My name is WeiChung Chen, you can call me Jason. I am a designer with experience in creative coding, digital fabrication, and 3D animation, along with a thoughtful approach to solving problems in simple and elegant solutions. I also have the capacity of adapting dynamic environment and acquiring not only new techniques but also knowledges through independent research.
3 things I didn’t know from the Apple HIG
- Navigation
I didn’t know about the three main navigation styles. The Hierarchical Navigation: Make one choice per screen until you reach a destination , Flat Navigation: Switch between multiple content categories, and Content-Driven or Experience-Driven Navigation: Move freely through content, or the content itself defines the navigation, normally for immersive apps.
- Color
I didn’t know I should choose a color to indicate interactivity and don’t compete with other color. In addition, I didn’t know about testing app’s color scheme under a variety of lighting conditions, and test it in various light conditions.
- Branding
Should avoid diluting your design by focusing too much on consistent branding, Defer to content over branding, and avoid displaying a logo throughout your app unless it’s necessary for providing context.
App Map
WireFrame
The idea of the news and the search with featured recipes is interesting, but I wonder how we can prototype to see if this type of merchandising will most effectively promote purchases. My inclination is that having things on separate tabs might hide content that would be nice to expose on the first, main view that folks see.
The idea of the store is interesting. I’d also expect to see some products featured in the main views. I’m also not sure where the cart is for purchasing.
Can you search in the shop section? That seems like it could be useful.
I wonder if a purchase like a blender would be done less often than ingredients. How can you smartly show the right type of item in featured articles and recipes to meet what someone would need.
When do you imagine prompting to have someone create an account? It’d be great to show products and recipes before requiring a log in.