Brief 3 Final Boards

This project was based on the BLYK YCN Awards brief to propose the

I quickly realised that the idea of receiving media through text

I decided on a niche content type that I use on a regular basis, a blog

kind of content you would want to receive to your mobile inbox on a

messages in this way is very out-dated and the contemporary

RSS feeds. These feeds allows me to see new content from a variety

daily basis.

approach would be to have an app that delivered the content

of blogs online but with the problem that the content is seemingly

through the mobile’s data/wifi connection.

never-ending and some posts are uninteresting to me.

Rob Green OUGD303 Brief 3: Quick Reader Board 1

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This board explains the concept of my ‘Quick Reader’ app using

RSS feeds are similar to how you can follow many different people

I tried to address the problems of information overload and

symbols and mock-ups to communicate the different elements. I

on Twitter and receive all their content in one place. You add a

irrelevant content through the design and concept of my app. It uses

didn’t fully explain what an RSS feed is on these designs as my target

variety of RSS addresses to an app or program and then view all the

social media to organise hierarchy of content and a reading speed

audience would already be using/know about them.

content from different blogs in one place.

algorithm to limit the amount of reading material delivered.

Rob Green OUGD303 Brief 3: Quick Reader Board 2

This is the main home screen for

On the ‘Read Now’ screen the user

The content settings screen lets the

Once in the main reading section of

the Quick Reader app, it includes

chooses how many of minutes of

user manage the different RSS feeds

the app the user can scroll down to

the logo, a book-cover texture

content they have time to read. They

to import content from. The user can

read more of each post and left to

background and buttons to the other

set their own reading speed using

also choose which social networks

right to switch between posts. There

sections of the app.

the general app settings in iOS.

should be used to sort the content.

is also a progress bar at the top.

This board shows the key screen designs for the app with a quick explanation about their functionality. The main option screens have the book cover texture whilst the settings and reading screens have a lighter textured background to look like the inside pages.

Rob Green OUGD303 Brief 3: Quick Reader Board 3

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1 - This shows the mock-up of the promotional website for my app. It

2 - This is a mock-up of how the app would be presented on the

includes the logo, annotated screenshots, the narrative explanation

iTunes store where users could download the app.

of the concept and links to the app store and Twitter page.

Rob Green OUGD303 Brief 3: Quick Reader Board 4

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1 - This is the icon design for the app that will be used on the iTunes

2 - This is a mock-up of the mobile app icon being used on an iPhone

app store and also the mobile device itself. I have displayed it in

home screen.

several different sizes to show how it still works at each level.

Rob Green OUGD303 Brief 3: Quick Reader Board 5