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Designers

Arian Shariaty, Eli Saghbini

Year

2025

Category

New Talent

Country

Canada

School

OCAD University

Teacher

Alexander Manu

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Three questions to the project team

What was the particular challenge of the project from a UX point of view?
The primary UX challenge was designing a platform that caters to users with vastly diverse learning goals, skill levels, and accessibility needs. Balancing personalization with simplicity was critical to ensuring an intuitive experience. Creating adaptive AI-driven features required iterative testing to make learning paths effective and engaging. Another significant challenge was enabling community-based learning while maintaining a seamless, distraction-free interface for individual users. Solving these required a deep understanding of user needs, inclusive design principles, and robust usability testing.

What was your personal highlight in the development process? Was there an aha!-moment, was there a low point?
A personal highlight was witnessing our users during beta testing experience everything we have worked on and built, proving the power of our personalized platform. An “aha!” moment came when we refined the community-based learning feature; user feedback revealed it increased motivation and improved retention. A low point was during initial usability testing, where users found the interface overwhelming. This setback pushed us to simplify navigation and improve onboarding, which became a turning point in making IntelliCourse more accessible and user-friendly.

Where do you see yourself and the project in the next five years?
In five years, we envision IntelliCourse as a leading global learning platform, empowering millions of users to achieve personal and professional growth. The platform will integrate cutting-edge AI, AR/VR for immersive learning, and advanced analytics to enhance personalization. We aim to partner with educational institutions and corporations worldwide, becoming a standard for scalable, adaptive education. We see ourselves driving innovation, continually refining the UX to set new standards in e-learning accessibility and engagement.

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