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Blog 8
Welcome to Week 8!
This week, I focused on two main tasks: preparing for Thursday's presentation and designing the app. In preparation for the presentation, I revisited the content on Miro, which helped me to strengthen my understanding of the design process and gain confidence in what I would be presenting. It also gave me the opportunity to reflect on any potential issues that may have arisen.
Figure 1.
The four F's of active reviewing
Note. The four F's of active reviewing, From Reflecting on Experience: The Four Fs by The University of Edinburgh, 2023, (https://www.ed.ac.uk/reflection/reflectors-toolkit/reflecting-on-experience/four-f). Copyright 2023 by The University of Edinburgh.
Facts
APP
This week moves to the second week of the development phase in the Double-Diamond methodology. I started creating my APP in Figma.
First, I set up the app layout and gradually added content based on the framework. The current framework includes the following main pages: Welcome Page, Home, Memo, AR Function, Community, and Data Analysis.
Figure 2.
MemoWave App's layout
Note. Screenshot of Zihan's Miro Board depicting the layout of MemoWave APP.
To achieve an immersive style, I explored several cover design options through Illustrator and carefully considered how they could enhance the overall user experience. Here is the feedback I gathered on the covers:
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Jiali felt that the first cover was gentle, with the clouds creating a warm atmosphere.
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The second, third, and fourth covers had too dark backgrounds, giving a somewhat oppressive feeling.
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Sophia preferred the warm tones of the last cover, noting that it made her feel good.
Considering the feedback and my preferences, I finally chose the last design as the cover and carried its warm colour scheme throughout the entire app design to enhance the user experience.
Figure 3.
MemoWave App's Welcome page
Note. Screenshot of Zihan's Miro Board depicting the welcome page of MemoWave APP.
I conducted a color palette test based on the above feedback on the welcome page. And started the first round of app page design.
Figure 4.
MemoWave App's colour palette
Note. Screenshot of Zihan's Miro Board depicting the color palette of the MemoWave APP.
Figure 5.
MemoWave App design
Note. Screenshot of Zihan's Miro Board depicting the MemoWave APP.
Figure 6.
MemoWave App Interface
Note. Screenshot of Zihan's Figma depicting interface of MemoWave APP.
Guest feedback
After the presentation with Mark this Thursday, he asked a few questions:
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"How do you connect AR with Figma?"
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"When do users typically scan their emotions?"
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"Do users scan their emotions once a day?"
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"How do you connect AR with Figma?"
This week, I spent a lot of time designing my app on Figma. Although I'm familiar with the software, the logic behind the user experience and the challenge of seamlessly integrating AR functionality with Figma posed some difficulties. This required me to understand every design detail and ensure that these designs were logical and coherent in actual use.
The issue of linking AR to the app was also a challenge I realised this week. After some research, I found a software called Kivicube that could meet my needs very well. As a software developed in China, Kivicube can simplify the integration of AR with design tools. However, its drawback is that it primarily targets WeChat users, which may pose certain limitations for users without WeChat when displaying the final product through a QR code on posters.
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When do users typically scan their emotions?"
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"Do users scan their emotions once a day?"
This is certainly a good logical question that prompted me to think deeper from a user's perspective. From the user's perspective, they are unlikely to immediately think of using their phone to scan their facial expressions in moments of fear or distress. Instead, the app can guide users to scan their facial expressions at the end of the day, providing a more reflective and calming experience. This allows them to review their emotional state in a less stressful environment, helping them process their emotions and gain valuable insights into their emotional patterns over time.
Feeling
This week, while exploring cover design and gathering feedback, I experienced a range of emotions. Firstly, I was excited about the cover design, especially when I saw my favorite design style presenting different visual effects, I felt my creativity was fully expressed. In addition, combining the feedback with my ideas gave me extra motivation to further optimize the design. However, this week I also experienced a major mood swing as I accidentally spilled water on my computer, which caused it to stop charging. This made me feel very anxious and regretful, and I was concerned that my progress might be delayed. However, I realized that I needed to stay calm and quickly find a solution. This experience has taught me that the ability to manage emotions in the face of challenges and unexpected events is crucial to ensuring the smooth progress of a project.
Findings
I found that discussing my ideas with Guest and collecting feedback was highly effective. By explaining my thoughts to them, I not only gained deeper insights into my ideas but also resonated with the fresh perspectives they offered. Throughout this process, I gradually realized that I had started to pay more attention to the timing and method of emotional feedback in my designs, which enhanced the overall user experience of the app. This also allowed me to establish a more logical design framework, although the effects need to be verified through further user testing.
This week, I spent a lot of time working with Figma. As I became more proficient with the tool, my design efficiency improved noticeably, and my decision-making became more decisive, which helped me regain confidence in using the software. In addition, I began exploring how to import 3D models into Kivicube to achieve AR effects. While I haven't fully mastered all of the software's features yet, I went through some online tutorials for an initial understanding, and I’m looking forward to delving deeper into using AR technology next week.
Future
After discussing my project with Mark, I realized that the questions he asked were very logical. Therefore, I plan to set up a reminder pop-up at the end of each day to guide users to scan their emotions. This will provide them with a more reflective and calming experience. It will also help them accumulate emotional data, allowing them to better understand their emotional changes over time. Additionally, I will continue to explore the potential of AR technology in emotional detection and user experience design. Even though I’m not yet fully familiar with AR software, I will do my best to ensure the design remains interactive and innovative.
In terms of emotions, although I spilled water on my computer, fortunately, I had a backup laptop to use. This unexpected event was a reminder that no matter how careful you are, unforeseen circumstances can always arise. Moving forward, I’ll be more careful with backups and protective measures to ensure that my design process is not affected by unexpected events.
Reference
Greenaway, R. (2018, November 5). The four f’s of active reviewing. [image] The University of Edinburgh. https://www.ed.ac.uk/reflection/reflectors-toolkit/reflecting-on-experience/four-f
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