design approaches
- Next steps involve refining designs to show 3 options to stakeholder Bonnie, addressing cognitive load and information hierarchy
Topics
- Current Design Iterations
- John presented circular/gamified layout with side navigation
- Michael showcased card-based grid layout with progress indicators
- Both designs aim to make profile creation process more engaging and less overwhelming
- Team debated merits of each approach, considering cognitive load, scalability, and appropriate tone
- Design Feedback and Iterations
- Concerns raised about cognitive load with text-heavy card designs
- Suggestions to reduce description text and focus on clear status indicators
- Discussion on including estimated completion times for sections
- Proposal to create versions with and without detailed information to compare
- Responsiveness and Scalability
- Questions raised about how designs will adapt to different screen sizes
- Concern about potential issues with right-aligned elements on wide screens
- Need to consider how designs will accommodate variable numbers of profile sections
- Progress Visualization
- Explored ideas for gamified progress indicators (e.g., house illustration filling in)
- Discussed discrete vs. continuous progress bar representations
- Considered how to make progress clear without being infantilizing
Next Steps
- John and Michael to refine and combine efforts on 3 design options
- Prepare interactive prototypes demonstrating key interactions
- Julia to explore host profile design adaptations
- Team to consider showing design system progress in future meetings
- Prepare for design review with Bonnie next Tuesday
- Keep in mind December break - aim to make significant progress in November
Roll Call
- [ ] Jiehong Chen
- [x] Amy Li
- [x] Jon IIaw
- [x] Priyanka Gupta
- [x] Nihan Durmaz
- [x] Nicci Van
- [x] Lola Sarumi
- [ ] Jazmyne Newman (Optional Researcher)
- [x] Sam Seyler (Optional - Researcher)
- [x] Jaime Cucalon
- [x] Michael Gruen
- [x] Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Jasmine Guraya (Optional Product)
- [ ] Jasika Kalra (Optional Product)
Agenda and Minutes 2024-10-28
Recurring items:
- [x] Project Status
- [x] Project Update
- [x] Persona Wireframe Review, high fidelity and Discussion
- [x] Coordinator
- [x] Guest
- [x] Host
- [x] Persona Wireframe Review, high fidelity and Discussion
Summary Meeting Notes
Meeting Purpose
- Review design progress on HUU profile overview screens and prepare for presentation to Bonnie
Key Takeaways
- Multiple design concepts explored for profile overview screen, including house-building and scene-revealing illustrations
- Team aligned on showing Bonnie several card design options tomorrow
- Accessibility considerations raised around hover states and screen reader compatibility
- Need to standardize card designs across concepts for consistency and development efficiency
Topics
Guest Profile Overview Designs
- John presented house-building illustration concept with progress bar and card designs
- Michael showed house construction illustration with detailed progress indicators and card variants
- Julia demonstrated scene-revealing house illustration with hover state cards
- Jiehong presented simpler icon-based designs with progress bars
Design Feedback
- Team generally positive about illustration concepts, but noted host profiles should continue to fine tune the design to reflect host's objective
- Concerns raised about hover state accessibility, especially on mobile
- Suggestions to standardize card designs across concepts for consistency
- Discussion on including progress indicators (e.g. "2 of 11 complete") for accessibility
Presentation to Bonnie
- Team will show Bonnie multiple card design options tomorrow
- Focus on addressing Bonnie's previous feedback rather than presenting full wireframes
- Presentation may take up to an hour with multiple design options
Coordinator Team Update
- Priyanka unable to join due to connection issues, but will be ready to present tomorrow
- Coordinator team will have a separate smaller meeting with Bonnie to review their designs
Next Steps
- Create standardized card design options across concepts
- Prepare consolidated presentation of design options for Bonnie tomorrow
- Address accessibility concerns, especially around hover states
- Create issue in project management tool for tracking Bonnie's feedback
- Schedule follow-up to review Jiehong's designs in more detail next week
- Continue refining wireframes and user flows after Bonnie's feedback
Action Items
- [x] Update guest profile overview wireframes incorporating Bonnie's feedback and team suggestions - Jon Ilaw
- [x] Refine host profile overview design, focusing on illustration concept and card design - Michael Gruen
- [ ] Compile and organize all profile overview design versions for presentation to Bonnie - Nicci Van
- [ ] Revise host profile overview design, addressing accessibility concerns for hover states on mobile - Julia Echevarria
