Wall of Sound Presentation

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The Ram App

Application Definition Statement

Purpose:

The Ram iPhone and iPad app focuses on the satisfaction of our guests. We created this in order to provide immediate access to our menu, ordering food, and allowing them to view our waiting list prior to their arrival. This app is designed for people who love to get in and get out, who are in a hurry, or enjoy ordering before they arrive. 

1.Features Users Might Like:

• Easy access to the menu
• Ordering food prior to arrival
• Immediate credit card payment
• No waitress
• Being able to view the waiting list
• Knowing when their food is ready

• Who Are The Users:

People who are using iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

• UW Students 
• Business people in a hurry
• Large parties looking for tables
• Families
• Shoppers at the Village
• Regular guests
• Love to get in get out, often in a hurry, and enjoy ordering before they arrive.

• Filter the Feature List:
• Register or Login – go to locations
• - When the app opens, there will be a loading screen showing the Ram logo. Next there will be a screen that asks the user to login, whether they want to login using facebook, or create their own account through the Ram application. These accounts will store their information, from their name to their credit card number (for easy access in the future)
• - Once they login there will be a window that will ask for their current location, which will locate the closest Ram restaurant in their area on google maps.
• Viewing the menu
• - The menu will differ between each location, and will have pricing and an option to view the happy hour menu. 
• Finding a table for dine in – check waiting list
• - The option for finding a table will show the current waiting list, whether there is one or not. If there is no waiting list, there will be an image that will show the tables that are currently available, and how many.
• Placing an order
• - Placing an order will be included in the menu button. While they are viewing the menu they have access to click each item, add a quantity number, and that will be added to their order. Each item they click will be represented by a check mark which indicates that is the item they have chosen.
• Payment
• - The payment window will have a summary of their chosen items, they will have an option to confirm their order, or go back and add/subtract items. This window will show them their total, with tax added, with an option to add a tip. After they confirm their order they will be brought to a screen that will allow them to enter their credit card number. Once their order is completed they will be shown their receipt, with the option to print/email (if necessary).

Competitors:

Open Table

Urban Spoon

Yelp

This website is impressive

A website by friends at UW. Incredible work! Well done.
http://www.uwdesign2012.com/

Mobile App Ideas

Electric Daisy Carnival: Update, and create one for 2012
Dream board: Created for the use of the law of attraction
Beach App: Finding locations, what should you bring, weather
Restaurant App: This application would allow you to order food without the use of a waitress. With your phone you can look at the menu, and instantly your order would be sent to the kitchen. This app also allows you to pay for you meal

Wall of Sound Logo design

After a few days of working, I finally came up an appropriate logo for the "hipster" type of record store located in Seattle, Wall of Sound.

Type and Letterform Design

During my Type and Letterform class we were asked to recreate a product logo. For mine, I wanted to redesign a product by Sally Hansen. This is a lip product, (which might I add is one of their only other cosmetic product) is something that I have seen in stores. Of course, I hated the design. The logo disappointed me, and definitely did not represent "feminine." Rather than present them with a logo that could be typed on a computer, I wanted to give them a design they could call their own. Below is the original product. 

And here is my redesign! (:

Week 6

During these two chapters, the main focus was really on giving the user what they are looking for, and understanding how important it is to make sure your webpage is accessible. You want to give your user what they are looking for! There is no question about this. Your user is visiting your site for a reason, so provide them with what they want, and need. Something important to remember is to provide them with the information they want, and do not hide any details you may want to. This includes prices and what not. Your user wants to find things upfront, so make it easier for them. You are the designer. The next chapter talked about accessibility. This is important because not everyone is the same. There are many different disabilities out there, and there are plenty of web users of that sort. You can't neglect any user, so keep that in mind! Remembering accessibility is the right thing to do. In the book there was a link he recommended we read, http://redish.net/content/papers/interactions.html.

Some key points he made in chapter 11 were:

1.     fix the usability problems that confuse everyone

a.     test it often

2.     read an article 

a.     blind listen with their ears

3.     read a book

a.     building accessible websites by joe clark

b.     constructing accessible websites by jim thatcher et al

c.      maximum accessibility: making your website more usable for everyone by john slatin and sharron rush

4.     Start using cascading style sheets

a.     CSS Zen Garden!

b.     Learn by watching someone do a markover for you

5.     Go for the low-hanging fruit

a.     Add appropriate alt text to every image

b.     Make your forms work with screen readers

c.      Create a “skip to main content” link at the beginning of each page

d.     Make all content accessible by keyboard

e.     Don’t use javascript without a good reason

f.      Use client-side (not server-side) image maps

Portfolio Website Mockup

Website Sketches

Unit 5 Reading Response

These two chapters discussed the complications that might arose between a team of web developers. During the times of creation, each team member has a different point of view, or belief on what works, and what doesn't. What we all need to understand is that no user is the same. Each user is unique. What the web site creators need to understand is what is important, "does our website create a good experience?" Also ask yourself, "is this easy to use?" Don't worry so much about the aesthetics. The most important things to remember when creating a website is testing. Test, test, and TEST! Testing will reveal so many things that you yourself would not have been able to recognize. Probably because of how often you've been working on this project. Bringing in someone with fresh eyes will show you things that need to be fixed and what already works well. Usability tests are necessary to see if the user understands (a) what they are doing and (b) try to complete a typical task. Testing is important, and should not be neglected. Krug says to test early and often! Testing will inform your judgement on your site throughout the entire development process!





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