THE APP FOR
ROOMMATES
SHU O-CHU N CHU EH (Chelsea ) 03300357 F ian l Review 2014.00.00 00:00P M 1 s t Submission We b De s i g n & N ew Med ia D epartm e nt
A c adem y o f A rt U niv e rsity
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03 Elevator Pitch 04 Autobiography 05 RĂŠsumĂŠ 06 Statement of Interest 07 Project Description
Proof of Concept 09 Information Architecture 10 Tasks 1 13 Tasks 2 15 Tasks 3 18 Tasks 4
strategic Process 20 Thesis Ideas Survey 21 Target Audience Population Structure 22 Compatitive Analysis / Matrix 28 Unique Positioning Statement 29 Inspiration 31 Mind Mapping 32 Content Map 33 Business Model 34 Experience Map 35 Target Audience Description / Personas
04 05 06 07
UX Process 42
User Testing Information
43
Testing Plan
45
Testing Results
52
User Flow
53
Information Architecture Process
54
Key Words Exercise
Visual Design Process 56
Mood Board
57
Logo Desgin
59
Design Specification
60
Type Specification
61
Sketches
Techinical Process 64 Technical Specification
Analysis & Conclusion 67
Conclusion
68
Direct Study Journal Highlights
71
Biblography
Table of Contents
01
Overview
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Roomies
Table of Contents
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Roomies
01 . Overview
Elevator Pitch
Elevator Pitch
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Roomies is a responsive web application optimized for iOS devices that often arise when people live together in a shared space. It provides an effective communication channel to mediate conversations about household chores with fairness and accountability. Roommates using this app can plan a housework schedule together-and to ensure that the chore assignments are fair for everyone, users have to log their own progress after completing their chores every month or week. This accountability feature keeps users motivated to use this application while they create a peaceful, organized living space.
Roomies
can be used by roommates who want to solve the kind of issues that
I am a Taiwanese girl with a male’s Mandarin name, Shuo-Chun
Before I came to the USA, I had some part-time jobs. I took on
Chueh. It means large, big and decent. I got this name because
a month-long position with Design Popular Imagination (DPI)
when I was born, my parents took me to a fortuneteller who said
magazine as an executive art design assistant. A year later, having
that I will become a tough businesswoman. The fortuneteller gave
just graduated, I worked briefly as an artist for Common Wealth
me a masculine name to ensure that I can be successful in the
Magazine, a well-known and respected business magazine in
future. However, I grew up into a different person as what the
Taiwan, designing interfaces for iPad e-books. I was also an art
fortuneteller predicted.
teacher teaching 3-5 year-old children at the same time.
Autobiography
Autobiography
I was always the shortest girl in my classes. I aways loved art and
On my leisure time, I like shopping, origami, playing piano, drawing,
music without any ideas of finance. I was always good at painting
and hanging out with friends. Also, I like wasting my time on beautiful
during my childhood, especially on the faces of my family members
things such as writing diaries with a cup of milk tea, and cleaning
and on the walls of our home. Therefore I took art classes in junior
my room until there’s no dust anywhere. Living in a foreign city
and senior high school, and majored in visual communication of
far away from my hometown has allowed me to have a chance to
design and minored in graphic communication arts when I was in
absorb the new cultural elements around me and integrate them
college.
into my design. The knowledge I have learned from Academy of Art University gave me a sense of accomplishment in my designs.
I moved from Taiwan to San Francisco two years ago to continue
In the future, I hope to focus not only on learning about aesthetics
my education at the Academy of Art University to pursue my dream
but also improving my technical skills. I am looking forward to do
of becoming a successful designer—a path to success that has
my best with my thesis project with all my passion.
always felt truth to me.
Roomies
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Résumé Uversity,Inc. San francisco (Sep, 2014- Present)
CHELSEA CHEUEH
Design Inrern
To become an UX/UI designer.
OTTO2, Taipei City (Nov. 2010 – Jan. 2011) Children's Art Teacher (part-time)
Contact Information
Web chelseachueh.com
-Teaching drawing and painting to three to five-year-old students
E-mail c17ttw@gmail.com Tel 415.728.5660
Common Wealth Magazine, Taipei City (2010-2011 )
Address 616 Broadway St. Apt #2, San Francisco, CA, 94133
Artist (part-time, irregularly scheduled) -Laying out pages for publication
Education
Acafemy of Art University, MFA (Jun 2011 – Present)
-Interface design for e-books
Major: Web Design & New Media
Design Popular Imagination (DPI) Magazine, Taipei City (Jul. 2009 – Sep. 2009)
Skills
National Taiwan University of Arts, BFA (Sep 2006 – Jun 2010)
Executive Art Design Assistant
Major: Visual Communication of Design
-Laying out pages to ensure most suitable graphics and photographs are used
Minor: Graphic Communication of Arts
-Undertook and completed internship
Ai Id Ae Fl W
Activities
Taipei Fine Arts Museum (2007) Volunteer Guide
Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, AfterEffect, Flash, Microsoft Office
Language Basic HTML, CSS, Javascript
SEEDS Iceland (Jul. 2010 – Aug. 2010) International Volunteer
漢 En 台 Maderin, English, Taiwanese
Résumé
Objective
Work Experience
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Roomies
SHUO CHUN CHUEH
Maya Angelou
I have a long experience living with roommates. I slept in a bunk
live together with different backgrounds and habits, it can easily
bed with my older sister when I was a child, moved into a college
lead to conflict and arguments. Wouldn’t it be great if there were
dorm with three other classmates, and even made my bed on the
a communication channel among roommates and housemates
floor of a classroom at an elementary school with 15 people when I
to prevent the awkward situations which inevitably occur? With
was a volunteer in Iceland. Today I live in an apartment with my two
Roomies I hope to offer a viable solution.
sweet roomies in San Francisco. I have wonderful memories about living with roommates. Roommates provide us companionship,
This thesis project has also given me the opportunity to sharpen my
connection, cooperation and a lot of fun.
skills with an emphasis on usability, user experience design and user interface design. I hope to become an UX/UI designer in my future
However, living with people is not only about sharing bills and happy times together, but also housework and space. When people
career.
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Roomies
If you don't like something, change it.
