The document summarizes a mobile app project called LateKnightCoffee that aims to help university students connect with peers who share similar interests. It outlines user personas, research findings about issues with current social search systems, and early design concepts - including low-fidelity sketches of registration screens, home screens, and notifications. It then details iterations of wireframes and mid-fidelity prototypes before presenting a high-fidelity version. Future enhancements are proposed like improved interactivity and authentication before concluding by asking for feedback on the project.

1. Mobile App for Social Connections
Martin Aranas, Joshua Cole, Cheryl Litwinczuk and Josh Rochotte
TEAM LateKnightCoffee

2. The Problem
Finding peers with similar interests
University of Illinois:
“brief diversions from a task can
dramatically improve one’s ability to
focus on the task for prolonged
periods.”
Conflicting schedules
Limited social ties

3. The Users
On campus & commuter
students
Common frustrations
Connecting with peers
Finding events
Scheduling

4. User Persona - Melanie
Age: 19
Off campus housing
Frustrations
Niche interest
Roommates
Lack of existing social
media functionality

5. User Study
Findings show that:
Issues with current search systems
Information overload
Or lack of information

6. User Tasks - Scenario 1

7. User Tasks - Scenario 2

8. Requirements Analysis
Reduce information overload
Increase information transparency
Support ad-hoc requests
Support group control
Meetup safety

9. Brainstorming
Initial sketches:
RU Seeking input screen

10. Brainstorming
Initial sketches:
An individual event with details

11. Low-Fidelity
Initial sketches:
User profile screen

12. Low-Fidelity
Initial sketches:
First Iterations (1)

13. Low-Fidelity
Initial sketches:
First Iterations (2)

14. Wireframes
Second iteration:
Register screen
Home screen

15. Wireframes
Second iteration:
Instructional popout
Notifications

16. Wireframes

17. Mid-Fidelity Wireframes

18. Through many iterations, we ended up deciding on ice and cold themes
because this is a chill app.
This echoed into our color palette choice and theme execution
Who doesn’t love a penguin?
Why so Icy?
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19. Positive:
Branding - design and layout
Aesthetics
Criticism Summary:
Remove “Melt”
Issues with navigation
Lack of visual feedback
Evaluation Summary

20. Post-Heuristic Evaluation:
Simplified tasks
Increase visual feedback
Fixes to navigation
Improvements

21. High Fidelity Prototype
https://www.justinmind.com/usernote/tests/22373657/22393053/22439759/inde
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22. Future App Functionality
Enhancement to “ice cube tray” interactivity
Improved “RU seeking” interaction flow
Improved event communication
GPS functionality?
Include CAS authentication
Moving Forward

23. So… RU Chilling?
Questions?
Comments?