Internship Record - Whale TV
Type
Internship
Time
1/2025
Location
Beijing, China
This is my first practical experience. I worked as an Interaction Design Intern in the Department of Product Design & UX-Experience Design. In Whale TV, I decided to record the work content and my gains at each stage in the form of a log.
Some content may not be fully presented at the moment.
LOG
January
2025.1.2
Television used to be an important medium, accompanying people's lives. However, with the development of the times, laptops, tablets, etc. emerged and gradually replaced the role of television. It seems that television is no longer a necessity in family life. But during my previous exchanges, I found that television is still important in overseas social settings. What will the future of television be like? I hope to gain new insights and enhance my design - practice skills through this internship.
电视曾是重要媒体，陪伴人们生活。但随着时代发展，笔记本，平板等出现并逐渐取代了电视的作用，电视似乎不再是家庭生活的必需品。不过在之前的交换经历中，我发现海外社交场景里电视仍很重要。电视的未来会怎样？希望通过这次实习，收获新的认识，提升自己的设计实践能力。
2025.1.13
User Testing started. After a comprehensive understanding of Whale TV OS 10, I began discussions and design for the testing. The entire testing will last until March, covering all aspects of OS 10 for evaluation.
The testing tasks are mainly set based on some subjective judgments of designers and discussions with the product managers of each section. The test mainly focuses on the features and design of the product, aiming to have a more comprehensive understanding of the OS 10 system and provide directions for future iterations.
User Testing开始。在完整全面的了解了Whale TV OS 10之后，我开始了对Testing的讨论，设计。整个Testing会持续到3月，对OS 10的各个板块进行测试。
Testing的任务设置主要来自设计师的一些主观判断，以及和各板块的pm的讨论。主要针对产品的features和design两部分进行测试，以更全面的了解OS 10系统同时为之后的迭代提供方向。
2025.1.15
Testing design for the Homepage. Setting up testing tasks and demos is also a form of "design". It requires thinking from the user's perspective and obtaining true and effective user feedback through well - crafted questions. During this process, I realized that the way of "asking questions" requires a lot of learning. Sometimes, the questions should neither be too specific nor too abstract. Striking the right balance can better guide testers to feel and respond within the required scenarios. During this process, I continuously communicated with my mentor sister to refine the task settings and the user flow of the demo.
Homepage的Testing设计。设立测试任务和demo同样也是一种“设计”，需要站在用户视角思考，通过合适巧妙的问题来得到真实有效的用户感受。在这个过程中，我觉得“提问题”的方式是非常需要学习的。有时候，问法既不能太过具体，又不能过于抽象。把握好分寸才能更好地引导测试者在正确的我们所需要的senario下进行感受和回答。在这个过程中，我和mentor姐姐不断地沟通，打磨任务的设置以及demo的用户流。
February
2025.2.10
New task: demand iteration design for the calendar product. (Reminds me of the multitask ability question I was asked in an interview a long time ago.) This part of the work leans more towards UI design, making corresponding modifications according to the new requirements put forward by the client. During this process, as a designer, I continuously communicated with the product manager of the calendar to finally determine the plan. Meanwhile, I became more familiar with the process from design drafts to handover with development.
新的工作，日历产品的需求迭代设计。（想起很久之前面试中被提问到的multitask的能力）这部分工作更偏向UI设计，根据客户提出的新需求做相应的修改。在这个过程中，同样的，作为设计师，我和日历的pm不断沟通最终确立方案。同时，也更加熟悉了从设计稿到交付的流程。
2025.2.18
New task: visual reproduction. Visual reproduction is the process where, after the preliminary product is developed, designers experience it, identify and summarize problems, and communicate with the R & D team to present the design in the best way possible. This is a task that requires carefulness and a clear mind. Designers not only need to correct mistakes but also communicate with the R & D team about content that may not be reflected in some design drafts. In cases where full restoration is not possible, designers should actively seek ways to maximize the visual effect.
新的工作，视觉还原。视觉还原是在研发完成初步的产品后，设计师体验，发现问题总结问题，并与研发沟通，争取把设计最好的呈现的过程。这是一个需要细心且头脑清醒的工作，不仅要纠错，而且还要和开发沟通一些设计稿可能没能体现的内容。在有些无法完全还原的地方，设计师也要积极的寻找效果最大化的呈现方式。
2025.2.25
视觉还原工作是一个需要耐心和细心地工作，需要很多轮的工作，反复查看和沟通。
2025.2.28
已经发出的testing收到了反馈。每个test有10个参与测试者，我记录他们的反馈，想法，建议，困惑… 并把他们根据test的目标进行总结。当然，其中也能收到一些额外的想法，这些同样带给我们指引。
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