PLAN B
UX-UI Design and Development of an IOS App
Here is the work in progress of an App I conceptualized, designed and developed from scratch as thesis for an App Development Course I attended to at the Center for the Formation in Information and Communication Technology in Getafe, Madrid, during the year 2019.
THE CONCEPT & THE TARGET
I wanted to create an application about knowledge sharing, a way for people to learn 1 on 1 and connect outside of the virtual world. It would work like a tandem indeed, matching people interested to learn each other skills.
I named it "Plan B" because I intend to target mainly people in their 30's or 40's who might be searching for a career change but don't usually have the time or money to invest into a new Bachelor and prefer the direct approach of a real-life tutor to an online course. This is, therefore, their plan B.
To make it clearer to the user I explained it in four paragraphs in the scroll view at the beginning of the app, as it follows:
THE LOGO
As a logo for the app I played it on the intersection of the P and the B as if they were circles, representing the area of competence of the two B-Planners which are interchanged during the learning process. As colors I used all strong primary colors to inspire Enthusiasm-Reliability (yellow), Determination (Red) and Empathy-Creativity (Blue).
THE ILLUSTRATIONS, OVERALL LAYOUT and UI
I accompanied the texts and the all User Experience with some illustration that highlights the concept as well as setting a playful and creative mood for the app. This is one of the illustrations I created showing two B-Planners (one teaching and the other one learning) playing guitar.
Here below are some samples of Avatars.
Thanks for watching!