Whosees

Visualize Privacy Settings  

Prototype

Problem

Older users have a great many anxieties about being on social media and struggle with setting their privacy settings.

Target user

Solution

Control security settings with visual feedback in real time.

My Role

I conceptualized, conducted user interviews, researched, and produce wireframes for this project.

Highlights

Because of some clear language changes, use of color, and larger type the users were able to decipher which people could see their content easily. There was a vast change in the user’s reported confidence in their privacy settings compared to the current.

Conceptualization

Initially I designed Whosees to be for all audiences and to be a tablet app. Below is an exploration of looks, themes, narratives of how people could think about setting privacy settings.

MVP

This is a quick exploration of how the original app might work before focusing solely on an older audience.

Process And Pivot

After much research it was learned people would like an easier, more visual way to get their settings set, but this was very similar to doing taxes. Taxes are a process, they are confusing, they stress people out…  but for the most part they get done.

After this discovery the focus shifted to older users that didn’t or didn’t know if their settings were secure.

Development

There were a lot of narratives, styles etc trying to illustrate the idea that certain people could see information and others couldn't.

The Result

Because of some clear language changes, use of color, and larger type the users were able to decipher who could see what on their pages. There was a vast change in the user’s reported confidence in their privacy settings compared to the current.