Statement of Interest
Statement of Interest
Category: Productivity
Roomies is a responsive web app that can be used by roommates
Chores are also weighted with difficulty points. Each home member
to solve housework issues. There are many things that could
needs to earn a certain amount of points every week or every month.
cause conflict in a home, not only about rent and bills, but also the
This keeps the chores assignment fair and the users motivated to
assignment of household chores. This app provides an effective
use this application to create a peaceful, organized living space.
Project Description
Project Description
communication channel to solve this problem and avoid awkward conversations or arguments.
The target audience for this app is young people, 17-28 years old,
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who live in a city with someone else. They might be students and might also work part time or low- to medium-income jobs.
by logging in to a Home Profile. Users can set up a chores list together with weekly chores and monthly chores. When one member of a
Through this project, I have increased my knowledge of developing
Home group claims a chore, it is added to their individual to-do list.
a real-world app and my understanding of the UX/UI design process
There they can set up alarms as reminders to get their chores done
from beginning to end. It has given me vital experience and broader
on time.
perspective as I perpare to join a real design firm.
Set up chores
Users claim chores
Finish chores and get points to achieve
also set up the points (Difficulty) of each chores
from the chores list
personal monthly progress
Roomies
When a group of roommates decides to use Roomies, they will start
Proof of Concept
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Roomies
02.
Information Architecture
First-time users only
My Chores
Introduction
Chores List
To-Do
Chores to be claimed
Done
Add chores
Personal Progress
Default choices Add a cutome chore
Sign Up
Home Profile
Progress Progress infographics of each members
Details of each home member’s progress
Settings Edit personal profile
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Edit home profile
Roomies
Home
Schedule Your
Make Your
LET’S GET STA RT ED
Houseworks
Chores Assignment
Fast and Simple
Fair and Efficient
Three steps to get your house chores organized.
Proof of Concept
Task 1 - Create an account and get connected with roommates
1 CREATE ACCOUNT WITH FB
010 slide left
slide left
slide left
2
click go
LOG IN
Set up your chores list from default selections. Each home members can claim the chores from the list.
Finish the chores to get the points and complete the progress bar each week/mon.
3
CHO R ES S CHE D U L E
GO !
HOME
INTRODUCTION
Users can click on the LOG IN button
Introduction about how to use the application
or slide left to see more information.
User click on the "GO" button and start to use the applicaiton
Roomies
ㄋ S ET UP HOM ㄍ E PROFILE
Task 1 - Create an account and get connected with roommates
First-time User - A User and user's rrommates never use the application before.
LET’S GET STARTED 2
1
LET’S GET STARTED 3
1
YOUR ACCOUNT
2
LE T ’S GE T STA RT E D 3
3
6 16 HO M E
Add a home member
Add a home member
Enter account name or e-mail to search
Password click button
JOIN
click create
MINDY W.
eb880329s@gmail.com
3
GET CONNECT ED
Name of Your Home
Email or Phone
2
1
GET CONNECTED
WH ERE YOU BELONG ＷㄊWelcome! Please join a home profile or create a new one.
SIGN UP W ITH FB
2
1
LE T ’S GE T STARTED
Enter account name or e-mail to search input info
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MINDY W.
eb880329s@gmail.com click Done
emaililala@gmail.com
Nancy K.
emaililala@gmail.com
CREATE DONE
SIGN UP
CREATE HOME PROFILE
Users can sign up with their
Users connect with their roommates by creating a new Home Profile. The
facebook account.
roommates who got connected will get invitations,
DONE
Roomies
MICKY H.
Task 1 - Create an account and get connected with roommates
First-time User - B
First-time User - C
User's rrommate has used the application and have created a home profile before.
User's rrommate has used the application and sent an invitation to the user.
1
2
LET’S GET STARTED 3
GET CO NNECTED Name of Your Home
2
1
GET CONNECTED 616
LET’S GET STARTED 3
2
1
3
2
1
YOU’VE GOT INVITED
WELCOME!
You’ve been invited from the following
Here’s your new Home Profile!
Home Profile. Please confirm and join.
616 HOME
LET’S GET STARTED
616 HOME
MEMBERS
3
616 HOME MEMBERS
Chelsea C.
MEMBERS
chelseac729@gmail.com
616 SUTTER
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MINDY W.
MEMBERS
eb880329s@gmail.com
616 HOUSE
MICKY H.
emaililala@gmail.com
MEMBERS
Nancy K.
emaililala@gmail.com
JOIN
JOIN
NEXT
SKIP STEPS WHEN USERS GOT INVITATIONS Users will be able to send invitation to roommates and invite them to download the application. When they start to use Roomies, they can join their roommates' home profile directly instead of setting up a new profile.
Roomies
LET’S GET STARTED
L ET ’ S GET STA RT E D 2
CHO RES L I ST
SORT BY
3
SPACE Let’s
SORT BY
sPOINTS t a r t w itTIME h
SPACE
a d d ing c h o r e s t o t h e
TH E C HO R E S S C H E DU LE
ADD NEW CHORE
Ooops! You currently have no c h o r e s l is t ! chores on the list.
POINTS
TIME
Ooops! You currently have no chores on the list.
Take out garbage KITCHEN / 7 Days
Add chores to the chores list ㄊㄟwith your roomies
Shop Groceries KITCHEN / 7 Days
Claim the chores you’d like from your to-do list
click "Add Chores"
click screen
click
Water Plants LIVING ROOM / 5 Days
AD D A CUSTOM CH ORE
Finish the chores and complete the progress every month
D O NE
INTRODUCTION
ADD CHORES TO THE LIST
After users set up their account and get connected with their roommates. The
Users can choose from the default
first time user's can start to set up their chores list.
chores that categorized by spaces or add a custom chore.
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Roomies
1
C HO R E S L I ST
Proof of Concept
Task 2 - Set up the chores list
Task 2 - Set up the chores list
ADD A N E W C HOR E
A DD A N E W C HO R E Icon
A DD A NEW CHORE
I co n
I co n
Where C h o os e f ro m l i st
Where C h o os e f ro m l i st
Where C h o os e f ro m l i st
W h at Edi t t h e ti tl e of th e ch o r e
W h at Ed i t t h e t i t l e of t h e c h o r e
W h at Ed i t t h e t i t l e of t h e c hore
R e p e at
R e p e at
R e p e at
W e e kly
W e e k ly
Da i ly
Di f f i c u lty
3 Days
3
5 Days
5
Description Edi t t h e d et a i l s of t h e ch o r e
W e e k ly
3
M o nt h ly
1
N o R e p e at
0
SAV E T H E CH O R E
SAV E THE C HO R E
Di f f i c u lty
SAV E THE C HORE
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ADD A CUSTOM CHORE Users can add a custom chore. These are the screenshots of the custom chore form.
