I Need a Place
- 1. Product by: Jaylin Banion, Ayanna Brown, Ka’Lya Ellis & Lauren Gray
- 2. ● An app designed for college students, to provide affordable and convenient housing within 10 miles of their college location. ● The app provides undergraduate and graduate college students with furnished housing options that are the most affordable, offer flexible lease agreements, provide designated study space, and accommodate pets. The furnished options only include; washer, dryer, and kitchen appliances. ● There is a personality test for roommate pairing, rideshare options for transportation to the university, virtual and 3D apartment tours, street view of neighboring area, general helpful information regarding the apartment search process, user reviews, and opportunities to earn points towards rent for visiting local shops. ● All of the leases are flexible to a student’s needs, (e.g semester long, 12mo. , 9mo.), roommate(s) are optional, and convenient payment options are offered as well. Regarding payment options, students have the choice of having a rent gifter if they lack previous credit history and rent can be paid through the application. What is “I Need A Place”? ?
- 3. Brainstorm Timeline: 1. Brainstorm & Outline 1/27 2. Research: Develop Survey Questions 1/29 3. Analyze Research 1/31 4. Sketch: Color, Theme/Typography, Layout 2/3 5. Sketch: Sitemap, Logo 2/5 6. Sketch: Wire Frame, Logo 2/7 7. Sketch: Wire Frame 2/10 8. Prototype 2/12 9. Critique 2/14
- 4. Brand Identity Our brand: ● We wanted our brand/theme color to be a distinct neon color in effort to stand out against all other apps that might be on a user’s phone. We decided to choose the green neon logo because it was more concise, clean, and uniform opposed to having many colors. We also chose Alata as our font because it was simple, clean, and cut.
- 5. Process Research â—Ź Incorporating small details â—Ź Who, What, When, Where, and Why â—Ź housing type (semester lease, payment options, furnished rooms, common/study area) â—Ź roommate pairing â—Ź apartment viewing options â—Ź largest competitors â—Ź how we would promote the app
- 6. â—Ź People that live with a roommate & live alone are somewhat satisfied â—Ź People that viewed the apartment online previously, most claimed it was somewhat accurate â—Ź University was the most used medium â—Ź Relative was the most satisfied medium â—Ź Science people were satisfied were their living space whereas art, design, and creative writing were not Research Findings
- 7. Research Findings What don’t you like about your current living space or apartment? When you’re looking for a place to live, what things do you prioritize? 1st: Proximity to Campus 2nd: Free laundry services 3rd: Personal Bathroom There’s not enough space or privacy
- 8. Research Findings How familiar are you with the apartment search process? Do you cook or eat out more often? Do you have a means of transportation in the city where you go to school?
- 9. Research Findings What apartment resources have you used before?
- 10. Site Map The site map provides us with the flow of our app. It shows which pages lead to others and what an average visit looks like for our users.
- 11. Wireframes The wire frames provide us with a more detailed layout of our app. We derived this from the previous site map and sketches. We wanted to achieve the most convenient layout for our users.
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- 14. Prototypes The prototype gives us an in depth idea of what our finished product will look like once it is in use.
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