Design for Smartphones & Ipads

Design for Smartphones & Ipads Coco Ye

Design for Smartphones & IpadsCoco Yip


Observed Group

Approximately 40 students in the Axinn Library Café

On 2nd February, 1:30-4:30 pm


Group Environment


Group Members


Group Members


Group Members


Group Members


Unmet Needs

- Efficient use of fragments of time

- Career advice on the go


Observation Summary

- People who sit alone tend to look around every minute.

- Most of the people would eat alone because they have different schedules with friends.

- More than 50% of the people come to café alone.


Draft Idea of the App

A proximity app that take advantage of college student’s free time

to social in a meaningful way.


Ideation Session


Research on Apps


Research on Apps


Tighter App Design

Home screen:

• Surrounding map with online users

• Nearby café

• Instant chats


Tighter App Design

Lower level screen #1 People:

• Friends recommendation

• Search friends by name or tags


Tighter App Design

Lower level screen #2 Chats:

• Manage chats

• Start new chats

• Search chats by content


Tighter App Design

Lower level screen #3 Me:

• View and edit profile

• Manage user’s tags


User Scenario


Group Members


Group Members


Selected words:

Proximity // Coffee // Career

Naming Process


Name choices:

Coffy // Kafi // Cafay

Selected name:

Coffy

Naming Process


Logo Design Process


Logo Design Process

Cof fy


Wireframes


Application Screenshots