Choose an icon.
Decide if the chores will show on the list regularly.
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Ico n
A DD A NEW CHO RE
ďźł Set up the difficulty of the chore.
C HORES LI ST
CHOR ES LIST
CHOR ES LIST
SORT BY
SORT BY POINTS
TIME
SPACE
Do you want to add this chore (one-time only) to your to-do list ?
Take out garbage KITCHEN / 2 Days Left
Shop Groceries
POINTS
TIME
Take out garbage KITCHEN / 2 Days Left
Shop Groceries
KITCHEN / 2 Days Left
KITCHEN / 2 Days Left M Y C HO RES
Wash Dishes
Wash Dishes
KITCHEN / 1 Days Left
KITCHEN / 1 Days Left
click on "+"
Clean Toilet BATHROOM / 6 Days Left
click "YES"
Take out garbage KITCHEN / 2 Days Left
"MY CHORES"
Clean Toilet C HO RES BATH L IST ROOM / 6 Days Left
Clean Bathtub
Clean Bathtub
BATHROOM / 15 Days Left
BATH ROOM / 15 Days Left P RO G RESS
Water Plants LIVING ROOM / 5 Days Left
12 MORE
Water Plants LIVING ROOM / 5 Days Left
CA N C E L YES
SETTIN G S
CLAIM A CHORE
12 MORE
MENU
On the chores list section, users
User clicks on the "YES" button and
After the user claimed a chore, he/she
can click on the "+" button to claim
opens the menu panel.
can go to MY CHORES section to see the
a chore.
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to-do list.
Roomies
SPACE
Proof of Concept
Task 3 - Claim / finish a chore and check progress
Task 3 - Claim / Finish a Ｃ C hore and Check Process
M Y C H O R ES
MY C HOR ES
SORT BY
SORT BY POINTS
TIME
SPACE
TO DO
KITCHEN 2 Days left
BATHROOM 2 Days left
POINTS
TO DO
LIVING ROOM 4 Days left
BATHROOM 2 Days left
LIVING ROOM 4 Days left
7 MORE
KITCHEN
BATHROOM
P RO G R ESS
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DONE
drag
TIME
DONE
KITCHEN 2 Days left
KITCHEN
BATHROOM
PROGRESS
COMPLETE A CHORE When user completed a chore, he/she can drag the chore from to-do part to the done part on "MY CHORES" section. Users can also check their own progress bar on this page.
Roomies
SPACE
Task 3 - Claim / Finish a  C hore and Check Process
PPRO ROG GR RES ESSS
P RO G R ES S
Aug. 3-9
Aug. 3-9
CHELS EA C.
C H ELSEA C . 9
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DETAILS DETAILS MY CHORES
AMY L. DETAILS
DONE
TO DO
Take out garbage
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KITCHEN
M I CK Y H .
Wash Dishes KITCHEN
DETAILS
Water Plants PROGRESS
N A N CY K .
LIVING ROOM / 5 Days Left
DETAILS
A MY L. SE TTINGS
MIC K Y H .
Check Progress Users can check each home members' progress and details at the progress section. Users can adjust the progress bar refresh cycle at the settings section.
Roomies
CHORES LIST
Task 4 - Settings
SETTINGS
SETTINGS
SETTINGS
Personal Settings Chelsea C
NAME
Home Profile NAME 616 HOME
Progress Notifications When someone completes their progress.
P ER S O N A L S ET T I N G S MY CHORES
ㄏP rogress ㄏRefresh Cycle Weekely
New Chores Notifications When someone adds a new chores
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ㄏP rogress ㄏM ax Amount 15
Reminder CHORES LIST
of the chores on my to-do list.
Progress Notifications When one of the members didn’t finish their PROGRESS
H O M E P RO F I L E
progress by the end of the week/month.
LOG OUT SE TTINGS
MEMBERS
Roomies
When there’s only one day left to finish one
Strategic Process
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Roomies
03.
Strategic Process - Thesis Ideas Survey
%
60
Gender
26-35
M
1. Roommates App 38 people preferred An app that can be used between roommates. It would calculate the
F
Out of 48 Responses
%
50 % 50 %
transactions between roommates like how much roommates owe each other every month. Users can plan schedules and get alerts when visitors are coming in advance. 2. Lost and Found in San Francisco 29 people preferred
46 %
A website with a mobile version that users who live in San Francisco and bay
Research
79
18-25
Age
area can share their lost and found objects (e.g., stuff, pet, or person) .
Pre
fer
red
3. Taiwanese Wedding Traditions 24 people preferred
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wedding in the 80s. The website will have some interactive contents to lead users go through the whole wedding ceremony.
Dis
4. Learning Zhuyin 24 people preferred
like
Zhuyin is a phonetic system for transcribing Mandarin. People who want to
d
learn how to speak in Chinese usually start with leaning Pinyin or Zhuyin system. This is a website that teaching people the Zhuyin system.
Top Five Ideas 1
2
3
4
5
for My Thesis Project
5. History of Typography 22 people preferred An interactive website or an e-book that teachs users the basic knowledge of the history of typography.
Source: docs.google.com/forms/d/1mFL8PmFrd0DUCNSAXPTwgxCP_u8sQWb4KaqhZdNyhmk/viewform
Roomies
A website introducing the Taiwanese wedding traditions through my parent's
Strategic Process - Research Population structure of people who live with roommates - 2010 Category: Nonfamily households - Nonrelatives present
In thousands (18,263,000). As the US census captures it, roommates fall under the category of “non family households� Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "America's Families and Living Arrangements:2010, Table A2 Family Status and Household Relationship of People 15 Years and Over.
Research
Female
Age Range 15-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over
URL: www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0071.pdf www.quora.com/How-many-people-live-with-roommates-in-the-US
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Male
PLATFORM
FEATURES
Zenrow By Zenrow, INC
Smartphones (iPhone)
• Calculates bills and rent
/ Website
• Shows how much each roommate has overpaid or underpaid
TARGET AUDIENCE
Price: Free
Language: English
Size: 7.9 MB
Seller: ZENROW, INC.