- [x] Prepare simplified version of host profile overview design for presentation to Bonnie - Jiehong Chen
- [ ] Create issue in project management tool for tracking host profile overview feedback from Bonnie - Lola Sarumi
Roll Call
- [x] Jiehong Chen
- [x] Amy Li
- [x] Jon IIaw
- [ ] Priyanka Gupta
- [x] Nihan Durmaz
- [x] Nicci Van
- [x] Lola Sarumi
- [x] Jazmyne Newman (Optional Researcher)
- [x] Sam Seyler (Optional - Researcher)
- [x] Jaime Cucalon
- [x] Michael Gruen
- [x] Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Jasmine Guraya (Optional Product)
- [x] Jasika Kalra (Optional Product)
Agenda and Minutes 2024-11-04
Recurring items:
- [ ] Project Status
- [x] October Goals
- [x] Draft Features List available for feedback
- [x] Guest / Host HiFi Wayforward
- [ ] Status of action items from previous meeting
- [ ] Project Update
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
- [ ] Coordinator
- [ ] Guest
- [ ] Host
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
Summary Meeting Notes
- Meeting Purpose
- Review October goals, discuss design direction for guest and host experiences, and outline new workflow processes for the HUU Design Team.
Key Takeaways
- Design direction for guest/host experiences finalized: same design except for illustrations, using straight-line buttons for scalability
- New streamlined process: internal design explorations, limited options presented to leadership, early developer involvement
- Ambitious target: prototype for entire experience by June next year (rough estimate)
- Team to review and provide feedback on product features list, focusing on sections 1 and 2
Topics
October Goals Review
- User flow for guest and host nearly complete
- Coordinator wireframe finalized, pending feedback for improvements
- Research goals to be discussed on Wednesday
Product Features List Review
- PM team created list of features for sections 1-3
- Design team to provide feedback, especially on sections 1 and 2
- Feedback requested before Thanksgiving
- Comments should be added directly in the document for easy collaboration
Design Direction for Guest and Host Experiences
- Same design for both, except for illustrations in profile overview page
- Straight-line buttons chosen for easy scalability across devices
- Potential confusion about button placement (right vs. bottom) to be clarified with Bonnie
- Host version to have more mature illustrations
New Design Process and Workflow
- Design explorations to be discussed internally on Mondays
- Max 2-3 options to be presented to leadership
- No more showing multiple design explorations to entire team
- Decisions and rationale to be documented in GitHub wiki
- Early developer involvement for feasibility feedback
- Clear boundaries set for what will be shown in meetings
Brand Guidelines
- Bonnie mentioned a brand guide; team to follow up on its application
- May impact design system and visual design
Timeline and Expectations
- Rough target: prototype for entire experience by June next year
- Team cautiously optimistic but acknowledges it's an ambitious goal
- Additional developers expected to join in January
Next Steps
- Review and comment on product features list, focusing on sections 1 and 2
- Clarify button placement decision with Bonnie
- Document new design process and present on Thursday
- Incorporate early developer feedback in design workflow
- Follow up on brand guide mentioned by Bonnie and its implications
- Michael to schedule one-on-one meeting with Bonnie
- Continue work on respective areas (guest, host, design system) in breakout sessions
Action Items
- [x] Confirm button placement details with Bonnie on Thu; send to Nicki - Lola Sarumi
- [ ] Document design decisions & future improvement options - Nicci Van
- [ ] Document design decisions in GitHub wiki - Michael Gruen
- [ ] Document & present new design process workflow on Thu - Lola Sarumi
Roll Call
- [x] Jiehong Chen
- [x] Amy Li
- [x] Jon IIaw
- [x] Priyanka Gupta
- [x] Nihan Durmaz
- [x] Nicci Van
- [x] Lola Sarumi
- [ ] Jazmyne Newman (Optional Researcher)
- [ ] Sam Seyler (Optional - Researcher)
- [x] Jaime Cucalon
- [x] Michael Gruen
- [x] Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Jasmine Guraya (Optional Product)
- [ ] Jasika Kalra (Optional Product)
Agenda and Minutes 2024-11-11
Recurring items:
- [ ] Project Status
- [ ] October Goals
- [ ] Draft Features List available for feedback
- [ ] Confirmed Guest / Host HiFi Wayforward
- [ ] Status of action items from previous meeting
- [ ] Proposal to change weekly Design Team meeting from 6:30pm to 6:00pm
- [ ] Project Update
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
- [ ] Coordinator
- [ ] Guest
- [ ] Host
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
Summary Meeting Notes / Minutes
November meeting plans
- The team discussed plans for the November meetings, noting that the next few weeks will be short due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
- They agreed to focus on wrapping up October goals and providing feedback on the draft features list shared the previous week.
