Pocket Menu is an application users can use to store information about their favorite food dishes when they go out. A user logs into the main screen where they then see a location screen each time the app is opened. From this screen they select the location of the restaurant they want to view their menu and the restaurants menu of. The current location they selected is then displayed at the top of the screen until changed. The first screen displays the users personal menu created at that location. They also have the option to view the restaurants entire menu where they can add new items to their menu as well as rate and/or like or dislike a dish. They have options for adding their own photos. There is a search bar which allows them to search a food style or the name of dish from their personal menu or the restaurants menu depending on which screen they are in. In addition there is a side drawer with a few more options. From here users can follow friends menus for inspiration as well as see over all rating for each dish. Also in the side drawer is another way of changing location, settings, and account info.

The purpose of the style boards is to capture the look and feel of the over all app. The design is meant to capture a warm homey feel that can suit any style food dish. The color choices are natural which allow the vibrant images of the dishes to pop on screen and look more appealing. I think coming up with color schemes can be one of the first challenges in designing anything. The colors really set the tone for a design and influence the form of of it, such as the icons, textures, layout and more.

Low fidelity artboards, though rough and little detail help to lay out the overall design and functionality. This is where the app gets its shell.

The site map gives an overview of all possible paths a user can follow from one screen to the next. This helps understand all screens that will eventually be needed in production of the application.

Many revisions were made before finalizing these preview screens. One of the biggest challenges is screen size. As an example, a struggle was with the text size for the watch version. When designing on a computer screen it is much larger and a design may look perfect until you shrink it down to its actual scale, the type then maybe be illegible or too difficult to read. Over all it was a fun project, getting feedback from others helped a lot in refining and tweaking small design weaknesses.