Catch Up is an application that is intended to be used by the design
agency AAA&A for their personal needs, which is to be able to send and
read messages between users to communicate on project details. This app
was created with this company’s wishes in mind, making it super easy and
simple to use, while still including all the features that were wanted.
First, users will be presented with a log in page where they can enter
their name and password in two text fields and log into the messaging
system. If the user does not have an account, they can instead create a
new account by entering an alias, their name and password. After users are
presented with the "Start catching up now!" message, they can log in with their
information! Now, users will be presented with a list of the other users
in the system and they can choose who they want to send a message to.
Once in a conversation, users can write and send a message to another
user and begin a private conversation that no other users can see. The
Catch Up app is a super simple and flexible system to use and it will
make communication in AAA&A’s design agency more efficient.
As I mentioned before, AAA&A is looking for a system that is
simple so when it came to the design, I kept it very minimal. The colour
palette I chose consisted of a dusty rose colour and also multiple
variations of purple and I think that these colours can be very
universal! Generally, the dusty rose colour was used for the background
and the darkest purple was used for the text to create a good contrast. Also,
in the conversation page, the message bubbles are different colours to
differentiate which messages are from which users. For the buttons, I
decided to make them all round to give a more playful look to allow for
users to have an enjoyable experience. I’ve also included a few other
features in order to make users’ experience more enjoyable such as a
log out button, a back button, effects on buttons when
they are clicked and much more. This app has an overall clean layout and
it truly can suit the needs of the design agency AAA&A.