Showing posts with label application. Show all posts
Showing posts with label application. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

[App UI Mockup] Announcements

Emails, Facebook, SMS inefficient in spreading announcements? Capitalise on your smart phone by utilising a dedicated application to send announcements whether for your work or social purposes!

*Important Notice* This is a draft.

This user interface was specifically designed for Raffles Institution's Infocomm Club (more information can be found at riicc.sg). For an unconventional, yet clean feel, the headers have been moved to the sides. Browsing through announcements under different headers can be done by swiping up or down to move to the next or previous categories. The unread count is clearly displayed on the top of the page, where options to sort by date or importance. Directly below that, we get a display picture of the announcer, removing the wordy feel of the application. The name as well as the date and time sent are also also clearly stated. Below that we have the actual announcement. Instead of having a scroll bar, an up and down arrow sit at the top and bottom right hand corner of the message. This is so as the swiping gesture is already used for switching between the categories. Below the message, we have 2 actions to allow the user to set reminders for the announcement displayed, namely a pin to notification and a set reminder option. the set reminder option will utilise the built in alarm clock, automatically inputting data into known fields while allowing the user to change fields should he feel that the information extracted is not accurate. Below the actions bar, we have page skipping options if the user does not feel like using the left and right swipes for switching posts. However, should the user prefer a cleaner interface, this can be removed. 

Watch out for my upcoming posts as I improve on the UI for this app!

Friday, September 30, 2011

Mobile App Logo

Hello guys! Haven't really been posting much lately because of the upcoming end-of-year exams. Spent under an hour creating and refining this logo for my friend who is building some tourist guidebook app. Just explaining some basic concepts:

Color Scheme: Red and white, Singapore's national colors
General Shape: Rounded rectangle, fits iPhone theme perfectly
Blending: A few basic effects used, gradient, bevel, emboss used to make logo slightly 3D, solid color would be too plain, shadows to highlight important text
Background: 360 in low transparency, overflowing text gives effect of 360 degrees, all round, Singapore outline in medium transparency, creates visual recognition for app users
Caption: App name, accented first word to give emphasis since the app makes use of image recognition

So that would be the first serious app logo that I am designing. Please leave your comments! Stock files are available upon request. Thanks!