Friday, 25 March 2016

App Swap with Peers


Sitemap & Wireframe


These were essentially out sitemap / wireframes by week 4. A few little parts we need to work on the flow i.e. some pages lead back to previous pages. A lot of these issues though are solved with a back button or the menu.


Monday, 14 March 2016

Rough wireframe

Immediate welcome screen (after loading screen)


Home/main page/Navigation page
Contact page. Consider adding customized groups?

Note page. Includes notes on destination/path

SOS page. Include explanations? 
+ settings: who to send to, what to send, how often, etc


Sunday, 6 March 2016

Emergency/Personal safety mobile apps research

I did a bit research on emergency and personal safety mobile apps, to see what other people have done.



















The common features I have noticed from these:
- panic button
- GPS tracker / map correlated location
- contacts in case of emergency


What I think our app could have / focus on to stand out:
- letting members add on notices, warnings, comments, etc on the route (i.e. this path is dim-lit, this area has a lot of drunkards/perverts/...)
- panic trigger without having to go into the app (i.e by pressing home button 3 times)

Interface-wise, most of these are in flat design UI, which I think is neat, but I wonder if this style will look too calming in emergencies where you have to be alert?

I am thinking semi-flat might be more suitable for the app. I will start on making mock ups tonight