2021 · Student work

Social Mobile Apps

A third-year module made up of two briefs for social mobile apps.

Brief 1: We had to pick a user and design a social app for them to fill a gap in the market. I designed a chat-bot system to try and encourage people to shop more locally.

Context board on why local businesses matter to the economy, charities and the environment, and how social media can reach their customers

Research Board 1

People board with photos of independent Dundee shops, describing the two audiences: local business owners and their customers

Research Board 2

Aesthetics board of local business logos favoured by research participants, plus feedback on the Open Food Network site

Research Board 3

Functionality board with survey charts and participant quotes showing shoppers want convenience, affordability and accessibility

Research Board 4

Proposal Board 1

Text page setting out the problem and the proposal: a chatbot inside the social apps people already use, to help them shop local

Proposal Board 2

Facebook Messenger chatbot prototype screens built in BotSociety, with the conversation flow diagram

Proposal Board 3

Page explaining why the idea moved from a new app to existing social apps, with photos of a sale sign and a busy high street

Proposal Board 4

Page on the community, economic and environmental benefits of shopping local, with photos of a busy café and a fresh produce stall

Proposal Board 5

Proposal Board 6

Brief 2: We had to design an application for an Apple Watch, with a twist on time. My partner and I designed an application for friends or partners who are in different time zones for a way for them to sync up for phone calls.

The When Worlds Align prototype running on Apple Watches worn on two people's wrists

Slide describing When Worlds Align: an Apple Watch app showing friends in different time zones the best time to call

Adobe XD workspace with the watchOS design kit and dozens of Apple Watch screen designs

Adobe XD canvas with the many Apple Watch screens that make up the When Worlds Align prototype

When Worlds Align working video