Clever Twist Portfolio
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This document provides descriptions of various mobile app projects developed by Clever Twist, an interactive design studio. It summarizes 14 different app ideas, describing for each the problem it aimed to address, the proposed solution, and sometimes the technical specifications. The apps cover topics like databases for nanotechnology products, educational games for children, music sharing platforms, augmented reality apps, and more.
Clever Twist Portfolio
- 2. About Jen PRESS Web Designer Magazine features Clever Twist interview on design for mobile. CNN features Clever Twist in “App Craze” see the video JEN GORDON Owner/Creative Director Smashing Magazine features our article Web Designer Magazine features article by Jen Gordon on mobile app design. read the article Smashing Magazine features our article 2 3
- 3. findNano THE PROBLEM The Project for Emerging Nanotechnologies is the largest onlline database of nanotechnology-related products in the world. This information needed to be accessibly to mobile professionals in the nanotechnology arena, not only for reference purposes, but to also submit information back to the database regarding various products. THE SOLUTION In plain english, the app needed to connect to PEN’s online server, and send inforamtion back and forth to the mobile device. TECH SPECS Using JSON Restful Web Services we connected to PEN’s database. This allows the data in the application to be updated via web or mobile. 4 5
- 4. Farm Friends THE PROBLEM Mom is in the doctor’s office. Child is bored. Mom is in line at the grocery store. Child is bored AND begging for candy. THE SOLUTION Enter Farm Friends. An entertaining app that gives parents a quick reprieve while the little one has a fun, educational moment learning various animal sounds, words and images! TECH SPECS Farm Friends has a layered audio player that allows background music to be played separately from animal noises and Open GL animation tools. 6 7
- 5. My Audio Bio THE PROBLEM People love to tell stories around their favorite songs and music. And remember the days of gazing at the liner notes of your favorite album? Until My Audio Bio, there wasn’t a cool, interactive way to share your favorite music stories with friends. And when are we most often listening to music? When we’re mobile... THE SOLUTION My Audio Bio is like Facebook for music. Right from the mobile app you can attach pictures, videos, notes and friends to various stories. Share those stories with other friends. Read the own artists Audio Bio. It takes the meaning of music to a whole new level. TECH SPECS My Audio Bio uses JSON Restful Web Services to connect and sync web-based functionality on the iPhone handset. 8 9
- 6. Beer Goggles THE PROBLEM beauty is in the eye of the beer holder www.BeerGogglesApp.com Pabst Blue Ribbon was looking for a way to enter the mobile space with a fun and entertaining take on the “beer goggles” concept. The user (aka beer drinker) takes a picture of their friend, shakes the phone and the image warps and pops up a message of warning “Time to call a cab.” beauty is in the eye of the beer holder www.BeerGogglesApp.com THE SOLUTION We’re still pitching the idea, but here are the assets we’ve created as a way to roll out an integrated campaign that involves consumers and drives brand awareness. TECH SPECS Beer Goggles uses the camera and built in image-warping tools. From there users can upload the image to facebook, save it or email/MMS the image to a friend. 10 11
- 7. Yo Mama! THE PROBLEM The problem? Well let’s be honest there aren’t enough quality Yo Mama jokes in the world.. :) THE SOLUTION The goal with Yo Mama was to write an iPhone application/Facebook application combo that share information in real time. The Facebook e-card application pulls jokees from the same database as the iPhone app and vice versa. The iPhone app has the capability of allowing users to submit their own jokes. Those jokes enter a queue where they are approved by an admin for placement into the app. TECH SPECS Yo Mama is driven by a MySQL database that includes a Web-based admin system to manage jokes (add, delete, approve). Jokes are distributed to both the Facebook and iPhone apps automatically. 12 13
- 8. Paula Deen CoffeeSpot THE PROBLEM THE PROBLEM Not enough laughter in the world. Whether People want to find coffee, like... you’re a fan of southern cooking or not, immediately. They don’t want to type it’s hard to not laugh at Ms. Deen’s funny “coffee” into the Google app, they kitchen quips. don’t want to say “coffee” into the voice recognition and have it direct them to THE SOLUTION toffee shop. They want a one-touch answer Paula Deen. to: TECH SPECS “Where can I find coffee nearby?” Here we used locally reference audio files and audio player for optimum playback THE SOLUTION speed. CoffeeSpot houses the largest database of coffeeshops in the United States. From large chains to local Mom and Pop’s, users can hit one button and find any coffeeshop within a defined radius of their location. TECH SPECS CoffeeSpot uses Yahoo! Search to pull in coffee house locations. The app queries Yahoo! Search by GPS coordinates and the results are displayed within the userdefined radius of their location. 14 15
- 9. Galpin THE PROBLEM THE PROBLEM Galpin Automotive is the auto dealer How to translate a robus online calculator to Hollywood stars. The challenge was to mobile. bringing this larger than life brand to a small screen without losing the elegance THE SOLUTION and style of their offline presence. This mockup was produced as a fun, engaging solution that uses visual THE SOLUTION metaphors to communicate various Using textures that mirror the interiors of elements incorporated into calculating the brands they carry is one way I carried BMI. through the lushness of the brand. 16 17
- 10. Popper! THE PROBLEM A lot of games are ugly and just too darn complicated. THE SOLUTION For people who enjoy simple, casual games Popper! offers fun and annoyingly addictive gameplay. TECH SPECS Popper! was created using OpenGL. 18 19
- 11. R.Y.F. THE PROBLEM Yearbook Yourself was getting a little old. THE SOLUTION We wanted more funny and more options of pictures. I’m talking celebrities, mug shots - heck celebrity mugshots! It’s all in there. 20 21
- 12. Boost THE PROBLEM Psycologist Dr. Neal Olshan needs a way to deliver motivational audio clips to his clients who are work working through various performace anxieties, phobias and addictions. THE SOLUTION Working through the scope of teh project we realized non-clients, the average person would also be interested in benefiting from Dr. Olshan’s expert advice and audio meditations. TECH SPECS Boost was built using Objective C, with PHP/mySQL server side CMS for managing audio files within the app. the app also includes In-App Purchasing and Push Notifications for users who want to order “Custom Boosts”. 22 23
- 13. iBrite THE PROBLEM Too many peg-impaled feet. THE SOLUTION An iPad version of the Lite Brite. TECH SPECS iBrite was built using Quartz 2D technology. 24 25