AC2 - Problem Solving
Project 2:
(student app)
Color palettes:
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Red is eye-catching, therefore it can be used to show the most important text.
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Grey background is neutral but maybe not appealing to all audiences
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Black background may be appealing to some people but it doesn't look very clean
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I tried changing up the red for orange but it's not as eyecatching as the color commonly used for notifications
Fonts:
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I tried to have a thick font as I thought it would be easier to read from far, however it just looks blurrier and looks like the spacing is small
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The thinner font was also too difficult to see from far
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The one I ended up using is Helvetica Neue, Apple inc proved that this is the easiest font to read on digital displays. It is easy to read even when it's small.
Design 1:
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The color palette is odd and doesn’t look good
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All the information is relevant
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The blocks on the right are misleading
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There’s an odd empty space on the left
Design 2:
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Color palette looks better, not all people might like these colors
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Small widget might need more information and it also has awkward spacing
Design 3:
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Gray background might be more calming for the eye than white
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Red text becomes main focus
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Unclear which is the current class
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Maybe highlight one of the blocks
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Implement more colors
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Make it simpler
Design 4:
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Red indicates the current block, gray indicates past blocks
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More simple design with less information
Design 5:
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I made the past blocks gray, as they aren't as important to highlight anymore
Design 6 (final design):
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The important information is in red which is the center of attention
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Colors make it easy to navigate
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Text size and font is readable from far
Smaller versions
Design 1:
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Color pallette is not the most appealing
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There's a gap in the middle that could be used better
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The grey text is hard to read
Design 2:
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The colors look clean and eyecatching
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The available space is not used well
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The layout doesn't allow much information to be displayed.
Design 3:
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I tried only showing the coming block, rather than all classes of the day
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The white text is hard to read if it's too small against the green
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I tested a grey background and it looks slightly better because it's not too bright.
Design 4 (final design):
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I kept the same color palette but just changed the layout
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I made the full-day schedule at the bottom with each class location, the current class is in red so it's easy to know what class you're on
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I made the following class (the most important information) red and put it in two places to make it easy to see
I made some extra designs with different colors in case the user would like to customize it to their liking.
Design 1:
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I experimented with having card slots on each side of the wallet. I didn't come very far as I realized that the card slot layers weren't aligned properly.
Design 2:
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I created the second design with the same idea in mind. This time I used a piece of transparent plastic where an ID card could be.
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A small but functional coin pouch was added.
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A magnet (on the left) was used to hold notes, this was a thin magnet which was not strong enough.
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Design 3:
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I tried using leather, I used thin, light color leather. I tried sowing by hand but it didn't work well enough.
Design 4:
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I created this fully out of dyed leather.
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Instead of having a magnet strap come from the side, I made it come from the top and continue to the other side in a way that the same strap could also help close the wallet.
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I kept the same card slots as the second prototype
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To close the wallet, the strap had a magnet, the problem with this was that the magnet made close contact with the cards which could damage them.
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As shown the cards fit, however they were very difficult to put in and take out so I will have to make the slots slightly larger.
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The notes stick out too, giving another reason to make it larger
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The coin pouch had velcro to open, and close it.
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At this stage, the coin pouch was too close to the center, making it difficult to close, especially if it was full with coins
Final design:
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I made these all the same size, slightly larger than the previous attempt.
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All the cards were now easy to put in and take out.
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These had buttons on them rather than magnets to close the wallet.
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I made the gap between the coin pouch and the center smaller so that it could close all the way.
Project 3:
(wallet)