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Canvas Desktop UI

Collaborative student concept

David Voye & Brandon Thacker

Interface cover, showing the proposed Canvas dashboard

Make the next step obvious.

Working with David Voye, I explored how a clearer information structure could reduce friction in common Canvas tasks. Research and task exploration informed a more centralized interface designed to help students find what they need and act with confidence.

With David Voye. The original survey records 55 responses. This is an independent redesign concept, not a commission from Instructure.

Survey introduction: 55 responses — 02Survey introduction: 55 responses

Survey of desktop and mobile use — 03Survey of desktop and mobile use

Survey of common course tasks — 04Survey of common course tasks

Research-informed design brief — 05Research-informed design brief

Redesign chapter divider — 06Redesign chapter divider

Home navigation and course-task icons — 07Home navigation and course-task icons

Home navigation in the proposed interface — 08Home navigation in the proposed interface

Centralized course dashboard — 09Centralized course dashboard

Centralized grades interface — 10Centralized grades interface

Expanded grade details — 11Expanded grade details

Course activity interface — 12Course activity interface

Course files interface — 13Course files interface

Weekly calendar interface — 14Weekly calendar interface

Calendar with expanded task details — 15Calendar with expanded task details

Historical testing chapter divider — 16Historical testing chapter divider
Historical task-timing results; the testing method and sample still need confirmation. These figures are not presented as independently verified outcomes.

Historical file-finding task comparison — 17Historical file-finding task comparison
Historical task-timing results; the testing method and sample still need confirmation. These figures are not presented as independently verified outcomes.

Historical syllabus-finding task comparison — 18Historical syllabus-finding task comparison
Historical task-timing results; the testing method and sample still need confirmation. These figures are not presented as independently verified outcomes.

Historical grades task comparison — 19Historical grades task comparison
Historical task-timing results; the testing method and sample still need confirmation. These figures are not presented as independently verified outcomes.

Historical class-finding task comparison — 20Historical class-finding task comparison
Historical task-timing results; the testing method and sample still need confirmation. These figures are not presented as independently verified outcomes.

Historical aggregate task-time comparison — 21Historical aggregate task-time comparison
Historical task-timing results; the testing method and sample still need confirmation. These figures are not presented as independently verified outcomes.