Week 1 Task: Design Strategy Development:

Your task for this week is to develop a comprehensive design strategy for a hypothetical product. The product could be a software application, a physical product, or a service. The design strategy should clearly outline the overall design approach, target user persona, user journey map, and the design principles to be followed. The strategy document should also include a competitor analysis with at least three competitors, and how your design strategy differentiates from them. The final deliverable should be a DOC file. Key steps to complete the task include brainstorming, research, planning, writing, and reviewing. The evaluation will be based on the thoroughness of your strategy, uniqueness of your ideas, and clarity of your document.

Week 2 Task: Mockup Creation and Documentation:

This week, you will create mockups for the hypothetical product you developed a design strategy for during the first week. The mockups should focus on the core functionality of the product. Along with the mockups, you should provide a detailed documentation explaining your design choices and how they align with the design strategy. The deliverable should be a DOC file containing the mockups and documentation. Steps to complete the task include brainstorming, sketching, creating mockups, and writing documentation. The evaluation will be based on the quality of the mockups, alignment with the design strategy, and clarity of the documentation.

Week 3 Task: User Testing Plan:

In week 3, you are required to create a detailed user testing plan for the hypothetical product you have been working on. The plan should outline the objectives of the testing, the methodology to be used, the user profile of the testers, and the key performance indicators to measure. Your plan should also include a script for a hypothetical tester and a set of tasks for them to perform. The deliverable will be a DOC file containing the user testing plan. Steps to complete this task include understanding user testing methodologies, planning, writing, and reviewing. The evaluation will be based on the comprehensiveness of your plan, the relevance of your chosen KPIs, and the practicality of your tester script and tasks.

Week 4 Task: Design Evaluation and Improvement:

For the final week, your task is to evaluate the design of your hypothetical product based on the user testing plan you created in week 3. Assume that you have received feedback from the testers and analyze this feedback to identify areas of improvement. Create a detailed report outlining the feedback, your analysis, and the proposed design changes. The deliverable will be a DOC file containing the evaluation and improvement report. Steps to complete the task include analyzing feedback, identifying areas of improvement, proposing design changes, and writing the report. The evaluation will be based on your analysis, the relevance of the identified improvements, and the clarity of your report.