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1. Welcome
Brandi Kinard

2. Unmet Need
Students need an alternative for:
• Maximizing productivity
• Managing school work and personal tasks
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3. Observed Group
Students with overbearing tasks that often struggle with:
• Time management
• Procrastination
• Conflicting responsibilities
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4. App Research and Development Brandi Kinard
Ethnographic Research
ideaHUB

5. Observations
At the ideaHUB:
• Everyone working alone
• Quiet atmosphere
• One person per table (seats 6 people)
• Room almost empty
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6. Observations
• Space not inviting
• Not much foot traffic
• Available technology (ex. 3d printer, VR headset, whiteboards,
a mini refrigerator)
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7. Interview with Extreme User
Li Yiwei
How do you feel about the classes
you’re taking this semester?
I feel very tired and busy.
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8. Interview with Extreme User
Li Yiwei
How do you manage your time?
I am not good at managing
my time, because I struggle with
each task in my daily to-do’s.
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9. Interview with Extreme User
Li Yiwei
What are some problems you have
with time management?
I struggle with understanding some
of my classes. I think it’s because
English is not my mother language.
This slows me down a lot.
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Ideation Session

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Ideation Session

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Ideation Session

13. Ideation Session Documentation
• Suitable for students with a variety of needs
• Available during anytime of the day
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14. Ideation Session Documentation
• Receive constant reminders about upcoming deadlines
• Save paper and never write a to-do list again
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15. Ideation Session Documentation
• Share notes and ask questions
• Communicate in the language you desire to use
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16. Draft Idea for App
A catch-all app for:
• Help asking
• Note-taking
• To-do list-making
Target Users:
• Students with a variety of needs
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17. Smartphone App Research
Urban Dictionary
• People-powered slang dictionary
• Unlimited searches for free
• Search bar on the top
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18. App Research and Development Brandi Kinard
Smartphone App Research
Chegg
• One-stop shop for getting unstuck on homework
• Brand symbol on the top left
• List of categories on the main screen

19. Tighter Description of the App
Students can:
• Stay motivated
• Get more done
• In less time
With access to more useful features
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20. App Features
Organize your tasks. Optimize your productivity.
Notifications
Task ordering Share notes
Ask questions
Events
Language translation
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21. In the time it took you to read this, you could have already
been done with your to do list.
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22. Visual User Scenario
Another day
in class…
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23. Visual User Scenario
Professor assigns work.
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24. Visual User Scenario
Work, work, work…
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25. Visual User Scenario
Stuck.
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26. Visual User Scenario
Ask the professor.
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27. Visual User Scenario
Ask a friend.
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28. Visual User Scenario
More work
…and less time.
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29. Visual User Scenario
Ask a tutor.
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30. Visual User Scenario
No time for sleep.
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31. Visual User Scenario
Go to the
writing center.
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32. Visual User Scenario
Still stuck.
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33. Visual User Scenario
Go to your phone.
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34. Visual User Scenario
Use the app.
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35. Visual User Scenario
The rest is history.
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36. Name of the App
Formula
Kinard
Kindr
Helpful hand Last name Helpers To-do list
Idea Momentum Kindness
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37. App Research and Development Brandi Kinard
Mobile App Design
Final Logo

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Mobile App Design
Splash Screen

39. Tight Wireframes
(1) Search bar
(2) Categories
(3) Task timeline
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(Home screen) (To do list)
(2)
(3)
(1)
(Homepage) (Planner)

40. Tight Wireframes
(1)Search bar
(2)Languages
(3)Switching arrows
(4)Handwriting translator
(5)Audio translator
(6)Camera Translator
(7)Translation
(8)Keyboard
(9)Profile Image
(10)Name
(11)Previous Conversation
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(Translator) (Contacts)
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41. App Research and Development Brandi Kinard
Blueprint App Prototype
Splash Screen
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Blueprint App Prototype
Homepage
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Blueprint App Prototype
Language Translator
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Blueprint App Prototype
Classmate Contacts
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45. App Research and Development Brandi Kinard
Blueprint App Prototype
Planner Timeline
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