People who live with
Version: 2.0.1
Category: Productivity
roommates
• Ability to set up a home base profile • Provides a chore list
Competitive Analysis
Competitive Analysis - Zenrow
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• Provides both web and app versions • Connects to Facebook and PayPal • Provides timely notifications
Cons • Icons are difficult to recognize • Limited icon choices • Cannot delete existing bills or chores • Things on the to-do list can only be assigned, not claimed • Cannot specify how expenses should be split (website version)
Roomies
Pros
PLATFORM
FEATURES
Roommat.es By Roommat.es
Smartphones (iPhone)
• Calculates bills and rent
/ Website
• Displays how much each roommate has overpaid / underpaid the rent and bills
TARGET AUDIENCE
Price: Free
Language: English, Spanish
Size: 5.5 MB
Seller: Roommat.es Inc
People who live with
Version: 1.2
Category: Lifestyle
roommates
• Ability to set up a home base profile • Provides a to-do and shopping list (independent from the chores section) and a household rules agreement
Competitive Analysis
Competitive Analysis - Roommat.es
023 • Provides both web and app versions • Connects to users’ e-mail boxes (alerts, account) • Clearly designed user interface, beautiful texture • Highly integrated features
Cons • Activity feeds are not linked • Things on the to-do list cannot be assigned or be claimed • Doesn’t show who did the chores on the to-do list and the shopping list • The product description mentioned there’s a calendar but can’t find it • Confirmation email information is not clear (The title and content of the e-mail only shows “confirmation email”) • Personal profile cannot be edited ( the web page exists but not working) • Cannot specify an expense
Roomies
Pros
PLATFORM
FEATURES
Chorma for Chores By Stephen Bennett
Smartphones (iPhone)
• Ability to organize a group activity • Provides a house work list, users can edit the details of house works and information of house members.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Price: Free
Language: English
Size: 4.3 MB
Seller: Stephen Bennett
People who live with
Version: 1.2.5
Category: Productivity
roommates / Families
• Provides claiming and rewards systems
Competitive Analysis
Competitive Analysis - Chorma
024 • Effective chores assignment system • Clear forms • Use icons to display status (to-do, claimed, and unclaimed) • The rewards system can encourage users to do their chores
Cons • Cannot set up due dates for chores • Cannot set up repeat dates for chores • No specific use for the reward points
Visaual Design The interface design is simple, clear and easy to use. The icons on the menu show the latest activities of other users. However, some icons are confusing.
Roomies
Pros
PLATFORM
FEATURES
Chore Pad By Nannek
Smartphones (iPhone) / iPad / Website
Features • Provides a chores list that parents can edit the details of each chore
Price: Free
Language: English
Size: 9.0 MB
Seller: Kevin BROWN
Version: 4.1.2
Category: Productivity
TARGET AUDIENCE Parents and their children
• Both parents and children can follow the chores list easily • Provides rewards and punishement systems
Competitive Analysis
Competitive Analysis - Chore Pad
025 • Effective household chores assignment and reward systems • Clear forms • Use icons to display users' status
Cons • The house chores and daily routines are mixed together • The interface design of the parents' interface is confusing with all the colorful icons and small texts
Visual Design Vivid colors and clear layouts but can be more clear and simple. The choice of typefaces and icons can be improved.
Roomies
Pros
PLATFORM
FEATURES
ChoreMonster / Picker By ChoreMonster
Smartphones (iPhone) / iPad / Website
Features • Provides a chores list that parents can edit the details and instructions of each chores
Price: Free
Language: 27 languages
Size: 19.9 MB
Seller: ChoreMonster
Version: 1.2.3
Category: Lifestyle
TARGET AUDIENCE Parents and their children
• Provides claiming and rewarding systems • Let children "keep monsters" when they get enough points by doing house chores
Competitive Analysis
Competitive Analysis 5 - ChoreMonster
026 • Very nice graphic illustrations and UI • Clear forms, easy to use • Interesting rewarding system • Provides different interfaces/account types for parents and children • Provides another app (Chore Monster Picker) for children to choose their chores
Cons • Parents cannot do chores with children • Reward points information is not on the list
Visual Design Great graphic and UI design. Nice choices of typefaces and colors. The characteristics of the monsters are creative and interesting.
Roomies
Pros
Blank = Not Provided
Comparison Categories Platform
Features Home Profile
Zenrow
Roommat.es
Chorma
Smartphone (iPhone)
Smartphone (iPhone)
Smartphone
Website
Website
(iPhone)
Chore Pad
Doesn't Meet
Exceeds
ChoreMonster
Roomies
Smartphone (iPhone)
Smartphone (iPhone)
Smartphone
iPad, Website
iPad (Picker), Website
(iPhone)
Competitive Analysis Matrix
Competitive Analysis Matrix
Personal Profile Due Date Settings
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Rewarding System Household Rules Visual Design Layout Typography Graphics Readability
Roomies
Chore List
Unique Positioning Statement
Unique Positioning Statement
Most of the apps built for roommates focus on calculating rent and bills. For example, the roommat. es and Zenrow apps. Even though these apps also provide features to help users arrange their housework, problems occurred when I tried to use these apps in real life. The app does not show who did the chores or the shopping list cannot be edited.
The unique value proposition of my thesis project
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The other apps that can help roommates arrange
people live in an organized and peace environment
household chores are mostly build for parents and
with their roommates. Users can plan housework
children. These apps, such as Chore Monster and
schedules together. Instead of developing the app
Chore Pad, use rewards and claiming systems that
for parents and children, Roomies users can have an
can only be edited by parents.
efficient communication tool to talk as equals with their roommates or housemates.
Roomies
relies on its ability to provide complete features to help
Inspiration- Google Calendar
PLATFORM Google Calendar compatible with all of your devices
Price: Free
Category: Productivity
Size: 2.2 MB
Updated: August 1, 2013
Inspiration
By Google Inc.
Version: 201306302
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visual design: layouts, color choices, information hierachy, and icons • Calendar, event, alarm (repeat days, time settings), and task set up page and process • Settings menu and personal profile requirement information
Roomies
• Ispired by the clean and clear
Inspiration- Google Calendar
PLATFORM
FEATURES
Taasky Smartphones (iPhone) / iPad / Website
Features • focus on priority task • editable colored lists
Price: $1.99
Language: English
Size: 6.8 MB
Seller: CLEEVIO s.r.o.© 2013 CLEEVIO s.r.o.
