DMA 217 – Project 1: ToDo App Design

What did you learn?
I learned how to create interactive buttons and how color and layout can really influence the overall feel of an app. I also learned how to display part of my app to make it look more interest, appearing like a poster for an app.

What was easy?
The easiest part of this project was coming up with a good color scheme using the plugin coolers. This plugin makes finding color schemes that look good much easier.

What was challenging?
The most challenging part of this project was creating the drop down menus for the time, date, and month. I did not end up making it perfectly, but I did get the general idea of how I wanted this function to work.

How could your submission be improved?
My submission could be improved by adding more interactivity to the buttons in the header and footer. I would have also liked to make the time/date picker work and look better, but I was unsure of how to make it line up properly and make the numbers stop at the right location.

How could I improve the assignment for the next class?
This assignment could be improved by going more in depth on how to create interactions for the app. Maybe requiring students to make one complex feature for their app.

How might you apply your knowledge in future assignments or work scenarios?
Making components and basic interactions in Figma will be useful for future projects I design. This feature allows me to make a more interactive and real feeling app interface. This will allow making a real functioning app to be more easier as all the design features are all thought out and visible to see.

How did a specific reading or video inspire or help you?
This video helped me figure out how to make part of the drop down menu. However, my time picker did not turn out as nice as theirs did. This could be due to the fact that the video is not in English. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arRdAy5wy08