The independent app project

Project Introduction

You will be developing a system of two integrated apps for an existing profession or life situation. Your app will function slightly differently on each device where it runs, but it is only required to run on two platforms (phone and tablet, tablet and desktop, or desktop and phone). This assignment explores how people use technology to work together and how to design interface systems that can be applied to different platforms.

Week 1

Develop LOTS of IDEAS (15-20)

Pick 1 Idea

Research it deeply

Create at LEAST 3 Scenarios for Desktop, and 3 separate scenarios for Mobile. (6 scenarios total) - Do spend a lot of time here.

SKETCH alt least 3 different VERSIONS of each Homepage & Scenario page for each “Platform”
(6 scenarios + 2 home screens = 8 "pages" *2 versions = 12 total screen sketches)

Create 3 Personas for each platform - 3 for mobile and 3 for desktop (don't spend a lot of time here)

Brainstorm:

1. Congenital Heart Defect Patient Journal app

1st audience: Patient

2nd audience: Nurse Practitioner

2. Photography sharing app for selling art.

1st audience: Photographer

2nd audience: Gallery owners or photo art retailers

3. Product development approvals app

1st audience: Client

2nd audience: Designers/Technical Designers

4. Moms book club app

1st audience: Moms

2nd audience: librarian

5. Sport teens calendar app

1st audience: Teens

2nd audience: Moms

6. Recycling check accuracy app

1st audience: Activist

2nd audience: recycling ambassador

7. Chat messaging compiling messages from different chat apps

1st audience: US corporate workers

2nd audience: overseas corporate workers

8. Therapy journal app

1st audience: Patient

2nd audience: Therapist

9. Dry cleaning expert app

1st audience: Clothing owner

2nd audience: cleaning experts of brick-and-mortar places

10. A daily chocolate making app.

1st audience: Chocolate lovers

2nd audience: Artisan chocolate makers

11. A housekeeping service app

1st audience: Housekeepers

2nd audience: Homeowners

12. Personal assistance app

1st audience:

2nd audience:

13. Snow rescuers app

1st audience: snow cleaning homeowners in key areas

2nd audience: teens in need of work

14. Dog food calculator app

1st audience: Dog owner

2nd audience: Vet

15. Nutritional pre-workouts calculator

1st audience: Athlete

2nd audience: Trainers

16. The fashion design world "LinkedIn" App

1st audience: Fashion Design Students

2nd audience: Fashion Designer Clothing Brands

Final decision: #16 The Fashion Design World "LinkedIn" App

Manage your professional profile. Build and engage with your professional industry. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

RESEARCH:

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network on the internet. You can use LinkedIn to find the right job or internship, connect and strengthen professional relationships, and learn the skills you need to succeed in your career. You can access LinkedIn from a desktop, LinkedIn mobile app, mobile web experience, or the LinkedIn Lite Android mobile app.

A complete LinkedIn profile can help you connect with opportunities by showcasing your unique professional story through experience, skills, and education.

You can also use LinkedIn to organize offline events, join groups, write articles, post photos and videos, and more.

LinkedIn is a platform for anyone who is looking to advance their career. This can include people from various professional backgrounds, such as small business owners, students, and job seekers. LinkedIn members can use LinkedIn to tap into a network of professionals, companies, and groups within and beyond their industry.

Desktop Audiences: Clothing brands, and Educators such as Fashion schools.

Fashion Designer:

Jennifer Lawrence, she's 32. She's a Fashion Designer with 10 years of experience, she graduated from NYIT New York Institute of Technology and owns a chain of retail brick and mortar stores.

Fashion Design Instructor:

Margaret Smith, she's 59. Currently teaching at the school of pattern making in San Francisco.

Clothing Brands:

Christian Dior is a clothing house, sells apparels primary for women made by her own designers. This iconic clothing brand is responsible for creating and manufacturing their own designs.

Mobile Audiences: Fashion Designers including students

Fashion Designer:

Carmen Santos, currently working as a design creator for Michael Kors US but she's shopping for better work opportunities.

Student:

Brook Holverson is a Fashion Design FIT student. She's on her last semester of school.

Fashion Designer:

Ashley Curtis. She's a Fashion Designer with 10 years of experience in the industry and works part-time for Vogue US. She also works as a freelance magazine editor.

Scenarios

Desktop:

1. You're looking for the latest pants designs to be part of your next collection. Use the app to find new highly rated pants designs for your new collection.

2. You're a fashion magazine editor looking for a cover story for the next month, use the app to find a 5 star rated designer.

3. You're trying to get people to attend your seminar next week, use the app to post a flyer to invite people to come.

Mobile:

1. You're looking at doing an internship for your last semester of school, use the app to see if Christian Dior has an internship open.

2. You're moving to NY and need to find work in that area, use the app to check if there is any openings to work at one of the most known fashion design houses in the NYC area.

3. You want to study fashion design, use the app to learn where did famous fashion designer went to school in the US.

DESKTOP

CLOTHING BRANDS/EDUCATORS

MOBILE

FASHION DESIGNERS/STUDENTS

SKETCHES

Usability Test 1

Alexandra's feedback:

Margins on few of the screens options need to be revised.

On the first option, on the first scenario, different categories of clothing can be added. From there, a new window can pop open to show the different clothing item options.

The rated clothing can be shown on the little windows and as they show it can appear on the big windows.

Look at Twitter for the profile and posting screens.

Look at Airbnb for the rated ideas.

The designers page can also have an area where the story about then is shared.

Today’s stories can be added as an extra page on the home screen.

Chosen screen options:

1 on 1

2 of 2

1 of 3.

FIGMA

https://www.figma.com/file/s7W9cl9KoXRdDpIpoeqXXZ/FABRIC-CALCULATOR-APP%2FLOUP-COUNTY-WEBSITE?node-id=0%3A1&t=aZqMj6Plo8QRdrWr-1

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