https://popapp.in/w#!/projects/531b4ebf6c5db106339b9d99/preview
The main feedback I got from testing the prototype with Decho last week was about the color picker option in the note-taking mode. I had initially included four tools for the user to use in the note-taking mode: keyboard input, free-hand input, color picker, and photo attachment. Each of these tools was a tab, lined up on the upper part of the view. Decho pointed out that it felt strange that the color picker had its own tab, instead of being incorporated into the input tabs. So for this week’s iteration, I focused on packaging the input methods and color picker together. Snapchat was my precedent for this.
Aside from changing the color picker, I got rid of the “download other dictionary” option and replaced it with the “about” information. I changed my idea from making a food encyclopedia that included all sorts of cuisines from around the world, to a food dictionary that would be specifically used in New York City. Since NYC is so culturally diverse, there are a lot of different cuisines available, but the names of all the menus and ingredients are written in English. (For example, even if you go to a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, the menu is still in English.) So my app will be in English, and the contents will be searchable in English only. This way, I thought I would be able to avoid some confusion around the language issues, and also make it more practical. The reason I decided to include the “about” information was because I realized most apps had information about the creators and their contacts.