Thesaurus Nex

Jumping right into my next sprint wasn’t an easy task. I’ve been prototyping a lot of apps lately. Some just exercises during my UX class, but regardless I had a little bit of app-block if you will. What corner of the market can I target? What haven’t I explored already? What sounds fun? What can I complete in a two week period on top of everything else I’m working on?

Well, after shooting down every other idea, I decided to stay in the semi-hands-free zone started with the Diane app. This one however is larger-in-scope voice recognition thesaurus.

Say you’re writing a paper and you while revising it you realize you’ve used a word one too many times. You could Google a replacement or type the word into an online thesaurus, but that wastes valuable keystrokes. Instead why don’t you just ask Thesaurus Nex Voisaurus? He’ll scour the web for definitions, uses, examples and of course synonyms, antonyms and all the related words you could ever need. Plus, if you really like any particular words you can save them as a favorite. Just be sure not to fall prey to overuse. That’s what got you into this situation in the first place right?

Diane? Week 2

Diane lives inside my phone. She listens when I speak and remembers when I forget. She is always on and quick to remind.

Diane Promo

Diane?

 

So things are starting to heat up in quarter 2. For my second app, I decided to do something a little less ambitious. Being the big Twin Peaks fan that I am, I decided to model a simple a voice recording app on the likeness of Agent Cooper’s correspondence device with his mysterious secretary(?) Diane. Yes I know, any user can utilize one of the many voice memo apps available for iOS and Android (or just hack Siri), but what fun is that? At least this way retains a bit of intrigue while you’re playing back your grocery list.

 

DETECTr Moodboard

After much deliberation, I finally decided on a name. Meet DETECTr:

On a side note, I’ve decided to move this one into another class where I can spend more time and energy on it. Don’t worry, I’ll post DETECTr content as it builds in a different section. Next week I’ll be starting a start a new sprint.

 

Special Topics Round 2

For my second quarter of Special Topics I’ve decided to work on a series of app design sprints. Roughly 2 weeks each, these sprints are to train me to stick to my deadlines and become better at cranking out content in an agile manner. I’ve given myself roughly 2 weeks for each sprint, with the option to go over or under that mark depending on the work I create. I’ve typed up a general timeline to aid in keeping things in order for next several weeks. Each project may have several components, but primarily I will be focusing on the research, wire framing, testing and development of the actual interface as well as an accompanying promo just for fun.

Q2_special_topics_timeline

Carl Sagan

“There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image…

…of our tiny world.”