mobile app rapid prototype ux concept amanda wise
DESCRIPTION
Rapid prototyping design process and UX concepts for a quick household calendar mobile app.TRANSCRIPT
MOBILE APP CONCEPT
RAPID PROTOTYPING PROJECT
UXDI 2014
AMANDA WISE, UX STRATEGY & DESIGN
OVERVIEW • Interview a person and identify a need or problem they
have which could be solved by a smart phone app – and rapidly prototype a design solution.
• The process: • Core User interview • Current context and behaviour • Needs requirements • User flow • Interface design concepts • Concept validation • Clickable prototype • Documentation
USER RESEARCH
USER RESEARCH
PERSONA Deepa Age: XX Job Title: IT Human Resources Deepa and her partner are busy professionals who live in the inner west of Sydney. Deepa currently works from home, while her partner goes out to work. They don’t have kids, but do have a much loved new puppy. Their families live close by so they see each family at least once or twice a fortnight. They have lots of friends and love going out for dinner and drinks.
Favourite Things • Sam, her partner • Cooking and TV cooking shows • Addictive TV series • Darcy, the new puppy • Yoga • Sophisticated fashion brands like Pilgrim and Moleskin diaries
NEEDS & PAIN POINTS "ʺBecause I work at home I tend to do more of the household chores, so I’d like to organise the sharing of tasks a bit beRer.
“For example, we both love to cook, but I forget to ask him if he wants to cook that night and so just launch in and do my thing, when really he might like to do it!
“We also sometimes make double bookings of friend and family events. We had a disaster once where he went out to something and took the car keys without leRing me know and he had to come back home to give me the keys!”
CURRENT BEHAVIOUR Currently, Deepa uses Notes and iCal on her iPhone to plan the weekly shopping and social activities.
She likes to quickly type recipes on TV cooking shows into Notes on the mobile, and then refers to these when out shopping for ingredients. If her partner is doing the shopping, she’ll email the Notes recipe to him to refer to.
Deepa finds the Notes apps the simplest “go to” app for this because you don’t have to bother with signing in.
She tends to set alarms in iCal for a To Do, rather than creating a formal To Do. She and her partner use SMS to communicate during the day because, unlike email, the message is sure to be seen and responded to!
THE PROBLEM “When it comes to household tasks, my partner and I don’t know who’s doing what. We also often forget to share social arrangements that each other has made until the last minute.
“I wish there was a way we could co-‐‑ordinate more easily.”
USER GOAL
To share household chores and events with love and respect, not stress.
DESIGN CONCEPT
Design a simple household calendar app that enables Deepa and Sam to quickly co-‐‑ordinate their day-‐‑to-‐‑days tasks.
THE SOLUTION
Design a household calendar app that enables Deepa and Sam to co-‐‑ordinate tasks easily.
RAPID PROTOTYPING BEGINS!
GUERILLA RESEARCH
CORE FEATURES
• Simple
• Quick
• Visual
• Ability to aRach notes
• Share invitations/events from social accounts
• Send Alerts/reminders
• Instant messaging
• Synch with desktop app and iCal
USER FLOW
INTERFACE CONCEPTING
INTERACTION CONCEPTING
PAPER PROTOTYPE
CONCEPT VALIDATION
APP SET-UP
WIREFRAMES
WIREFRAMES
DEEPA ADDS A TASK TO CALENDAR
AUTO-SENDS AN ALERT TO SAM
WIREFRAMES
SAM SENDS BACK A QUICK REPLY
WIREFRAMES
TO CONFIRM AT A GLANCE
WIREFRAMES
HE CAN ALSO ASK A QUESTION
WIREFRAMES
OR ALERT DEEPA IF THERE’S AN ISSUE
WIREFRAMES
THEY CAN SWAP OR CHAT AS NEEDED
WIREFRAMES
CLICKABLE PROTOTYPE Quick iOS7 prototype for guerilla testing:
hBps://popapp.in/w#!/projects/52cf5f01c86460077900075f/preview
CONTACT
AMANDA WISE, UX STRATEGY & DESIGN
HTTP://WISEAMANDA.WORDPRESS.COM/
JANUARY 2014