The document describes the design of a smartphone application called "Choredule" that allows university students living together to schedule and track household chores. It details observations about the residents' living habits, unmet needs in their home, and early concepts for the app including assigning chores on a rotating weekly schedule and notifying users of changes. Screen designs are proposed for the home screen scheduling grid, messaging features, and individual user profiles.

1. FA102d, Design
for Smartphones
and iPads
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2. Cohort: Residents of Haley’s House (my colleague)
Residents Characteristics:
● Hofstra University students
● 8 females
● 1 dog
● 1 chinchilla
● 3 blocks from campus
● Age range of 19-23
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4. Observation Summary
● Residents spend the majority of their time in the living room
● Kitchen is mostly used in the late afternoon
● They never eat at the kitchen table, but opt for other areas
● They often lose the AppleTV remote
● The living room and bathroom tend to get messy easily
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5. Unmet Needs
● Lack of storage space for electronics
● Not enough space for bathroom products
● A comfortable dining area
● Someone to look after the animals
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6. Application Concept
● An application that allows residents to sign up for various chores; such as
cleaning the bathroom, organizing the living room, and tending to the pets all
of which must be completed within the span of 7 days.
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7. Preliminary Naming of the Application
Chore + Messy + Schedule
Schedchore / Choredule
Choredule
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8. Ideation Session Ideas
● Schedule can be shared with up to
● Alert users on schedule changes
● Users get fined if they complete their chore on time
● Rotating schedule so everyone does a chore
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10. Digital Footprint Considerations
● App leaves cookies, which will then track their site-to-site movement
● Potentially expose location information
● Potentially expose contacts and friends
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11. App Research: Venmo
Venmo is a payment service app
Design for Smartphones and iPads | Jayda Davis
First page of the
app opens up to a
dashboard that
shows you all the
control options
The next page
shows you what
people around the
world are using
Venmo for
You can use the
tab in the middle to
see what your
friends are using
Venmo for
Final tab shows
your personal
Venmno
exchanges
The notepad icon
on the upper right
takes you to where
you can pay or
request money

12. App Research: Uber
Uber is a ride-hailing app
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First page of the
app opens up to a
dashboard that
shows you your
most recent trips
Use the icon on the
right hand side to
view your rating
and various control
options
The next page
allows you to enter
the address of
where you want to
travel
First tab shows
You your total trip
history
On the second tab
you can access
your payment
options

13. App Research: Grubhub
Grubhub is a food ordering app
Design for Smartphones and iPads | Jayda Davis
The first page of
the app opens up
to a dashboard that
shows you your
most recent trips
The icon on the
right hand side
shows you your
rating and various
control options
On the next page
you can enter the
address of where
you want to travel
You can use the
first tab to view
your total trip
history

14. App Research: Airbnb
Airbnb is a marketplace for homestays and toruism
Design for Smartphones and iPads | Jayda Davis
The app opens up
to an explore page
showing you
different activties
around the world
You use the heart
icon to see the
homes and
experiences you
saved
The next tab shows
your future,
current, and or past
trips
Clicking on the
inbox icon allows
you to view any
messages you may
have
On the last tab you
can view your
personal
infromation such as
payments

15. App Research: GOAT
GOAT is a resale marketplace where you can buy/sell fashion (primarily shoes)
Design for Smartphones and iPads | Jayda Davis
GOAT opens up to
an explore page
showcasing the
newest sneakers
You use the next
tab to see the
current styles and
trends
The search option
allows you to
lookup all sneakers
and clothing items
You can click on
the tag icon to
request to sell your
items
While the profile
tab allows you to
view what clothes
you want, own, or
have in storage

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Logo Inspiration
Chores
Messy
Schedule

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Logo Sketches + Drafts

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Logo + Logotype

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Home Screen
● Monthly scheduling grid of chores
● Access to edit designated chores
● Public and personal chore request
● Search bar to lookup previous, current, and future tasks

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Message Screen
● Messages between app users
● Start messages with individuals or group chats
● Notifications to alert users of incoming messages
● Alerts for possible scheduling changes and or conflicts

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You Screen
● Personal user information
● Profile settings
● Assigned chore schedule
● Personal task history

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Visual Scenario
Haley is stressed out
about the messy living
room in her apartment
https://www.123rf.com/photo_96943659_young-woman-in-
uniform-cleaning-house-sweeping-floor-with-broom-and-scoop-
copy-space.html

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Visual Scenario
Haley’s roomate, Zach,
comes home and sees
on the app that he’s
scheduled to clean the
living room
https://cleanmyspace.com/how-to-
hire-a-home-cleaning-service/

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Visual Scenario
The living room is clean
and Haley checks off
the chore from the
shared scheduling grid
https://freedesignfile.com/503806-
stock-photo-woman-looking-at-cell-
phone-06/