Version: 1.4.1
Category: Productivity
• using the app is very intuitive and simple • beautiful award-winning design • new intelligent reminder
Inspiration
By Cleevio s.r.o.
• synchronization with iCloud
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visual design: layouts, color choices, information hierachy, and icons • Inspired the left slide panel menu • Inspired user instruction when first open the application
Roomies
• Ispired by the clean and clear
Roomies
Mind Mapping
Mind Mapping
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Roomies
Mind Mapping
Content Map
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Key Partners -Roommates / Housemates -House/apartment owner -Grocery stores
Key Activities
Value Propositions
Customer Relationships
Customer Segments
-Plan/check the chores schedule
-Mobile
-Co-creatiors
-People who live with
-Send/get alerts when the users
-Ease of use
-Friends
roommates or housemates
need to do house chores
-Visitors ( e.g., parents, boy/girl friends, friens...)
-Use the progress system to keep
-Neighbors
the motivation of doing chores
-Pets
-Roommates / Housemates
-Solves the housohold work issues
-People who live with families -People who share office
-Solves sharing public living
places and cleaning works
spaces within a group of people living in a home
Business Model
Business Model
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when talking about roommate
Key Resources
problems
Channels
-Smartphones (iPhones)
-App store
-System database
-Personal website
-Users / apartments / houses
-Facebook / Twitter /
-Computers / Tablets
Other social networking sites
Cost Structure -The cost of paying for the database -The cost of the equipments for developing and mataining the app such as computers -The cost of human resource to develope and matain the app
Revenue Streams -Help users living harmiously with roommates and organized -Get to know roommates/housemates more and become friends -Good App store reviews
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-Avoids awkward conversations
Communication Depress Anger
Conflicts
Arguement
Move Out
Different living habits Find Place
Find roommates
Move in
Adjusting new lifestyle
Set housework schedule
Disagreement Unhappy experience
Inefficient communication
more and more little conflicts
Move out
Argument
How to get along with my new
What are the chores should put
Why is it always me doing the
I don’t inderstand why my roommates
Chloe thinks that their problems
rommates / housemates?
on the housework list? What /
chores? Are my roommates really
are so unresonable. We are goving
can never be solved and decided to
How to manage the home chores?
When / Where / How / With
doing their part of the housework?
each other hard time and can’t have
move out.
and other things (e.g., individual’sa
who to finish the work on the list?
Chloe had a few talks to her
an efficient conversation to slove the
privavcy, noise control)?
What are the living rules should
roommates about their roommate
problem.
we follow?
problems but it’s not working.
- An easy and fast way to set up
-An efficient way to set up the
-A third-party platform to help
-A conmunication channel to help
-A clear moving out to do list (e.g.,
the roommate agreement can
house chores schedule together.
Chloe and her roommates to
Chloe and her roommates to solves
get the deposit back, transfer the
help Chloe and her roommates
-An effective system that can
communicate with each other
their problems and issues.
internet/PG&E accounts....etc.)
get to know each other and make
make sure everyone doing their
without awkward atmosphere.`
sure they are on the same page
own part of the house chores.
-A progress system to keep the
- A way to keep in touch with the
motivation of doing house chores.
ex-roommates.
of the details.
Excitement
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THINKING
DOING
STAGE
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Primary Target Audience Young people with smartphones who live with roommates or housemates, 17-28 years old and living in a city. Might be students and might also work part time in low- to medium-income jobs.
Target Audience
Target Audience Description
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Families or co-workers with smartphones who spend a lot of time together in any shared space (share household chores or office-cleaning work together)
Target Audience Persona - Chloe Biography Chloe was born in Sacramento, California. She is a freshman at San Francisco State University, majoring in psychology. Chloe moved to San Francisco with three friends: Cindy, Amy and Ashley. They decided to live together in the Sunset District. This is the first time Chloe has lived with other people outside of her family. All of them are very excited about their new college life.
Motivation:
Persona
She has known her roommates for years and they have been good friends since senior year of high school.
In the beginning, when Chloe and her friends moved to their apartment, they got along very well. However, inexperienced with household chores and they have too much stuff in their small space. Their dormitory room is usually full of trash and dirty clothes. Sometimes they even get warnings from the RA and have to spend their whole weekend cleaning up the room together. Frustrated with the messy environment, Chloe starts spending more and more of her personal time picking up after her roomies. She knows in her heart
Name: Chloe
Location: San Francisco
Age: 19
Occupation: Part-time barista, cashier / Café Francisco
Gender: Female
Student / San Francisco State University
these girls are her good friends, but as her resentment builds, she has a hard time thinking of them as anything other than a bunch of slobs. Chloe wants to talk to Cindy and Ashley again but she feels it will be an awkward conversation and she worries a conversation between roommates may not work for a long time. She needs an efficient way to
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communicate with her roommates, delegate responsibilities and keep their room clean
S o c i a l En g a g e m e nt
Goal: • Find a way to remind roommates to clean their apartment. • Get alerts when it's her turn to cook. • Solve the home cleaning issues. • Avoid awkward conversations when talking about roommate problems.
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Our room is a wreck! We need to pull it together!
as time went by, Chloe noticed that they had some roommate problems. Chloe and her roommates are
Proof of Concept
Target Audience Persona Story Board - Chloe
Chloe and her college roommates start
Chloe and her roommates plan the chores
school dorm. Their room is usually messy.
using My Roomie Book app.
schedule together and excute it.
Their room is always clean now.
Chloe can even set alarms to remind herself
Now, Chloe and her roommates can live in a
to do the chores. She feels her living space is
peace and clean environment.
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Chloe lives with four roommates in the
organized and clean now.
Target Audience Persona - Nelson
Biography Nelson is a Taiwanese international student. After he graduated from college, he came to the USA to study fine art at the Academy of Art University. He got an internship with a small startup company last summer. southern California. Although they have different cultural backgrounds and customs, their passion for art tied them together and made them feel like brothers. Nelson feels lucky he met a few good friends in this foreign country.