Finalizing guest and host designs @ 7:43
- Lola reviewed the final Figma design for the guest and host profiles that Bonnie wants the team to move forward with.
- The team agreed to have a breakout session with Bonnie to clarify her expectations around the "mature" design direction.
Requesting brand guidelines
- Michael raised the need for the team to understand Bonnie's brand guidelines, as that will be critical for informing the design work.
- The team agreed to follow up with Bonnie to get clarity on the brand guidelines.
Improving the profile submission flow
- Julia and Michael discussed potential ways to streamline the profile submission review flow, such as using drawers instead of modals to edit sections, and using iconography instead of text-based buttons for actions like adding/deleting photos.
Involving developers earlier in the design process
- Lola mentioned a plan to have developers join the design team's breakout sessions more regularly, to get their input and alignment earlier in the design process.
Next steps and meeting cadence
- The team confirmed the meeting time will shift to 6pm PT starting next week.
- They also discussed plans for the upcoming all-team meeting and the potential need to meet during Thanksgiving week.
Roll Call
- [ ] Jiehong Chen
- [x] Amy Li
- [x] Jon IIaw
- [x] Priyanka Gupta
- [x] Nihan Durmaz
- [ ] Nicci Van
- [x] Lola Sarumi
- [ ] Jazmyne Newman (Optional Researcher)
- [x] Sam Seyler (Optional - Researcher)
- [x] Jaime Cucalon
- [x] Michael Gruen
- [x] Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Jasmine Guraya (Optional Product)
- [ ] Jasika Kalra (Optional Product)
Agenda and Minutes 2024-11-18
Recurring items:
- [ ] Project Status
- [x] Research - present persona research results
- [ ] Project Update
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
- [x] Coordinator
- [ ] Guest
- [x] Host
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
Summary Meeting Notes / Minutes
- Meeting Purpose
- Review research findings on host home programs and discuss design options for profile submission review page.
Key Takeaways
- Secondary research revealed two types of host home matching: stranger and kinship
- Personas developed for guests, hosts, and coordinators based on research findings
- Team debating design options for profile submission review page, leaning towards returning to original input screen for edits
Topics
Research Findings on Host Home Programs
- Two matching models identified: stranger matching and kinship matching
- Kinship matching keeps youth within existing support networks
- Host demographics differ between stranger and kinship matches
- Age range for youth in host homes often 16-24, but some programs accept ages 12-13
- Youth prefer hosts with similar cultural backgrounds or shared experiences
Personas Developed
- Five personas created: two guests, two hosts, one coordinator
- Cody (minor guest): Represents rural population, longer stays, focus on finishing high school
- Amalia (young adult guest): Represents renters, focus on job stability and education
- Colin (coordinator): Manages ~15 host homes, balances kinship and stranger matching
- Susan (stranger host): Needs training on supporting youth, white privilege awareness
- Fiona (kinship host): Faces financial barriers, emphasis on keeping youth in community
Design Options for Profile Submission Review
- Three options discussed: inline editing, modal editing, and returning to original input screen
- Team leaning towards returning to original input screen for simplicity and familiarity
- Concerns raised about accessibility issues with modals
- Suggestion to present options to PMs for feedback
Coordinator Workflow Considerations
- Discussion on granular approval process for different sections of guest/host profiles
- Debate on cognitive load for coordinators reviewing multiple profiles
Next Steps
- Present design options for profile submission review to PMs, including team's preference
- Combine guest and host teams for collaborative session in next meeting
- Review Bonnie's feedback on wireframes, particularly regarding skip button
- Update profile overview page to match John's design for consistency
Action Items
- [ ] Create 3rd mockup - edit option returning to original input screen - Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Present 3 profile review page design options to PMs in tmrw breakout, incl. team preference & rationale - Jon Ilaw, Julia Echevarria, Jiehong Chen
- [ ] Update profile review page design to match John's design for consistency - Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Show team Bonnie's wireframe feedback (incl. skip button) tmrw - Nicci Van
