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ux assignment 3
UX – app build phase 1 evaluation
Although I was only able to physically create the log in page for my app design I learnt so much which will just have to be practised in order to be put into practise. This phase of my development was designed to make a start on the actual app but the main aim was to be able to teach myself to used the Xcode software, this phase has required an extensive amount of time watching and reading on how to used the software and create the different aspects within it and what each of the areas are used for.
I would have been happier if I had created more of the actual app but it was difficult to get to drips with the software and how it works without guidance, although this one page took many hours to create with time the actual development would become a lot quicker and more fluent in its stages.
The rest of my app will be developed within the coming years at University throughout my course, my aim is to have a completed app within a year not only working on it in my assignment work but also developing it within my own time. The final product will have a completed app along with a website advertising it with the link to the app store to download it.
UX – app build phase 1 part two (walk through of app build)
This is a step by step guide of how I created the first part of my app using Xcode.
Although all I was able to complete was the opening log in page for the app due to the time scale given for this assignment this was due to having to research into the app extensively and self teach how to use it, I learnt everything through walk throughs i found online both written and videos but mainly it was through Treehouse which is a subscription community of industry professionals who make tutorials and references to aid other developers, I am unable to link in the specifics I used as due to the subscription nature the links just lead off to the home page.
This is the log in page I created using Xcode, this was challenging in comparison to using my usual coding software Visual Studio Code which personally I find a lot easier to use.
This phase shows only adding and editing elements, there is no real design to the page as I was keeping it simple to make the development more time efficient.
UX – app build phase 1 researching trends
The following are the links I referred to throughout my development;
- https://www.upwork.com/hiring/for-clients/11-mobile-app-trends-will-dominate-2018/ (app trends for 2018)
- https://crysberry.com/blog/mobile-app-development-trends-2018 (app trends 2018)
- https://medium.muz.li/top-9-ui-design-trends-for-mobile-apps-in-2018-14b4fa350d3a (app trends – best choice)
- https://99designs.co.uk/blog/trends/color-trends-2018/ (colour trend)
UX – app build phase 1 part one
For this assignment I am advancing on my previous assignment and building the app that I choose to break down and redo, I will do this from the information I gathered and my prototype I created.
Due to the size of this project I will be doing it in phases through my degree course, this assignment will be phase one which will be the learning curve of learning how to build an app through code and generate the first part of the app, I aim to have at least the home page created for this assignment.
After speaking to my code tutor he has advised me to use a program called Xcode to build the actual app on, he advised this as it is easier to build for apple platform first, I am going to follow his advice and will look into creating it for further platforms in the future.
I have found this video as a starting point to use as a reference
Naomi Eccles 