Motivation: and decided to share some of their food such as office snacks and coffee in order to reduce their individual expenses. However, without a plan, Nelson observes that their informal arrangement doesn’t always work
Name: Nelson
Location: San Francisco
out. A few weeks ago Nelson and Davis both bought milk on the same day but they couldn’t finish two cartons
Age: 24
Occupation: Part-time student
of milk before the expiration date. Nelson decided they need a more efficient communication channel to
Gender: Male
ＴTech Skill S o c i a l En g a g e m e nt
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solve this problem.
Goal: • Arrange an office-cleaning schedule with other interns. • Keep the schedule as planned.
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What’s that smell? Sour milk again!
Nelson and the other interns take turns on office-cleaning duty. They also share space in the refrigerator
Persona
He shared an office space with his two coworkers, Mark and Davis. Mark is from China and Davis is from
Proof of Concept
Target Audience Persona Story Board - Nelson
Nelson noticed that he and his coworkers
Nelson’s coworker, Davis also found out that
Nelson and Davis both bought a box of milk
have run out of milk.
they have to buy milk on the same day.
and now they got two boxes of milk. They
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cannot finish it before the due date.
Nelson and Davis start using My Roomie
They can arrange their grocery shopping
Now, Nelson and Davis happy because there
Book app on their smartphones.
together.
is no more shopping mistakes between
TASK 1-3
them.
Target Audience Persona - Emily Biography Emily was born in Richmond, Virginia. She moved to New York 5 years ago to study accounting at NYU. After graduating, she started her first job as an international account specialist at Toyota Tsusho Company. She left the school dormitory and moved in to an apartment with her new roommate, Grace. Emily gets along They are both work and enjoy reading and cooking when they have free time.
Motivation:
Persona
with Grace very well. They share daily household items such as toilet paper and they do laundry together.
Emily and Grace share the bathroom, kitchen, and living room together but Grace has a few habits that start to annoy Emily. Grace usually has to stay at the office until very late and when she comes home she always watches TV in the living room to unwind. Emily likes to go to work early but she has trouble sleeping with the noise of the TV. Another thing that bothers Emily is that Grace's boyfriend sometimes comes to visit unannounced. Emily feels her privacy is violated when a male visitor comes to their apartment without notice. She wants to
Name: Emily
Location: San New York City
establish some rules about visitors and using shared spaces. She wants to talk about these roommate issues
Age: 26
Occupation: International account specialist
with Grace but can’t find a way to avoid it being awkward.
Gender: Female
Toyota Tsusho company
Goal: ＴTech Skill
• Set up house chores schedule of her apartment and keep the schedule as planned.
S o c i a l En g a g e m e nt
• Keep the peace relationship with her roommate
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UX Process - User Testing
Interview
Feb 03 - Feb 09, 2014
5
N/A
Card Sorting
Mar 10 - Mar 15, 2014
7
N/A, test with post-it
Low-Fidelity Paper Prototype
Apr 14 - Apr 20, 2014 May 05 - May 11, 2014
High-Fidelity Prototype - A
Apr 28 - May 04, 2014
5
Test through Invision URL: http://invis.io/EAGFN13C
High-Fidelity Prototype - B
Apr 28 - May 04, 2014
5
Test through Invision URL: http://invis.io/9BT3IQH7
High-Fidelity Prototype - C
Aug - Sep , 2014
5
N/A, test with PDF file
7 + 3 ( 2 versions)
N/A, test with paper
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P rototype
Pha s e
Objectives
Steps
The objectives of the usability test of My Roomie Application are:
-User open up the application, read the introduction
•
Validate the steps of setting up the chores
- User sign in with FB account
•
Validate the usage of house chores schedule
- Select “create a new home profile” instead of join an exist home profile, input information
•
Compare the different layouts of house chores lists and calendars
- Add chores from default choices
Target Users for this Test:
Time for expert to complete: 7-10 mins
Student - Seeking college / graduate students who live with roommates Young Adult - Seeking 17-28 young adults who live with roommates.
Instructions for participant
Student (Dorm) - Seeking students who live with roommates in school dormitory.
This is the first time you start to use this application. Please sign-up with Facebook account
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Use cases (Scenario & Tasks)
home profile, you can keep following the steps that shows on the screen.
1.
User start to use the application, set up the chores
2.
User wants to claim a chore on the chores list
Task 2 – Claim A Chore
3.
User finished a chore and check progress
Goals / Outcomes
Task 1 – Start and Set Up
-
Users able to find a chore on the Chores list section
-
Users add (claim) a chore to their to-do List
Goals / Outcomes -
Users start use the application
Inputs
-
Set up the chores
- Users click on the + button
Inputs
Steps
- Users login with their FB accounts
- User go to Chores List section - Click on the “+” button on the selected chore, and confirm
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and get connect with your roommates. After you set up your personal account and your
Time for expert to complete: Within 3 mins
(After User finished the last step) Great, now do you wanna check your progress? Do you wanna check your roommates' progress? For the next step, what will you do to check your
Instructions for participant
roommates' progress?
Now you have set up the schedule. Please start using the schedule by claiming a chore
Task 3 – Finish A Chore & Check Progress Goals / Outcomes -
Users able to find a chore on the My Chores section
-
Users claim finish a chore on My Chores List
-
Users able to check progress
Inputs
UX Process
on the chore list to add the chore to your to-do list.
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Steps - User go to My Chores section - User drag the finished chore drom the To-Do part to the Done part -Confirm - User go to Progress section -Check progress Time for expert to complete: Within 5 mins Instructions for participant Now, let's pretend that you have finished doing the chore “Take out the trash” in the kitchen. What will you do for the next step?
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- Users drag the finished chore drom the To-Do part to the Done part
UX / UI Process - Testing Results
My Roomie Book
My Roomie Book
Added a progress bar to let users
Join a Home
YOUR HOME PROFILE
know which steps they are at and
Welcme to join My Roomie Book! Please join an exist home profile or create a new one.
how many steps left.
1
2
W H ER E YOU B EL ON G Ｗ ㄊ Welcome! Please join a home profile or create a new one.
JOIN
JOIN
Changed design style and refined the New Home Profile
instruction on the page. CREATE
3
CREATE
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UX Process
FINAL VERSION
PREVIOUS VERSIONS
UX / UI Process - Testing Results
Revised the tiletle of each pages to let the users get a more clear understanding about
My Roomie Book 1
LET’S SET UP A CHORE SCHEDULE!
2
3
T H E C HO R E S S C H E D U L E
what they are doing Step 1 Add chores to your the schedule and set up the reward points for each chores.