Roll Call
- [x] Jiehong Chen
- [x] Amy Li
- [x] Jon IIaw
- [x] Priyanka Gupta
- [x] Nihan Durmaz
- [x] Nicci Van
- [x] Lola Sarumi
- [x] Jazmyne Newman (Optional Researcher)
- [x] Sam Seyler (Optional - Researcher)
- [ ] Jaime Cucalon
- [x] Michael Gruen
- [x] Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Jasmine Guraya (Optional Product)
- [ ] Jasika Kalra (Optional Product)
Agenda and Minutes 2024-11-25
Recurring items:
- [ ] Project Status
- [ ] Review action items from previous meetings
- [ ] Project Update
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
- [ ] Coordinator
- [ ] Guest
- [ ] Host
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
Roll Call
- [ ] Jiehong Chen
- [ ] Amy Li
- [ ] Jon IIaw
- [ ] Priyanka Gupta
- [ ] Nihan Durmaz
- [ ] Nicci Van
- [ ] Lola Sarumi
- [ ] Jazmyne Newman (Optional Researcher)
- [ ] Sam Seyler (Optional - Researcher)
- [ ] Jaime Cucalon
- [ ] Michael Gruen
- [ ] Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Jasmine Guraya (Optional Product)
- [ ] Jasika Kalra (Optional Product)
Agenda and Minutes 2025-01-15
Recurring items:
- [ ] Project Status
- [ ] Review action items from previous meetings
- [ ] Project Update
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
- [ ] Coordinator
- [ ] Guest
- [ ] Host
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
Summary Meeting Notes
Meeting Purpose
- To discuss design updates, layout options, and progress on the HUU project.
Key Takeaways
- Layout redesign needed for profile overview; Julia to mock up options for team vote
- Edit functionality will take users back to the form section, then return to review page
- Design system in progress, based on Material Design; wireframes don't need to match yet
- Team to slowly ramp up work this month, considering staff limitations
Topics
- Profile Overview Layout Redesign
- Current layout causing confusion, particularly with button placement
- Suggestion to move profile overview between header and divider
- Concern about potential user errors with current three-button layout
- Julia to create multiple layout options for team review and voting
- Approved design will be applied to entire wireframe
- Edit Functionality Flow
- Confirmed: Clicking 'Edit' takes users back to the form section
- After changes, 'Save' button returns users to the review page
- Existing screens already designed for this flow
- Project Progress and Staffing
- January expected to be a slow month for the project
- Bonnie out for the month
- Lola recruiting additional PMs for structural support
- Team to maintain momentum on areas with established direction (e.g., hosting, guest features)
- Nicci offered to help with design if no designer is found for certain sections
- Design System Update
- Several components ready: buttons, radio buttons, toggles, checkboxes, breadcrumbs, accordions, input fields
- Other components still in progress
- Jaime and Priyanka primarily working on the design system
- Based on Material Design principles
- Nihan expressed interest in learning more about design systems
- Wireframe Concerns
- Julia inquired about wireframes not using design system elements
- Nicci assured it's not a concern at the wireframe stage
- High-fidelity designs will incorporate the design system later
Action Item
- [ ] Mock up layout options for button placement (e.g. top vs bottom) for team voting - Julia Echevarria
Next Steps
- Julia to create and share layout options for profile overview
- Team to vote on new layout design
- Continue work on established project areas (hosting, guest features)
- Lola to proceed with PM recruitment
- Nihan to explore Material Design resources for learning
- Team to gradually increase project momentum throughout the month
Roll Call
- [ ] Amy Li
- [ ] Jon IIaw
- [ ] Priyanka Gupta
- [x] Nihan Durmaz
- [x] Nicci Van
- [x] Lola Sarumi
- [ ] Jazmyne Newman (Optional Researcher)
- [ ] Sam Seyler (Optional - Researcher)
- [ ] Jaime Cucalon
- [ ] Michael Gruen
- [x] Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Jasmine Guraya (Optional Product)
- [ ] Jasika Kalra (Optional Product)
Agenda and Minutes 2025-01-22
Recurring items:
- [x] Project Status
- [ ] Review action items from previous meetings
- [x] Project Update
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
- [ ] Coordinator
- [x] Guest
- [x] Host
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
Summary Meeting Notes
Meeting Purpose
- Review design updates and progress for the HUU product across guest, host, and coordinator personas.
