From July 16 Class

Today’s Slides: SVA Mobile UX Intro 2016 Recommended Wireframing Software: OmniGraffle OmniGraffle Stencil resource: Graffletopia   OmniGraffle Tips: To create a file, use File > New, use the auto-size template under imperial or metric Use magnetized stencils to make your app map Use the second rectangle with magnets on the sides and the corners Change lines to […]

For July 23

Review the syllabus Start playing games and apps with an eye towards platform patterns and user expectation Create one post on the blog with:             A selfie and two sentence bio             3 things you learned from reading the iOS Human Interface Guidelines or Android Design Guidelines       […]

Mobile UX Workshop Day 1

From Today: Mobile UX Workshop Day 1 For Tomorrow: Download and play with some apps. Be prepared to talk about the best one. Read the HIG or Android Design Guidelines. Be prepared to talk about 1 think that you didn’t know before reading it. Bring your laptops tomorrow (download the Omnigraffle trial.)

Apps I Enjoy Using

Pomodoro Pomodoro is a simple productivity app that breaks down work time into 25 minute increments. The user is alerted with a sound and notification when the 25 minutes are up and is given a 5 minute break. Once the break is up, a sound and notification will alert the user that she should start […]

Urban Fruit App Prototype

Here is the link to the Urban Fruit app, now with in-depth filter options, sort options, simplified status options, and improved detail pages and icons: https://marvelapp.com/18h3054 (This is a guided prototype experience – each view has at most 2 hotspots. The experience ends with the user requesting to pick apples and getting a confirmation of her request.) A future […]

Urban Fruit Apple Watch App

I’ve added a lot more views to the Urban Fruit Apple Watch App since our last class. I’m not entirely satisfied with the colors, but I understand that the app’s visual design is not the focus of this project. Here is the link to the app (15 views including 2 Force Touch menus): https://marvelapp.com/75g47e Here is the link […]

Sally’s Community Kitchen Watch

https://marvelapp.com/cf47ed#7330932 Here is a version of Community Kitchen’s watch app, simplified from this morning’s presentation. I removed “My Kitchen” and messaging capabilities. Celine suggested that the app could alert the User when desired produce became available in the Community Kitchen. I like this idea and will test it out in later versions!