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Finals!!!!

Shruti

This post is referring to the finals of the Interface Design class. Every group did a wonderful job doing their pitch, presenting their Apps. Here a glance of what happened in the finals.

Cipher

The presentation can have the best user experience that the onboarding where can help to understand the product, so in this way it can to improve the App. The beautiful part of this app is the use of the camera because of looks like Instagram. This is a good reason how to use the camera and apply the use the typeface.

BR Help!

Help to users to find a clean bathroom with a TP. When people need to find the bathroom they can use the app. One of the big feedback was that this app can incentive business to use the app, so can bring more clientele to them.

Halcyon

This app is for college students that suffer mental health. For the reason, this app can help to improve their lives. Social media can be greatly connected to Instagram. the journal aspect needs to work more. The way that the app can work help to people to communicate messenger Chat. A good feature.

Also, this app can be a good opportunity for people are down because this could be something that helps people that with depress problems.

Serif Sheriff

App to detect fonts anywhere. The app works with Adobe. This app works with a library where the users can save the typefaces in their phone. The app has to lovable and connects with new fonts.

Iceberg

Fitness app, this app for people that they want the app mark on their bodies. Use Instagram to make profits.

E-park

Parking App for Savannah, this go overnight and started to with 30 minutes sessions. Excelente idea for a city like Savannah.

Pupwalk

An excellent idea to walk puppies around the city. Also, this app function of this app is similar to Facebook.  The only change that this group has to do is the map has to change so the experience can be better.

Script

This app is excellent to create a community where the users can share the books. Also, this app will help the users to connect with new young writers.

Trippy

This app can help young people to find their new adventures all over the world. The big feedback that this group have to improve is the onboarding of the app.

 

Mission Statement

Shruti

This class was amazing because every group talks their App. The professor encourages everyone to work hard and find out that the App that is designed in class will success in the final presentation. Also, in this class, every student can have the chance to collect feedback from their classmate.

The class was really motivational because the professor showed some videos where the students can learn how to present their project in a way that no one gets bored. For this reason, it is important in presentations show everything in a way the audience get enchanted.

In the second part of the class, every group work in the different platform such Sketch App, Marvel, and Proto.io. Even more, students have improved their skills in this software. However, I think that school should be buying these software, so students can use them for free.

 

 

Work Day

Shruti

Today students are working very hard to finalized their APP. They are prototyping, testing, and create new layouts when the App need to change. Also, students are managing Sketch App, Proto.io, and Marvel to provide to the Apps realism. Every class students are showing progress on their Apps, logos, colors, layouts, and dynamism.

 

   

Also, here are some websites that can provide more information in how the visual elements of the App can help the users to understand the functions.

Facebook Design Principles

IBM Research

Google Design

Microsoft

UX Magazine

Google

 

User Testing

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User Testing:

What is the goal of the user testing? It is being user specific. Found the patterns and gap that will help the designers to improve the App. Also, in this point, students need to know what/how the App can be successful. For this reason, every student has to do this separately in this way everyone can be on the same page.

In addition, the groups have known their competitions very well. It is part of the research that every group needs to go and see what the competitions do it. Also, a good resource, read the complaints of the users against the competition will bring new ideas to improve the App. Checking what the competitions are doing it or what they are don’t do it, in this way the product can test it. For this reason, the opportunity to test the product have to be with tentative/real users.

Today we have the visit of Ariana Nicoley from Google. Every group has the chance to meet with her. She gave to the group good feedbacks related to their projects,

     

Check the videos from this class

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Second Pitch

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Second Pitch

Every group in this class gave the second pitch. Their pitch was related to their product and how they are dealing with their ideas. At this moment, every classmate gave their feedbacks. Some groups had problems with the wireframe, some had problems with the journey of the persona, and some group had problems with the final design of the App. This class was really uplifting to everyone so the can improve their final project.

Also, the most group are using Proto.io and Marvel to prototype their work.  For now, every student is working hard reach the final product.

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Presenting Ideas for the Last Project

Shruti

New ideas for the last project of the quarter!!

In this day, the class was divided in two. The first part of the class was the final presentation of the GAME APP. Most of the group did a good job, presenting their final work. It was fun to see their final outcome and see how the students come with new ideas to improve their work as a part of the process. In addition, every group showed knowledge of the software that was taught in past classes.

The second part of the class was dedicated to writing new ideas for the final project. Most students presented ideas based on what they want to do and some wrote of what the app store lack. For example, some students’ ideas app for food truck in Savanah, an app for good news, an app to recognize typefaces, an app to download novels, and app to find bathrooms.

First Group

  

 

 

Second Group

 

 

 

Class 6

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Interface is a process is divided in 5 processes of what we need to bring on the table

http://uxdesign.com/assets/Elements-of-User-Experience.pdf

Strategy

Plan the solution and look the project as a big picture. Understand the problem of the digital platform. Think in how we explain new ideas? and fix the translation of the analog to digital

Scope

This will define the features and functions of the new interface. For this reason, it is important to answer this kind of questions. What you are building? For who are you building for? In this section is time to rethink and simplify the final outcome.

Structure

Information on the architecture. Search how to apply this in something different. Build a system and think how the scope will work. In this part, the designers have to think and define the structure of the content.

Skeleton

Putting together icons. Place what you are thinking about. This based is related to the grid. Wireframing is part of this process.

Surface

Improve the interface of the app according to the suggestions (presentation in class).

HOMEWORK

Go to Geek-end Conference

Try the App Speel Tower Game

EXPECTICION: Presentation on Monday.

 

Class 4 (Presentations and Game day)

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Presentations:

Every group did a good job with the final outcome. This post is focusing on how to improve their presentation according to the comments of the professor.

After the presentation makes revisions on the projects and submits them in blackboard again.

Class 1 

Straightener Reorder journal after the solutions – Tell us what is looking for – Make a render/sketches of the whole thing

Rice Cooker Improvement in the measuring cup – In the top, don’t have to be all transparent – Digital component it seems too little small – Work in the background of the journal/persona

Black and Decker Iron Sketches and integrated –  Changes the slices of the presentation solutions and accessibilities should be together – Presentation include the screen of the iron – Fix the screen (cheap screen) – Keep simple / Low price

Travel Lock Change in different symbols/numbers/versions -Try to place a symbol,  emoji, avocado or another element.

UPA Universal Power Adapter – Add new journeys – Fix the renders with the symbols.

Class 2

Sony CD Player- Redo the Bottoms in Photoshop

AppletTV- Play with the bottoms of the remote and see the pro/cons. Also, Move the bottoms high)

Cassette Player & Recorder – It would be great to see the render from back and front.

Portable Fan – Increase the angle of the render so we can see the legs of the fan.

REMINDER FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATIONS

Don’t say “KIND OF…” in the presentation. It takes the credibility of what you are presenting. 

Game day

Students brought games to play and explore the dynamics of the games. Focusing in how the game brings emotions and feelings to the users. This part is essential for the research. Also, the importance of playing is figure how to improve the game in order, to create an app.

Requirements

Build the experience as your play. Check the emotions, feelings, and observe how others people play the game

Practices

Think how to approach the analog game in a digital platform. Think about how to improve the game, what way will be a better approaching for this game.

Don’t look website of the games, just be CREATIVE.