Tuesday, 29 April 2014

DC2 Week 5 29/04/2014

based on the feedback form the two sets of interviews Cameron came up with high fidelity digital 'screens' of the app. Which i then applied to the interactive prototype that will be used in the final presentation.

The Redesigned main menu. the logo has been removed and the begin button replaced by the user swiping across the screen to begin.  

 the new sync menu covers the entire screen but still displays recent items synced to the users accounts.

the calender  menu has been overhauled with new button textures being used and a colored background added. 

 the Day menu has been changed immensely the colored/textured boxes represent different events.



Thursday, 24 April 2014

DC2 Week 4 24/04/2014

this week the team had to interview two more people

Interview 3 University alumni Male

Observation Questions.

What are you trying to do.
bring up more information on the selected event

What did you expect to happen when you did that
to show more information like time, title and notes.

Post Test Interview

Is the App simple enough to figure out?

Sure it seems simple enough.
What did you like?
The start screen looks like a proper mobile app
What would you like to see added?
The ability to change the text colour, I am colour blind so some of the text looks weird to me
What was not clear?
How to add and edit information about days
What needs Improvement?
Some slight adjustments in the look and feel of the app like make some boxes larger or smaller
Would you use this app? If not, why not?
Maybe if it was a free app.


Interview 4 Small Business owner female

Observation Questions.

What are you trying to do.
change the something in the defaults menu in settings.

How easy or hard was that to do
its a bit hard since the tick boxes are a bit small

Post Test Interview

Is the App simple enough to figure out?

Sure but It took a little bit to understand what the shared menu was for
What did you like?
I like how you can just just slide the screen to change between shared events and your personal events.
What would you like to see added?
To be able to email people form within the app
What was not clear?
As I said I found the shared men a bit confusing.
What needs Improvement?
Some of the icons used in the buttons look odd maybe you should redraw them
Would you use this app? If not, why not?
If it is free when it comes out I might be willing to give it a shot.

Thursday, 17 April 2014

DC2 Week 3 17/04/2014 Easter Break

Over the Easter break the member of our team had to interview two people each using a set of questions

Here are my interview results to the interactive prototype

Interview 1: Former Senior Nurse Female

Observation Questions.

What are you trying to do.
Pick a day on the calender.

What did you expect to happen when you did that

To show information about that day.

How easy or hard was that to do

It was not too hard but the buttons on the calender are too close

Post Test Interview

Is the App simple enough to figure out?

It was not too hard to figure out how to use it.
What did you like?
I liked the calender grid
What would you like to see added?
Better looking buttons
What was not clear?
The setting button icon was too dark and hard to see what it was.
What needs Improvement?
More colours are needed it is too grey.
Would you use this app? If not, why not?
No I am too forgetful and I don’t think I would remember to update it often enough



Interview 2 QUT Alumni Female

Observation Questions.

They appeared to have no trouble in using the application


Post Test Interview

Is the App simple enough to figure out?

Yes it was
What did you like?
The Idea behind the application
What would you like to see added?
The notifications pop-up to be larger
What was not clear?
The Defaults settings menu
What needs Improvement?
The begin button is a bit out of place you should change it to something else, like slide to unlock like the Iphone.
Would you use this app? If not, why not?
Maybe later on if it was fleshed out some more

Thursday, 10 April 2014

DC2 Week 2 10/04/2014

using Unity i created a interactive prototype based on the mockups the team drew


this is the main menu screen it has the company logo displayed at the top and can be changed at the company's request 



this is the main menu with the notifications menu displayed, it displays recent items synced with the users account

calender menu pressing on one of the days brings up more information about selected day 

 event menu shows the users and other peoples events scheduled for that day

Thursday, 3 April 2014

DC2 Week 1 03/04/2014

 in the team meeting we decided on going for the productivity application calendar. we all agreed to come back with some mock-ups of the design


the application is designed to take information from multiple sources and congregate it into a calender, it also takes information from your friends, family and co workers for you to see. This allows people to organise their life with others in mind 

it's primary targets are

males and females

age 19 - 35

universities, law firms and banks