Above are all the screens I have created for my prototype of the Star Wars travel app The Galaxy. I am really pleased with the outcome as a whole and would be excited to continue with the design and development of this app. The above screens are the first four screens a user will be […]

In this weeks lecture, we covered a number of topics including the death of words. Here we looked at the rise of social media apps such as Instagram and the growing focus on images above words. However, as stated by Edward Tufte (one of the fields modern leaders) “Infographics help fill the gaps between words […]

In this weeks lecture, we looked at various diagrams, data visualisation and reviewed how data is everywhere from bus time tables to weather reports to election results. I have looked at a number of data visual artists and their work below. Made from Data- Paul Button In the above outcomes, Paul Button demonstrates data primarily […]

Selecting a topic Link to miro board When looking at a number of potential topics I wanted to select a topic that I was passionate about and that had a reliable date/ multiple reliable datasets I could draw from. Of the topics I reviewed, I decided to focus on mental health statistics as this is […]

Typography and Colour Choices   Above I outline my typography and colour choices. I wanted to use the Star Wars typeface on the app title to clearly demonstrate the apps Star Wars ties. I have also included a neon effect as I feel it fits with the futuristic sci-fi theme of the genre. I selected […]

As we covered the principles of user interface and looked at a couple of UX Laws including Jakob’s Law, Fitt’s Law and the Law of Pragnanz I decided to take a look at the Laws of UX in a little more detail and was particularly interested in Jon Yablonski’s work in the area. Laws of […]

I wanted to also take a little time to review navigation styling outcomes on popular apps and have outlined my findings below. Instagram Instagram uses stroke system icons in a nearly black these feature at the top and bottom of the screen. When selecting an item from the top bar nav the view moved to […]

Sketches Once I decided what icons to include in my navigation after having complete my artist research I created the above sketches of possible outcomes for my icons. As I continued planning and developing my app further icons were needed such as badges and exports which were then added to the above. I found producing […]

Susan Kare Susan Kare created the icons for the original Macintosh. They were considered to add personality and warmth to the lifeless computer. Now however I feel the icons have a really nice digital retro feel that could be fun to play with in my app development for my Stars Wars Travel as a nod […]

What I took away from our lecture on illustrating interfaces is just how important effective illustrations and visuals can be as it makes information more easily digestible and appealing to view. There are also different approaches and styles of interfaces design that may help users to engage with the UI. Minimalism is a great way […]