spanky app

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Comments (6)

#1 written by Sam Cox
about 2 years ago

The dotted vector line at the top left really communicates the fold to me, have you considered integrating the instructions onto the folds? Like if the paper image was a lot bigger it could act as a canvas for the text?

On the top right, the photographic hands could get a little distracting.

I like the metaphor used on the bottom, it could make it a little more fun if you were trying to reach enlightenment and when you were done you got to paper craft nirvana. The green box to brown gradient could be a little more visually appealing I think. Perhaps work more with the background
#2 written by Lauren Hall
about 2 years ago

LOVE the Buddha character. But I think since this is a hands-on activity the picture with the hands is the most helpful. Maybe it could be Buddha doing the folding?? The first one is successful, but isn’t as “in your face” with exactly what to do. If you like the first approach the best it might be best to make an augmented reality that showed a vector piece of paper over your paper and where to make the folds with arrows, dotted lines, and then the next step.
#3 written by Betsy Sherertz
about 2 years ago

I think the vector or photo representations are really important for the type of app you are designing and so I like that you incorporated them in the first two. I think the buddha head is funny and amusing in the third one, I think he could be a cool character for your app. It could be cool if you incorporated him along with illustrations/photographs, so a person is getting the full feedback from buddha, as well as the visual steps.
#4 written by Nick Romanos
about 2 years ago

Dave,

This reads as $.99 app that sells wildly due to its sense of humor. I like that.

I appreciate that this app is not trying to make Origami out be some mythical, elegant process when in reality, it is only paper folding. (the former is the sort of cliche perception of origami).

Maybe I would like to see you play with making the type a bit larger? This is only for the sake of legibility. Otherwise, keep on with the minimalism, I like it a lot!
#5 written by Christina Hardison
about 2 years ago

As far as which screen is working best for me, i’d say the second. I think using photographs of hands is going to be important in visually explaining how to do the folds in your app. Just because hand placement and technique is so important in origami. I like how you are going for a ‘meditation’ theme. I’d like to see what exactly happens when you click on the meditate button..
hope this helps
#6 written by Madiha Malik
about 2 years ago

I would learn from the second version the best because the use of hands are very effective. In a lot of origami instructions, we only see the paper that is being folded and your app would bring something much more engaging and visually effective with the use of hands. I also like the language you are using in the third one, maybe integrate that into the second screen. Overall, I like how you are approaching this in a simple manner so the user can really focus on learning the folds.

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