Completed Action Items from 3/13:

Completed usability testing on Design A and B prototypes.
Synthesized user feedback into clear positive/negative points.
Developed and shared mood boards across the team.
Initial preparation of demo outline and structure underway.

Key Discussion Points

Usability Feedback on Design Prototypes:
- Design A (Separated UI): Preferred for content creation; users praised simplicity, content generation features, and intuitive layout.
- Design B (Combined UI): Preferred for research tasks; appreciated timestamps, academic-style source displays, and sidebar organization.
- Identified usability issues included unclear buttons, confusing icons, and content display problems.
Recommendations for Improvement:
- Simplify navigation and visual cues.
- Clarify UI elements and buttons.
- Improve user feedback mechanisms.
- Streamline interface to prevent information overload.
Mood Board Consolidation:
- Several mood boards found to have similar base colors.
- Plan to combine similar boards to avoid client overwhelm.
- Final mood boards will be streamlined for demo.
Demo Preparation:
- Focus demo on prototypes, mood boards, and key research findings.
- Delay onboarding screen presentation to a later phase.
- Discussed the importance of selecting relevant mood boards and defining a clear demo plan.
Prototype Refinement & Testing:
- Decision made to iterate on easily fixable prototype issues now.
- Complex issues to be annotated for the next phase.
- Emphasis on simplifying prototypes to avoid comparison confusion.
Project Handoff Strategy:
- Plan to prepare a combined slide deck summarizing sprints 1-4.
- Include UXR findings, design recommendations, and refined prototypes.
- Prepare additional reflective handoff documentation detailing learnings, key players, and processes.
Ethical Concerns:
- Raised concerns regarding the use of AI-generated imagery in VeriSci due to lack of scientific accuracy.
- Decision to focus on verified data visuals (e.g., charts/graphs) instead.