Application Development

After a lot of thought I decided to completely redesign my interface, making it more fluent, easier to use and more to the point. At the end of the day my application is still an interface for home owners that are concerned with saving energy easier. One of the new components I added was a map view of a house where the user could press lights on and off on the display, this is a great way of saving energy fast from anywhere in the house at any time. 

I've tried to rely less on graphs and numbers and more on simple but incredibly useful actions such as the lighting function. I believe this is the best way to relate to my target audience.

Application Development

After working through many problems in flash I finally finished a small video clip tutorial of the application in use, I had to make it a video of it in use because my application was targeted at either mobile or mounted touch screens around the house and physical movement of items on the screen can not be illustrated correctly with a triggered movement using a button in flash. My application video reaches its target audience in both its design aesthetic and targeted functionality.

Here is a screen shot of the video:

Application Development

This is my first design for the central rotating display of specific items customized by the user showing graphs in energy usage and management.

 I then changed the design slightly from this; experimenting with colours and style.

However I will still try new variations before deciding on a final display.

Application Development

For my application interface I researched a lot of code for animations especially for constant rotation of an object. I used this code to tie in one of the most important attributes for my application and that is complete engagement in the application, I tried to achieve this by having constant animations even if they are subtle. By doing so I believe it makes for a more interesting application and one that can be understood both through visuals and through the written word within the application.

The central circle is in essence the heart of the application, by having it constantly rotating and editable it draws attention and interest and ties the whole application together.

Application Development

My design has changed since I first conceptualized it, I have refined the movements and animation in the design to accommodate my flash skills as well as choosing a fitting colour scheme for my user group. Because my user group is home owners I estimate the age group to be around 35+ years of age. For this reason I chose soft gradient colours because they relate to the user's maturities and wants and needs when considering software.

Paper Prototype

Project 2 Interface Final Idea

First-world consumers are some of the worst in the world. There is an obvious resentment to the facts of non-renewable energy. It is up to clever design and technology to enable these consumers to understand visually the impacts of their energy consumption. My target group is home owners, families and flatmates. This group accounts for the majority of electrical consumption be it first hand or second hand influence. My interface is essentially a small maneuverable functional screen that can remotely control electrical devices in the house, with the ability to remotely turn devices or all electricity to the house on and off, set timers for specific devices and situations such as heating, hot water and night time. By using touch screen technology the user can quickly view and change settings easily. The design will be colourful and engaging, the screen will constantly show real-time graphs of energy consumption and where it is being consumed from. This way the user can control the devices that use the most energy. Through the use of colour and easy to use design the user will be able to save energy at the press of a button.