Project 2 :: App

User Interface Design for iPhone App
Due Monday, November 18

If your UI even vaguely resembles an airplane cockpit, you’re doing it wrong.

— JOHN GRUBER

Objective

Create a user interface design for a new iPhone app.
Note: You are not creating a functional app.

Process

Part I

Choose a topic of interest from the following list:

• Wayfinding
• Medical/Personal Health
• Lifestyle
• Art

Part II

Develop a concept for a Smartphone application that is based on your area of interest. The application should simplify a process that is commonplace in your area of interest.

Part III

Research & writing the Creative Proposal (Due October 23)

Begin to research the specific area that interests you and write a creative brief (a plan of attack). Your creative brief should follow this outline and be no shorter than two full pages in length (not including the cover page):

1. Title Page with the name of the company, your name, date, course, semester, and instructor name.
2. For this section write a brief assessment that is approximately 150–200 words in length of the action that your application will attempt to simplify. 

• What is the activity?
• Is it specific or general?
• How has it historically been accomplished?
• Will people be inclined to switch to a new form of interaction?
• Who has done this type of action in the past?
• Does a specialist have to be present to complete the action?
• What does the future hold for this type of interest? How may it change?

3. What are the benefits of this app over existing technology or other resources?
4. Who is your target market? Age? Sex? Location?
5. What are some of the challenges that you might face when creating this application? 

Part IV (Due October 24)
Develop and sketch (pencil or pen) five (5) concepts. Each of these concepts should include at least four (4) separate screen shots of your application. Use the templates provided to you in class.

Part V
Form your sketches, class critique and other feedback, develop one of your concepts into a full interface for your application. You will need to design a minimum of twenty (20) screenshots to clearly communicate the function of your app.