Step 2 Add some rewards and redeem them after you get enough reward points.
Claim the chores you’d like to do your to-do list
Finish the chores and complete the progress every month
Added icons and links to each steps, users can skip steps if they want
Add chores to the chores list ㄊㄟwith your roomies
START
Added a progress bar to let users know which steps they are at and how many steps left.
AC COUN T
H O M E P RO F I L E
S CH ED U L E
1
2
3
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PREVIOUS VERSIONS
UX / UI Process - Testing Results
L E T ’ S G E T STA RT E D
Create a Home Profile Name of Your Home
WELCOME!
Happy Home Add a roommate
Here’s your new Home Profile!
3
Add a progress bar to let users know which steps they are at and how many steps left.
616 HOME Enter account name or e-mail to search
Chloe Smith
chloe1257@gmail.com
Simplify the process of setting
MEMBERS
Chelsea C.
chelseac729@gmail.com
Emily Brown
MINDY W.
eb880329s@gmail.com
eb880329s@gmail.com
Amy Jones
MICKY H.
emaililala@gmail.com
Nancy Taylor
emaililala@gmail.com
DONE
up a Home Profile. When a user's roommate has already use Roomies, they can send invitations to the other roommates.
emaililala@gmail.com
Nancy K.
emaililala@gmail.com
NEXT
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FINAL VERSION
PREVIOUS VERSIONS
UX / UI Process - Testing Results
Added "Add Chores" button
C H O R ES L I ST SORT BY
some of the chores don't have
SPACE
J ul . 2013
to be finished on a certain date. Revised the style of the chores list.
Sun
Mon
Tue
1 7
POINTS
Take out garbage KITCHEN / 2 Days Left
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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3
4
5
6
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KITCHEN / 2 Days Left
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Wash Dishes
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27
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29
30
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Shop Groceries
BATHROOM / 6 Days Left
Clean Bathtub
Thr.
BATHROOM / 15 Days Left
Cooking lunch Claimed by AMY
Water Plants LIVING ROOM / 5 Days Left
Agreement My Chores
All Chores
Rewards
Statistics
Revised the style of the filter
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KITCHEN / 1 Days Left
Clean Toilet
Emptying trash
TIME
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Took out the calendar because
UX Process
FINAL VERSION
PREVIOUS VERSIONS
UX / UI Process - Testing Results FINAL VERSION
PREVIOUS VERSIONS
Revised the "My Chores" section
KITCHEN
into two parts: To-Do and Done.
OT H E R PLACES
HARD
MY CHORES L I V I N G RO O M
My Roomie Book
SORT BY
user's to-do chores and only one
SPACE
Sun
Mon
Tue
1 7
TIME
TO DO
Jul. 2013
click can input the finished chores.
POINTS
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
2
3
4
5
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BAT H RO O M
Experimented the colore use for chores location and the difficulty of each chores.
KITCHEN 2 Days left
BATHROOM 2 Days left
7 MORE
DONE
Thr.
Experimented thestyle of the KITCHEN
BATHROOM
PRO G R ES S All Chores
Rewards
Statistics
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LIVING ROOM 4 Days left
Emptying trash
Agreement My Chores
EASY
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Reduce the steps of checking
progress bar:
UX / UI Process - Testing Results PREVIOUS VERSIONS
FINAL VERSION
Revised the "Add chores" process. Instead of click on the "add" button
ADD NEW CHORE
Add Chores
everytime when adding chores, the new design can let users check the
Add Chores
Categorize the chores by locations.
Add Rewards
default selections at once. Cook Lunch M. T. W. T. F.
ADD
Take out garbage
ChoreTitle M. W. F.
5
KITCHEN / 7 Days
5
Shop Groceries
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ChoreTitle M.
7
T YP E
Water Plants
ChoreTitle M.
LIVING ROOM / 5 Days
7
D AT E
PLACE
DONE
A D D A CU STO M CHO R E
WHO
DONE
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KITCHEN / 7 Days
UX / UI Process - Testing Results FINAL VERSION
PREVIOUS VERSIONS
Revised the menu style and the
C H O R ES L IST
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points
Re w a rds POINTS
250
POINTS
SPACE
Bills Subletting
POINTS
TIME
Take out garbage KITCHEN / 2 Days Left
Waive $10 in Groceries
Waive $25 in Groceries
REDEEM
REDEEM
M e m be r s ’ R e wa rd s Waive $10 in Groceries
Guests Each roommate is responsible for the behavior of his or her guests. Guests shall not unreasonably disturb other roommates. Guests must stay in the bedroom of the roommate who invited them, unless all other roommates agree that the guest may stay in a shared area. Do guests need permission to stay overnight?
Kate / 2013.07.07
Yes
Shop Groceries KITCHEN / 2 Days Left MY C H O R ES
Wash Dishes KITCHEN / 1 Days Left
Clean Toilet C H O R ES BATH L IST ROOM / 6 Days Left
No
Are there a maximum number of days a guest may stay?
Yes
Days
Clean Bathtub BATH ROOM / 15 Days Left PRO G R ESS
Water Plants LIVING ROOM / 5 Days Left
Agreement My Chores
All Chores
Rewards
Statistics
Agreement My Chores
All Chores
Rewards
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use of menu icons.
SORT BY
UX Process - User Flow
PREVIOUS VERSION
Set up chores / rewards
Claim chores
Finish and get
Accumulate
reward points
reward points
Get rewards
UX Process
Before intoducing the tasks of My Roomie Book app, here is the user flow of the main feature - using the house chores schedule:
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Set up chores
Users claim chores
Finish chores and get points to achieve
also set up the points (Difficulty) of each chores
from the chores list
personal monthly progress
In order to make the chores assignment fair to
Loading Page
each home members, combined the rewarding system and the statistics section into the progress section.
Sign up
Creat a home profile
Sign in
Join a home profile
Agreement House Agreement
Add chores
Add rewards
My Chores
All Chores
Rewards
Details of chores
Details of chores
Redeem a reward
Add a chore
Add a reward
Statistics All members
Default / New
Roommates’ rewards list
Default / New
Settings
In the final version, I deleted the roommate agreement section to focus on solving the chores
Edit my profile
assignment problem between roommates.
Edit home profile
Simplify the steps when user first use the application. Users can skip steps when
In the final version, users will directly go to My
Credits
they got invitations from their roommates.
