The Design of Everyday ThingsFinal ProjectMark Congiusta

Exploration of a mobile device application that turns time into social currency.

Conceptual Models: More/Less

Conceptual Models: Discoverability

Conceptual Models: Feedback

Wireframes: Initial Design

Wireframes: Post Feedback Iteration

User Feedback: What I Learned

Initial Design

Iteration

There were several point of consistent feedback on my original design:1. No need for 2 time gauges Users found this confusing and pointed out that there should only be a single time balance, not one for deficit and surplus.2. Plus/minus signs not clear. More explicit call to action required.3. Don’t bury key functionality. Finding people to transact time with is a primary function.4. Need multiple ways to find people. Proximity is an important method for finding transactors but should not be the only one.5. Social cues not clear. Benefits for linking to social accounts needs to be more obvious.6/7. Transaction flow is missing step. Who am I transacting with? Need indication of where the time currency is coming/going.

I addressed the user feedback in the following ways:1. A single time balance display. Added a positive/negative indicator in front of the balance to indicate a deficit or surplus.2. Used text strings to denote action. Removed ambiguous iconography on controls. Text strings also align to mobile design UI trends.3. Made finding people a top level UI control.4. Added conventional contact search functionality. In addition to map based geolocation, also included the ability to search for individuals by name.5. Contextualized social benefit. Enhanced the benefit of a wider social circle using the app to increase its benefit to the user.6/7. Added transactor to exchange UI. Also included more obvious hooks for moving from finding a transactor and moving to the transaction workflow.