Key Takeaways
- Julia presented design explorations for button placement, error states, and status indicators
- Team agreed on keeping profile overview button and adjusting its visual hierarchy
- Status indicators for sections will use icons/shapes rather than colors to address accessibility
- London joining to help with host persona, Priyanka and Liu Han assisting with coordinator
Topics
- Button Placement and Hierarchy
- Explored options for placing "Profile Overview" button on mobile
- Decided to keep it below "Previous" and "Next" buttons to reflect action hierarchy
- Will adjust visual styling to make "Profile Overview" appear more tertiary
- Error States and Required Fields
- Discussed options for indicating required fields and errors
- Will use red asterisk + "Required" label next to question
- Error messages to appear below input fields per design system
- Section Status Indicators
- Explored options for showing section completion status (complete, incomplete, not started)
- Will use icons/shapes rather than colors to be accessible
- "Review Profile" button to remain disabled until all required fields complete
- Mobile Design Progress
- Julia has made significant progress on mobile designs
- Guest team can leverage and adapt work done for host persona
- Coordinator Updates
- Working on side-by-side comparison of old vs new versions
- Still iterating, not ready to share yet
Action Items
- [ ] Update mobile designs with agreed changes for profile overview button placement - Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Reference design system for skipped question flags styling; update designs accordingly - Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Adjust status icons for profile overview sections (use hollow circle for not started) - Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Implement always-present but conditionally disabled review button on profile overview - Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Confirm with PM team/Bonnie how to handle optional questions in section completion status
Next Steps
- Julia to update designs based on feedback (button placement, error states, status indicators)
- Guest team to adapt mobile designs from host work
- Coordinator team to continue iterating on version comparison feature
- Design system team to focus on wireframing needed components
- Julia to flag if additional design support needed for host persona
Roll Call
- [ ] Amy Li
- [ ] Jon IIaw
- [x] Priyanka Gupta
- [x] Nihan Durmaz
- [x] Nicci Van
- [x] Lola Sarumi
- [ ] Jazmyne Newman (Optional Researcher)
- [x] Sam Seyler (Optional - Researcher)
- [x] Jaime Cucalon
- [ ] Michael Gruen
- [x] Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Jasmine Guraya (Optional Product)
- [ ] Jasika Kalra (Optional Product)
Agenda and Minutes 2025-01-29
Recurring items:
- [ ] Project Status
- [ ] Review action items from previous meetings
- [ ] Project Update
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
- [ ] Coordinator
- [ ] Guest
- [ ] Host
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
Summary Meeting Notes
Meeting Purpose
- Review design progress and align on next steps for the HUU profile intake flow.
