Self-Initiated Project A
Creating an unique app/user experience that is based on Roast and Toast group
from Facebook, and bringing them to the general public audience, who may not
have access to Facebook, Yelp, other sources or limited access to them.
from Facebook, and bringing them to the general public audience, who may not
have access to Facebook, Yelp, other sources or limited access to them.
Objectives
Roast or Toast – name inspired from the Facebook group that I am in, solves all the mentioned problem above, but goes above and beyond, it is almost a social platform but it is not quite a social platform, however it utilizes most of the old app functionalities of yelp, Facebook groups, it evolves beyond them, it is unique because it allows open access to feedback from a wider range of community members but at the same time, regulate the people who post troll roasts by grouping them with the unverified members and also filtering them out by verification.
However, to solve the unverified members such as immigrant people, and homeless people, they have option to view safe for work posts, but they can’t participate in posting in safe for work threads, they can gain trust/access to it by getting a certain goodwill and active participation in the community, almost like a “ranked” system but it’s not, to ensure fairness and open participation, and a way to prevent spam filters/alt accounts/bots taking over the application.
Survey Results
I did a huge chunk of surveying, however I forgot to back them up and end up losing them. This is one of the few lessons that I learned to backup your survey results and not to cram them in last minute results. I got a answer of 4 yes and 6 no for the results. Below was the questions and the whole survey document that I came up with.
This took me a long time to get this project rolling and off the ground, in hindsight, I should've managed my time a bit better and more effectively instead of pushing them back continually.
Sketches/Style Guide
I created those icons by hand manually, and extracting them from Facebook and Yelp for inspirations. I also went with the Area Normal typeface because it was simple and legible on all screen-sizes. Red is what I chose to use, and the Black fonts are the ones I used least and as a backup.
I did a huge chunk of initial sketches, especially when it comes to icons and graphics, but also I was putting off using Figma because I did not want to come in and have a bad experience using Figma, but towards the end it finally stuck and landed, getting past the learning curve and I had some semblance of a login screen prototype working.
Wire-frames
Figma Prototype
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Conclusion
In hindsight, I should've managed my time a bit better, and worked on this more, but this could be a project that I can revisit down the road once I am not feeling creatively burnt-out. I definitely had fun using Figma once I got past the learning curve, and would recommend using this for prototyping.
Although the outcome for this final Applied II assignment was less than ideal for me and felt rushed through in certain areas, I learned quite a few things, especially when it comes to management and mental-health but to summarize it.
1. Look after yourself
2. Plan better
3. Take your time and don't rush or skip important processes
