AXIS App: A UX-Driven Platform for Independent Scholars
Advancing eXchange for Independent Scholars

Overview
AXIS is a conceptual digital platform designed to support independent intellectuals lacking access to traditional academic infrastructure. The app enables research-focused, community-driven connection and collaboration.

Role & Contribution
Led the full UX design process, from research and strategy to high-fidelity prototyping—balancing analytical depth with creative execution.

Key Responsibilities & Methods

• UX Research: Designed and deployed user surveys, analyzed results in spreadsheets, and synthesized findings into three personas:

  • Alex the Autodidact (Primary)

  • The Knowledge Seeker (College-Averse)

  • The Lapsed Alum (Seeking Intellectual Reconnection)

• Journey Mapping: Created detailed user journeys highlighting pain points, needs, and emotional arcs across use cases.

• Information Architecture & UI Design: Developed wireframes and a high-fidelity prototype (Figma) mapping 8+ key user flows.

• Brand Strategy & Visual Identity: Named and branded the platform; designed moodboards, a logo, and a UI style guide.

Deliverables

• Interactive prototype walkthrough

• Full UX research documentation and persona set

• Low- and high-fidelity wireframes

• User journey maps

• Complete brand identity kit

Outcomes

• Demonstrated a research-first approach to product strategy and user experience design.

• Balanced systems thinking with interaction design to prototype a platform for community-centered knowledge exchange.

• Positioned AXIS as a proof-of-concept for ethical, user-centered digital infrastructure in education-adjacent sectors.