This blog is in chronological order, so to see the evolution of the app scroll down to the first post called “Idea generation”. The code is here: https://git.arts.ac.uk/19004236/CommunityTechAid/blob/main/README.md A video example is here: https://youtu.be/p0vBwaaMXg0
Author archives: Laura Dowell Ballesta
App description
The CTA App has 5 tabs: How To’s, Contact us, home, Find us and calendar. Under the How To’s section: There are written guides for Macbook, Windows and Linux Computers. The charity I’m working with gives beneficiaries refurbished laptops, so users can check these guides to set up their new computers. Additionally, there’s a link …
Redesigning the home page
At first, the home page had the logo and a start button. I figured the star button was unnecessary. I added instead a page of helpful links that could help beneficiaries easily access important information about the charity. I figured this would be much more useful.
Designing the app icon
I decided to choose this logo for the app icon, as it is clear and displays the name of the charity, making it easier to locate when scrolling.
Redesigning the map view
I showed version 1.0. of the app to Cat (the CEO) of the charity: This feedback is from version 1.0. made me rethink the layout of the app. I realized that adding extra unnecessary visuals could complicate the view and make it more difficult for beneficiaries to navigate. Version 2.0. takes away the unnecessary visuals …
Calendar system and nav
I have implemented a nav system using TabView and .tabitem(). I used the SF symbols App to choose what icons to use. I wanted to keep the design consistent so I chose .fill items for the first 3 to keep the design consistent. Then for “Find us” I chose the magnifying glass as it represents …
App update
I have started to code some basic pages together and connected them with the nav. After seeing this version 1.0., I’m reconsidering my set up. I’m going to go back to the drawing board and think about how I could better display the information. Regarding the calendar App, I am going to set up a …
Community TechAid
Who are they? It’s a charity I help out with in my free time, here in Vauxhall. What is Vauxhall? Vauxhall has a mix of rich people and humble hard workers. We are helping the humble workers. Little Portugal is here, a culture of Portuguese and Central and South America. I like Portuguese and c …
Codecademy and Linkedinlearning
Over the break, I got through 18% of the ios Developer Codecademy career path. It seems like not a lot, but It was around 1 hour per percent. I also started a LinkedIn learning course Learning this has allowed me to understand the swift error messages alongside Ken’s lectures.
App v 1.0.
Today, I coded the first page of my app. I still need to add a box and more design but it’s a start. This is what I made for next on wednesday’s we make apps
On Wednesdays we make Apps
In order to keep each other accountable, Annie (classmate) and I are meeting on Wednesdays and setting each other tasks for the upcoming week. For next week we set the following; To do – for Wednesday 17th: App dev:⁃ Code from what we have learnt from 1.5 lessons – basic shapes/structure of a view. This …
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CTA V 1.0. interview review
After showing her the Figma, here is the feedback give to me from the Community tech aid CEO : the yellow and beige contrast colour too low, so I have to check the contrast Logo: change to a white background instead of turquoise -CTA has video content available for how to’s, I could add these …
Designing the UI for version 1.0.
Lucky for me, CTA already had a Figma brand guidelines template. I used this design style to design the first version Below is my first design concept for the app, using the colours and fonts of the CTA Guideline. FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS: The app logo needs defining, I don’t like the current one too much. I’ll …
Idea generation
For my project, I have decided to work with a charity I’ve been helping out. It’s called Community Tech Aid. We clean and wipe used devices and hand them to members of the community who are in need. We also give workshops to bridge the bag of media literacy in the community. I thought it …
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