Caution Your Blast

Getting From A to B

Commuter is an iPhone app that lets you plan your journey using public transport without sharing any user data with third parties. CYB wanted me to help them demonstrate how their existing iPhone app might work on Android so they may approach interested investors.

Goal

Understand the complexities and opportunities of how the app will work for Android.

Role

Provide consultation on the best approach for demoing interaction. Deliver a clickable prototype with finished visual designs. Document thought process so knowledge could be shared.

Duration

2 weeks

Sketching

I was invited to a current dev build of the existing iPhone application and started by exploring the app and the different journeys, taking screenshots as I went.

I sketched the different screens, thinking about the different stages of the user’s journey. As I went, I wrote down questions that came to mind because I wondered how the user might cope with the user interface on Android.

Knowing that the user journey would largely be the same, I could estimate for my time with a rough guide. This allowed us to agree on a budget to work towards creating a prototype to demonstrate the application to investors.

Conclusion

I completed a fidelity prototype within the timeframe we agreed, updating the client on my progress so they could manage expectations with their team and investors. Given more time, I would like to have seen changes being made to both the Android version of the app and the iPhone app for a more consistent and universal experience across both devices.