This document outlines the development process of a smartphone application called CoffeeRate. It describes research conducted on coffee shop environments and user needs. It then details the branding process, including naming, logo design, and social media planning. Wireframes and visual designs were created for the CoffeeRate website and app. The final prototype URL is provided.

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FA102a,
Research and Speculative
Product/Service Development

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Assignment One, Research
“An Actual Thing That Actually Happened Today”
https://waitbutwhy.com/2018/04/coffee-shop-debacle.html

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Coffee shops are usually busy and filled with people

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“Research has shown that a moderate level of ambient noise…improves
performance on creative tasks.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2090717-do-you-get-your-best-work-done-in-coffee-shops-heres-why/

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“The owners of the café…turn the Wi-Fi off after 5pm, and for the entirety of
the weekend”
https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/free-wifi-coffee-shops

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Assignment One, Future Product or Service
Coffee Shop Rating Smartphone Application
-Input information about coffee shops
-Search for coffee shops by needs

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Assignment Two, Source for Brand Character Words
Taylor Swift

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Assignment Two, Naming Process
Coffee Shop Rating Application
CoffeeRating
CoffRate
CoffeeRate

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Assignment Two, Final Product/Service Name
CoffeeRate

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Assignment Two, Brand Character Diagram Sketch

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Assignment Two, Brand Character Diagram
CoffeeRate
Persona
Cool
Golden
Friend
Language
Modern
Bold
Fun
Tone
Easy
Chill
Calm
Purpose
Rate
Help
Simplify

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Assignment Three, Logotype Research, Word from Diagram
Friend

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Assignment Three, Logotype Research

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Assignment Three, Finished Logotype

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Assignment Four, Social Media Design, Facebook Pages

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Assignment Four, Social Media Design, Facebook Pages

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Assignment Four, Social Media Design, Facebook Pages

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Assignment Four, Social Media Branding, Research
Yelp
https://www.facebook.com/yelp/
Zagat
https://www.facebook.com/Zagat/
UrbanSpoon
https://www.facebook.com/urbanspoons/

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Assignment Four, Social Media Design, Creating Community
Told my friends who are demographic

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Assignment Four, Social Media Design, Creating Community
Posted tweet to demographic following

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Assignment Four, Social Media Design, Research
Low number of likes
“"When a brand focuses on acquiring and engaging fans, it can benefit from
a significant secondary effect - exposure amoung friends of fans that often
surpasses reach among fans.”
http://www.journalofadvertisingresearch.com/content/52/1/40

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Assignment Four, Social Media Design, Research
Photographs are self-taken using phone
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.2501/IJMR-2013-034

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Assignment Four, Social Media Design, Research
There is not any content yet
“Consumers' use of brands to reflect their actual and ideal selves on
Facebook“
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016781161200059
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Assignment Five, Webpage Layout Research for Wireframes
starbucks.com yelp.com

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Assignment Five, Wireframe

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Assignment Five, Tagline Research
Burger King - Have It Your Way
McDonalds – I’m Loving It
Goldfish – The Snack That Smiles Back
Nike – Just Do It!
Subway – Come Hungry, Leave Happy

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Assignment Five, Homepage Visual Design in a Browser
https://projects.invisionapp.com/share/YGNBYCXF5NC#/screens/312436508
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Assignment Five, Lower Level Visual Design in a Browser
https://projects.invisionapp.com/share/YGNBYCXF5NC#/screens/312436342

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Assignment Five, Linked Protype URL
https://projects.invisionapp.com/share/YGNBYCXF5NC#/screens/312436508
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