Sunday, September 8, 2013

Week 2 Out Of Class Part 2: App Ideas

Below are the ideas I brainstormed for the mobile app design project. I based most of my ideas off of my everyday life.

Disney Day Calendar App- The reason that I came up with this idea is that I have had many day by day tear calendars. They always sit in a place in my room and at first I keep up pretty well. Every day I see the new picture and tidbit of information but as the weeks go on I forget to change it.
The idea for this app is to be a smarter calendar app. It would be a place where you could put in all of your appointments and events but the unique part is that it is still a tear calendar. The user will be able to set a time to have the notification to show up then they will go into the app and do the same motion as turning a page on the device. This will tear the page and also show them what their day looks like. Now that it would be mobile it could even be clips instead of just images.

Sleep Tracker-I thought of this idea because throughout the semester I do not get as much sleep as I should, especially near the end. The user will push a button right before sleep and when they wake up and the app will create a sleep long and the user can see how much sleep they got in a week or even month. When I searched I did see a few types of sleep tracking apps but they had a lot more bells and whistles like alarms and relaxing music. To set mine apart from the others, instead of doing the usual things the app will help to make lists maybe, to help get through the busy day and it will give healthy suggestions if the users sleep amount gets to a critical point. For example something they can do to help ward it off besides coffee.

Scavenger Hunt Game App- Using the device’s external camera and satellites like google maps/gps the app will figure out where you are and once the user clicks start the game will hide certain objects (the amount of which is decided by the user…from 5-however many) within a certain radius of the user (which they would set). Using augmented reality and viewing through the camera the user can adventure around the stated area find the objects from given clues.  The app will save the user’s progress when they leave the stated area or get out of the app. When the user enters the zone again their device will receive a notification. The users can work in teams and invite their friends to join in their hunt.

Store Size App- The idea stems from the problem that in clothing, especially women’s, each stores sizes are different. The app would have a database of stores and companies. The user could, after going to a store and figuring out their size in something, can document it through the app so they can have an ongoing list of their size information. Multiple users can be set up on one account for families. This will lead to less time in the dressing room and a more enjoyable shopping trip for everyone involved.


Hex Code App-  This idea stemmed from a design problem, even though it is not exactly a problem. When someone sees a color they really think works well and they want to apply it to their own work, most of the time, they cannot recreate the color when they get into the studio. The point of this app it that through the app the user would take a picture, pinpoint the color they want information on, and from within the app, they will be given the hex code, RGB numbers, and CMYK numbers. Then the user could write a note about the color, for example what they wanted to use it for, and save it to their account on the app. 

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