After reflecting on the mobile app design project, I realized how different the online, interactive space is compared to static design. It seems to me for effective design your thoughts have to always be in the mindset of the user of your product. I would love to take a course in User Experience to delve deeper into this concept.
My app is about time management. Here is a brief explanation of the project. I worked up my design plan in InDesign. I am wondering if anyone has had experience using its interactivity features.
I know it can build interactivity for Ipads, but I'm not sure if my version 6 will allow for any other mobile devices. Back to research mode.
Introducing...
sifter
A mobile app that helps you “sift” your interests, activities, and endeavors.
Origins
Productivity
Time management
Activity tracker
Goal achievement
Motivation
Organizing priorities
Primary interest identifier
Finding mentors
Establishing community around the interests
Audience
Any one who wants to improve or change the way they spend their time.
Educational Application
This app could be useful to students and teachers to help them reach achievement goals.
Basic Concept
This app will allow you to visualize how your time is being spent. Once you have a visual capture of time expenditure you will see why certain goals are not being reached.
Through a series of time tracking activities and prompts for action, the user will soon be able to intentionally, and intelligently choose to spend the time needed to keep their goals on track. This app will provide top-of-mind awareness of how you spend your time. It will also provide the tool to help you improve your productivity.
No more boring “to do” lists, sifter offers a whole new way to organize your time.
Why?
Because time is gold.
lol... I know it sounds a little corny. I couldn't resist. : )
VERY cool idea! Don't forget about recommended hours of sleep needed in all of that sifting to be at your most productive!
ReplyDeleteWhat app design tool are you using? I really like your "home page" example and your time is gold catch phrase!
Goodness, I think we could all benefit from this app! I wonder, how does it work? Do users input the time they spend doing things, or does it link with, say Facebook or Netflix, to see how much time you have spent on these things? That would be scary but good to see. :)
ReplyDeleteAhh yes, sleep would be a good mandatory addition. Still working on how they would input time. I don't want it to be a timer based capture, but more of an approximation or relative capture. I am thinking of using sliders to "weigh" one activity against the next. I had not thought of actually tracking the computer use of social media and movies, good idea.
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