Interactive Prototype
This project is an interactive high-fidelity prototype for Fried Phish, a desktop extentsion concept designed to help users identify and avoid online scams. The application analyzes on-screen content such as emails, advertisements, and messages to detect suspicious language, fradulent links, and common phishing patterns, then alerts users in real time.
ROLE: Usability Tester, Research Lead, Prototype Developer
FOCUS: Usability Testing, UX Research, Hi-Fi Prototyping, User Flow Development.
TECH STACK: Figma
TIME FRAME: November 2025
Overview
Fried Phish was developed as a research-driven interactive prototype in a team of 4, exploring how desktop-integrated tools can help users recognize and avoid phishing attacks effectively. We focused on how Fried Phish would integrate naturally throughout desktop applications, such as messages and email, while remaining clear and intuitive for users. We explored how scam detection and safety notifications would appear consistently within interfaces without disrupting the normal user experience. The prototype shows real-world interaction scenarios through interfaces modeled after desktop applications.
Contributions
My responsibilities / contributions:
- Led research and feature planning by analyzing common phishing tactics and user safety concerns to inform application functionality and design
- Collaborated in developing high-fidelity interaction prototype screens in Figma, including desktop messaging interfaces and warning systems, and the centralized application dashboard
- Conducted usability testing with three external student users to evaluate the clarity and navigation flow of the prototype
- Gathered and analyzed the user feedback to iterate on the design and interaction, refining the visibility of the Fried Phish icon and alerts while improving the dashboard and settings