attempts to solve lack of creativity in mobile communication
geared towards students and creatives
charming hand-drawn aesthetic for headings and icons
code of conduct follows app aesthetic - makes it feel very committed and consistent
presentation aesthetic also follows app aesthetic
humor is appealing
suggestions:
customize site map by editing in Photoshop to have more aesthetic consistency
exploring format of doodles - going beyond linear flow, having collaborative doodles
think about how what other functions the app replaces, like the camera - maybe you might even have to write in your username/password
notebook aesthetic might be too literal - let the hand-drawn quality shine more and try building a brand aesthetic that doesn’t rely on literal associations too much
would have been nice to see more color in examples - both in doodles and also app appearance(using color to highlight certain parts of the app)
consider UI more - ex: on Friends page, you might click on an icon to interact with the user rather than having separate buttons like“Remove Friends”
think about how things would appear on an actual interface - consider proportions, spacing, think about what’s necessary to leave in or take out since there’s not as much space to work with
refining navigation - swiping action might not be super efficient if you’re swiping through lots of pages
maybe having more standard interface would be more helpful - you lose usability in the notebook aesthetic - might be hard to figure out what does what - ex: making input fields look more like input fields so the interface becomes more intuitive
what would make people want to use it and keep using it? how could people use it in unexpected ways? ex: people might use it as a more secure form of communication
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