reflection

The biggest technical mistake I had to deal with was sizing and appropriate look and feel for an iphone app. I waited until almost the last minute to put the psd in on my phone to see how it would look and it slowed down a lot of things. Also, a lot of work I had created ended up being deleted due to sizing so it was really a time bomb. I felt like I was never able to see exactly how it would look on phone as it did on the computer so I had to keep stopping to upload a pic on my phone to double check. There a lot of small details I found at the end that needed to be corrected and fixed – like back buttons and menu options. The biggest difference between the app and website are those small details- on your comp. you have a constant browser allowing you to step back or jump forward or refresh and with the app you must create all of those features. I just need to try and remember to export earlier on in the process and have someone besides myself run through my task list with the app and see if they can get to all those pages and tasks smoothly and efficiently and with no frustration.
One improvement although not a requirement of this specific project was that I actually completed all 35 sketches. Even though it was not part of the assignment it helped quite a bit. It was definitely easier to get started and reminded me of all the details I wanted to put into the app. It also helped me cut out a lot of unnecessary items.
Throughout the process I was able to see improvements with sizing of texts and pictures and buttons- I am starting to grasp the idea of hiearchy. I think it  is a little different when creating an app as one can always zoom in on their phone but still- hopefully there will be no need too. I am trying to pay more attention to negative space- awkward spaces and trying to make them look intended and clean.
I still need to work on keeping up with all due dates as it will help the overall project go way smoother and not create as many late nights (hopefully).