Kodak Alaris | Research & Development – Curation Services
As part of Kodak Alaris Research and Development, I led UX research and design efforts for Curation Services—an initiative focused on developing new interaction patterns for people who engage with large digital image collections on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. The objective was to help users more easily edit, organize, retrieve, and distribute printed images, while respecting the deeply personal nature of photo collections and existing user behaviors.
A key challenge of this work was recognizing that meaningful usability testing in this domain required participants to interact with their own images, not sample or stock photography. I documented and communicated this requirement clearly to development teams, creating detailed workflow documentation that outlined the technical “runway” needed to support secure access to participant image libraries within a prototype. This alignment ensured that research findings reflected authentic behaviors rather than artificial test conditions.
I developed journey maps that illustrated the full lifecycle of participant recruitment, consent, image ingestion, testing, and post-session cleanup—helping teams understand the operational complexity behind seemingly simple user interactions. Conceptual wireframes were created to explore multiple approaches to presenting and navigating personal image collections, followed by the development of a high-fidelity prototype that connected directly to participant image sources.
Working closely with external vendors and internal development teams, I ensured the prototype was robust enough to support real-world testing while remaining flexible for rapid iteration. Usability studies using participants’ own photo libraries revealed critical insights into how people search for, recognize, and emotionally connect with images—insights that directly informed interaction design, product direction, and market readiness.
This work helped validate new curation concepts grounded in real user behavior and established a repeatable research approach for future image-based products—reinforcing the value of authentic data, thoughtful preparation, and cross-functional collaboration in user-centered design.
Workflow Scheduling documentation
Journey map all steps needed to find & schedule participants
Wireframe Documentation of concepts to illustrate how to present user image collections
High Fidelity Prototype illustrating wire connections to participant image collections
Screen Examples conceptual displays using participants’ image collection in product placement
