Application Design I / Project 1: Mobile Application Proposal

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27.8.2022 - 19.9.2022 (Week 1 - Week 4)
Britney Chow Pei Jun / 0350043 / BDCM
Application Design I
Project 1: Mobile Application Proposal

JUMPLINKS

LECTURES

Week 1

Fig 1.1; UI vs UX; 

Week 2

Fig 1.2; User Experience Research; 

Week 4

Fig 1.3; Lecture Digital Document

INSTRUCTIONS


PROGRESSION

In this project, we are supposed to choose an app that we think it may not be the best in terms of the interface design. After browsing through multiple websites and Google Play Store. I have at first chose BBC news app, however, the problem of the app isn't something that I have control over. So after discussing my options with my lecturer, I have chosen the app "Habitify". 

After that, we are to make a proposal base on the app that we chose. First of all, we need to conduct online interviews as well as surveys. 

Fig 1.4; Habitify App Interface; 

Fig 1.5; Habitify App Interface 2;

After going through the app, we are required to do the flowchart of the app. Here is mine: 

Fig 1.6; User Flowchart;

With that done, I then proceed to conduct the survey and online interview to see what people think about the app.

Fig; 1.7; Survey; 

After collecting all the needed responses, I then started to make the proposal. First of all, I listed out the main problems that the respondents stated:
  • Interface layout looks too cluttered
  • Font Size is unfriendly to the eyes
  • Lack of hierarchy
  • Color schemes
After listing them out, I then further explained them in the proposal by combining both the respondents thoughts and opinions as well as the comments that users have left at Google Play Store.

Next, I started to do competitor analysis. I chose 3 similar function apps to compare and contrast it. The apps that I have chosen are: 
  • Productive - Habit Tracker
  • Habitica
  • HabitHub
All of the apps mentioned above have its pros and cons. After comparing and contrasting it, I then write them down in the proposal. Then I proceeded to do the HMW statements as well as the S.W.O.T Analysis. Then based on the surveys and interviews, I then created 4 user persona.

Final Proposal

Fig 1.8; Final Proposal

FEEDBACKS

General Feedbacks:
You got to have at least 50 respondents for the survey and 3 interviewees for the interview. Refer to the links provided on how to write HMW statements and S.W.O.T Analysis. 

REFLECTIONS

In this project, I realized how important a proposal can be. By making a proposal out, your idea and thinking is much more clearer, I know what I need to do and what to focus on than just simply doing whatever. While the process of doing the proposal isn't difficult per se, but it's something you need to pay extra attention to. The part where I have to gather so many respondents in such a short time proves to be difficult to me considering how I do not know many people, and plus, sometimes people feel lazy to fill in surveys. However, after persuading people to share it to their friends and family, I finally got the results that I wanted. Overall, the process of the project is not that difficult that I could not keep up, but it is, nevertheless, a troublesome project. 


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