Key Takeaways
- Profile intake flow refined: sequential navigation (no back-and-forth to overview), consistent prev/next buttons
- Progressive disclosure for conditional fields (e.g. guests/pets) to be implemented
- Teams to sync on guest/host similarities to avoid duplication; PM-designer collaboration on timelines/expectations
- Focus on structuring work processes, clarifying roles/responsibilities between PM and design
Topics
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Design Progress Review
- Jon presented updated wireframes for profile intake flow
- Clarified navigation: sequential flow (contact > basic info > etc.) without returning to overview
- Consistent prev/next buttons on all pages, even single-question sections
- Mobile version in progress, aiming for consistency with desktop
- Julia's changes largely incorporated into Jon's updates
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UI/UX Refinements
- Subtext below headers removed due to lack of content writer
- Progressive disclosure for conditional fields (e.g. guests/pets) agreed upon
- Design system components (e.g. review profile button states) to be updated separately
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Workflow and Collaboration
- PMs to join designer meetings for better timeline/expectation setting
- Designers to estimate task durations based on current experience (noting >6hr actual time investments)
- PM role clarified: define requirements, not dictate technical implementation
- Design role emphasized: interpret user stories, showcase talent in execution
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Team Structure and Planning
- Guest and host teams to merge for profile intake to ensure consistency, avoid duplication
- Additional PM backup needed for both guest and host teams
- Next week's meeting: breakout sessions to sync on personas, update PMs on progress
Action Items
- [ ] Update wireframes - add prev btn all sections, adjust flow btwn sections (no profile overview return), remove subtext below headers - Jon Ilaw
- [ ] Update prototype - adjust flow btwn sections (no profile overview return), implement skipped question scenarios - Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Implement skipped question scenarios in wireframes - Jon Ilaw
- [ ] Prep next meeting - persona breakouts (host/guest), PM team update, progress analysis for Bonnie - Lola Sarumi
- [ ] Schedule chat with Nicci and Michael - Lola Sarumi
Next Steps
- Jon/Julia: Implement skippable questions scenario in prototypes
- Team: Prepare for next week's breakout sessions on personas (hosting/guests)
- PMs: Review GitHub stories, ensure criteria reflect current understanding
- Lola: Schedule chat with Nicci and Michael
- All: Be prepared to discuss and align on guest/host perspective progress in next meeting
Roll Call
- [ ] Amy Li
- [x] Jon IIaw
- [x] Priyanka Gupta
- [x] Nihan Durmaz
- [x] Nicci Van
- [x] Lola Sarumi
- [ ] Jazmyne Newman (Optional Researcher)
- [ ] Sam Seyler (Optional - Researcher)
- [ ] Jaime Cucalon
- [x] Michael Gruen
- [x] Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Jasmine Guraya (Optional Product)
- [ ] Jasika Kalra (Optional Product)
- [x] London Kim (Optional Product)
Agenda and Minutes 2025-02-05
Recurring items:
- [ ] Project Status
- [ ] Review action items from previous meetings
- [ ] Project Update
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
- [ ] Coordinator
- [ ] Guest
- [ ] Host
- [ ] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
Summary Meeting Notes
Meeting Purpose
- Design team meeting to discuss project progress, personnel changes, and next steps for the HUU application.
Key Takeaways
- Priyanka has left the project due to time constraints; team discussing how to redistribute her responsibilities
- Team reviewing designs for coordinator view of guest/host intake profiles, focusing on how to display version comparisons
- Challenges with UI consistency and information hierarchy identified; team to explore alternative design solutions
- Leadership restructuring underway; Michael taking on more responsibility and conducting 1:1s with team members
Topics
- Team Changes and Restructuring
- Priyanka has stepped back from the project due to work commitments and time zone differences
- Michael taking on more leadership responsibilities
- Jaime expressed interest in contributing more to UX design beyond the design system
- Team discussing how to redistribute Priyanka's work, particularly on design system and coordinator views
- Coordinator View Design Review
- Nihan presented designs for coordinator view of guest intake profiles
- Key features: ability to approve, request more info, or deny submissions
- Challenge: how to effectively display and compare different versions of submissions
- Team debating between side-by-side comparison vs. consolidated view
- Concerns raised about cognitive load and consistency with previous design patterns
- UI Consistency and Button Placement
- Discussion around placement and labeling of action buttons (e.g., "Save", "Next", "Previous")
- Team identified inconsistencies between edit flow and main application flow
