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Creating User Personas

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Practice Creating a User Persona

1:02 with Megan Amendola

Build a user persona with the demographic information that we provide.

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Please note that the instructor in this video is utilizing Adobe XD for the demonstration. However, feel free to use any design software you're comfortable with, such as Figma, UXPin, etc., to follow along and apply the design principles being taught.

Demographic Information for this assignment:

  • Mostly white
  • Mostly female
  • The average age is 42 years old
  • They have 14 years of experience on average
  • They make about $55k a year
  • They work 53 hours/week
  • They hold a higher degree than a bachelor’s degree in education (master's, doctorate, etc.)
  • A common reason to become a teacher is to make a difference in the lives of as many students as you can
  • On average, teachers spend $444 on supplies for their classrooms annually. Supporting Data:

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    Welcome back. 0:00
    You will be creating a persona for a teacher supplies website. 0:01
    The data you have to work with is the audiences mostly white, mostly female. 0:05
    The average age is 42 years old. 0:11
    They have 14 years of experience on average. 0:14
    They make about $55,000 a year. 0:18
    They work 53 hours a week. 0:21
    They hold a higher degree than a Bachelor's Degree in Education, Masters, 0:24
    Doctorate, etc. 0:28
    A common reason to become a teacher is to make a difference in 0:28
    the lives of as many students as you can. 0:33
    On average, teachers spend $444 on supplies for their classroom annually. 0:36
    In the teachers notes below, 0:43
    you'll find a persona template to help you organize your information. 0:45
    But feel free to create a template on your own if you like. 0:49
    Take your time, review past videos if you need to. 0:53
    And when you're ready, 0:56
    see me in the next video where I will show you your persona I came up with. 0:57

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