Chores section and see their to-do list right after they open the application,.
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Information Architecture
UX process - Information Architecture
Time: Mar. 24- Mar. 30, 2014 Number of People: 7
Harmony* , Harmonious, Understanding, Communicate, Argument Preventer, Communication, Polite, Equality* , Equal, Relationship* , Share, Peace, Friendly, Clean, Ease to Use, Duty, Responsibility* , Responsible, Awareness, Organized, Chores* , Manage, Schedule* , Solve Problem, Reminder, Task, Scheduling, Satisfaction, Persuasive, Smart, Soft Skill, Rewarding* , Motivation, Push, Warm but Professional,
UX Process - Key Words
UX Process - Key Words
Force, Fairness
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Mood Board
Visual Design Process - Mood Board
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Logo Ideas
Midpoint Selection
Logo Design Process
Visual Design Process - Logo (Midpoint version)
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My Roomie Book My
RoomieBook HOUSEWORK CALENDAR
Roomie Book
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Logo Design Process
Visual Design Process - Logo
Visual Design Process - Color Specification
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Visual Design
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Visual Design Process - Type Specification
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Roomies is a responsive web application optimized for iOS devices. The prototype is implemented with HTML, CSS and under the structure of Jquery Mobile.
Technology Requirement -HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, -Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign-Visual Design
I mainly focus on the UX and UI design of my project. The prototype
-After Effects – Guide/Concept video
is notfully implemented in part of the sections which requires high technical understanding.
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
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HTML5 Desktop/Laptop iOS system
CSS Users
Visual Design Javascript Mobile Devices iOS system
Technical Specifications
The prototype of Roomies has use the following resources:
http://jquery.com/
jQuery Mobile 1.4.4 http://jquerymobile.com/
jQuery UI 1.11.1
jQuery Plugins OWL Carouselw http://owlgraphic.com/owlcarousel/
MixItUp https://mixitup.kunkalabs.com/
http://jqueryui.com/
jQuery UI Touch Punch http://touchpunch.furf.com/
Animate CSS http://daneden.github.io/animate.css/
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Raleway , Nunito https://www.google.com/fonts
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jQuery 2.1.1
07. &
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Analysis
Conclusion
I am still working on this project! This is an on going project, Please come back to see my new progress.
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W N M _ 8 01 _ 0 6 :
MS: GDS: User Experience Module ďź?ďź˜08 Mar 24 - Mar 30 / 2014
Module 12 Mar 24 - Mar 30 / 2014
Goals:
Goals:
- Present midterm presentation
- Understand the method of doing low fidelity usability test
- Discuss the changes that I have made of thesis project
- Low-fidelity (paper prototype usability test
- Understand Storyboarding & wireframing
DS Journal Highlights
Direct Study Journal Highlights
Is s u e s cov e r e d / R e s p o n s e f ro m a dv i s o r :
Is s u e s cov e r e d / R e s p o n s e f ro m a dv i s o r :
- In-class activity: paper prototype usability test
- Discuss the sketches of navigation elements/systems with class
- Discuss the purpose of each classmates project and understand the advantage of
- Share inspirations with class
using pen and paper to do prototype usability test
- Change or delete the roommate agreement part of the project. The agreement part is kind of serious and text basis, which is not fit the style of your thesis project.
G o a l s fo r n ex t w e e k :
Another solution is make it fun.
- Using the test plan and the low-fidelity prototype of your project to test on at least 3 test participants. Submit a report describing your testing and describing your
G o a l s fo r n ex t w e e k :
findings
- Create storyboards for your thesis project; basing them on the task analysis you
- Create high-fidelity prototype of your project for the next test
did in class. - Sketch at least 3 wireframes that depict the information layout of 3 views of your current user interface design. Use paper and pencil. - Find an inspiration to share with class
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- Share inspirations with class
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MS: Group Directed Study: Visual Design Module 10 Jul 17 - Jul 19 / 2014
Module １２ 12 Jul 20 - Jul 23 / 2014
Goals:
Goals:
- Refine UX research
- Refine UX research
- UI elements (list/sketches)
- UI elements (list/sketches)
- Visual Design Mock-ups of key screens (refine)
- High-fidelity prototype (start making one)
Is s u e s cov e r e d / R e s p o n s e f ro m a dv i s o r : Is s u e s cov e r e d / R e s p o n s e f ro m a dv i s o r :
common to user greem> yellow > red. It’s better use the colors to present the
The style of the progress bar now looks better. Good Instruction page. On the add
difficulties than the spaces of the chores.
chores page, add some small arrows to show each chore can still be edited. Instead of using “Edit a new chore”, it's better say “add a custom chore” and make the button align + under other default chores.
“All Chores” or “Chores List” (confused if the list includes the chores that have been claimed by other users)
For now there’s no place the uses can set up the refresh cycle of the progress bar and the amount of the numbers they have to finish each month or week.
G o a l s fo r n ex t w e e k :
-Complete Directed Study Journal
G o a l s fo r n ex t w e e k :
-Refine UX research
- Complete Directed Study Journal
-Visual Design Mock-ups of key screens (refine)
- Refine UX research - Visual Design Mock-ups of key screens (refine)
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The colors are hard to tell it presents the difficulties of each chores. It’s more
The filter buttons are making more sense now. Should the All Chores list be called
DS Journal Highlights
Direct Study Journal Highlights
I am still working on this project!
DS Journal Highlights
Direct Study Journal Highlights
This is an on going project, Please come back to see my new progress.
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Biblography
Apps References Zenrow itunes.apple.com/us/app/zenrow/id556398155?mt=8 Chorma ForCchores itunes.apple.com/us/app/chorma-for-chores/id590954566?mt=8 ChoreMonster tunes.apple.com/us/app/choremonster/id532344230?mt=8 ChorePicker(ChoreMonster) itunes.apple.com/us/app/chorepicker/id667008125?mt=8 Taasky https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/taasky-beautiful-task-to-do/id720309412?mt=8
Biblography
Roommat.es itunes.apple.com/us/app/roommat.es/id564544651?mt=8
71 Online Biblography Part of the moodboard pics https://pinterest.com iPhone template Noun Project
www.mobiletuxedo.com/collection-of-iphone-5-psd-mockup-templates
thenounproject.com
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Persona photos www.flickr.com/photos/jasontravis/sets/72157603258446753
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