- Exploring options to maintain consistency while accommodating different user needs in various sections
- Research Findings and Age Range Considerations
- Research revealed guests younger than the initial 18-25 age range are using the program
- Team needs to consider implications for design, particularly for minors (e.g., 16-year-olds)
- Meeting scheduled with Bonnie to discuss research findings and potential next steps
- Project Timeline and Prototyping
- Team aiming to have a prototype ready this year
- Awaiting feedback from Bonnie on research findings before proceeding with partner discussions
Action Items
Action Items
- [ ] Review Priyanka's coordinator design handoff materials. Discuss next steps with team. - Michael Gruen
- [ ] Explore design solutions for showing changes in resubmitted guest/host forms. Consider alternatives to side-by-side comparison. - Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Prepare to showcase progress on design system in future meeting. - Jaime Cucalon
Next Steps
- Julia to explore alternative design solutions for the edit flow, considering feedback on button placement and consistency
- Team to prepare for meeting with Bonnie to present research findings and discuss next steps
- Nihan and design team to refine coordinator view designs, exploring alternatives to side-by-side comparison
- Schedule follow-up design review once changes have been implemented
Roll Call
- [ ] Amy Li
- [x] Jon IIaw
- [x] Nihan Durmaz
- [x] Nicci Van
- [x] Lola Sarumi
- [ ] Jazmyne Newman (Optional Researcher)
- [ ] Sam Seyler (Optional - Researcher)
- [ ] Jaime Cucalon
- [x] Michael Gruen
- [x] Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Jasmine Guraya (Optional Product)
- [ ] Jasika Kalra (Optional Product)
- [x] London Kim (Optional Product)
- [ ] Sanju Venugopal (Optional Product)
Agenda and Minutes 2025-02-12
Recurring items:
- [x] Project Status
- [x] Review action items from previous meetings
- [x] Project Update
- [x] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
- [x] Coordinator
- [x] Guest
- [x] Host
- [x] Persona Wireframe Review, HiFi and Discussion
Summary Meeting Minutes
- Meeting Purpose
- Review progress on guest/host profiles and coordinator dashboard designs
Key Takeaways
- Button placement resolved: Consolidated edit screens, removed previous/next buttons
- Guest/host profile nearly ready for Bonnie review (targeting first week of March)
- Coordinator dashboard design needs refinement; team to revisit requirements and avoid overly prescriptive solutions
Topics
- Guest/Host Profile Navigation
- Resolved "button placement" issue for edit screens
- Consolidated multi-page sections into single pages when editing
- Removed previous/next buttons, keeping only save and cancel
- Team to update copy and finalize designs in next two weeks
- Profile Question Requirements
- Uncertainty around which questions are optional vs. required
- Team to review questions and provide recommendations
- Lola to confirm with Bonnie, but leaning towards all questions being required
- Coordinator Dashboard Design
- Current designs show side-by-side comparison of profile versions
- Team questioned necessity of side-by-side view
- Nikki suggested simpler approach focusing on changed sections
- Lola emphasized need for designers to propose solutions rather than following prescriptive requirements
- Design Team Approach
- Lola stressed importance of designers proposing solutions rather than following prescriptive requirements
- Encouraged team to "showcase what you got" and step up with optimal design solutions
Action Items
- [ ] Update guest/host form design - remove prev/next btns, consolidate multi-page sections to single for edit flow - Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Sync w/ Sam re content strategy for eliciting key info (LGBTQ-friendliness etc) in guest/host forms - Michael Gruen
- [ ] Decide max limits for photos & employment entries in guest/host forms w/ Michael - Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Prep async presentation (video walkthrough) of guest/host prototype for eng team - Michael Gruen
- [ ] Re-read user story & requirements for coordinator dashboard version comparison feature - Nihan Durmaz
- [ ] Confirm with Bonnie if there are optional questions for Host/Guest - Lola Sarumi
Next Steps
- Finalize guest/host profile designs in next two weeks
- Prepare for presentation to Bonnie (targeting first week of March)
- Share prototype with engineering team for feedback before Bonnie presentation
- Lola to join coordinator design meeting next week to review requirements and approach
- Team to review profile questions and provide recommendations on optional vs. required fields
- Revisit coordinator dashboard design, focusing on efficient way to review changes
Roll Call
- [ ] Amy Li
- [x] Jon IIaw
- [x] Nihan Durmaz
- [x] Nicci Van
- [x] Lola Sarumi
- [ ] Jazmyne Newman (Optional Researcher)
- [ ] Sam Seyler (Optional - Researcher)
- [x] Jaime Cucalon
- [x] Michael Gruen
- [x] Julia Echevarria
- [ ] Jasmine Guraya (Optional Product)
- [ ] Jasika Kalra (Optional Product)
- [x] London Kim (Optional Product)
- [ ] Sanju Venugopal (Optional Product)
2024 Agenda closed, see 2025.