Posted: February 19, 2016 | Author: Ben Walton | Filed under: Field Y3, Student Set Project, Year 3 | Tags: app, application, cardiff, concept, creative, curiosity, design, exploration, finance, generation, graphics, HSBC, idea, information, layout, management, mobile, mortgage, project, research, responsive, review, set, sketches, student, undergraduate |
I decided to look at other app layouts for inspiration to help me create a simplistic and efficient layout for my concept. I sketches out many layouts by combining different aspects of the researched apps to create a hybrid design. Although at this time, there is no brand or layout consistency as I wanted to experiment with different possibilities and ways to display the pages. From here I will select which layouts I prefer most and begin creating a fixed layout which will carry the brand identity and allow the app to flow efficiently. I am interested in creating a social aspect to my concept which will allow others in a similar position to share their experiences with friends and family, or possibly other first time buyers while still keeping the users information such as finance and location, safe and secure.
The main features I am curious in designing are the in-app savings account for a mortgage in which the customer can deposit from other HSBC accounts to keep their savings separate from their everyday accounts. I am also very intrigued to research and conceptualise a way to easily view the progress of an outstanding mortgage application, modify or add other users to the application in which they can view, edit or deposit to the mortgage, these functions will be managed by the sole account holder of the mortgage. This concept functions to add family members or partners onto the mortgage application to proof-read, edit and contribute to the funding of a mortgage. Bringing the traditional idea of a mortgage and turning it digital is an exciting prospect and I am super excited to see its development over the next few weeks.
Posted: November 18, 2014 | Author: Ben Walton | Filed under: Field Y2, Year 2 | Tags: apprentice, audience, branding, business, cards, challenging, christmas, cooperation, creating, creativity, curiosity, den, dragons, excietment, exploration, finance, growth, identity, manufacture, market, marketing, media, money, online, option, plan, print, problems, project, promotion, quality, screen, self, small, social, stratagy, the, university, weeks, xmas |
For my chosen field option I got my first choice which allows me to become a part of a collaboration with other students from other courses to create our own small business. As today was our first session we were introduced to our team groups. My group consists of 4 other girls, 3 of which are international students which makes our team unique and multi-cultural. We have been asked to do 2 reflective posts per week on our group updates and progress as we only have 4 weeks to complete the whole section. We will have to sell our product within the university on the 13th of December followed by a formal presentation to a business to discuss further partnership. This will give us a chance to promote ourselves as young business representatives. As we will be selling our product within the christmas period and run-up to christmas we are marketing our product to be used as xmas gifts.
As a group we discusses our key values and listed the top 5 which we all agreed upon. Our agreed creative collective values are, Challenging Problems, Creativity, Growth, Co-Operation and Excitement. To combine these values within the company we brain-stormed on a company name which was fun, creative and reflected our qualities. After much thinking we decided to choose Paper Trail – your pathway to quality print. Paper Trail had come negative connotations when we discussed our company name with the field course, as a trail could suggest the waste left behind a product. But from this there was also a positive connotation of exploration, leaving behind a message and youthful curiosity.
After deciding the name we needed to assign each member a role within the team. The roles are as such;
Business Plan – Barbara
Finance – Myself
Marketing and Branding (Not Online) – Dwida
Manufacture and Making – Juliana
Online Social Media – Tiffany
After the basics were completed we went through the paperwork and what is expected of us and given a grant of £100 to support the start-up of our business. This will cover the costs of any prototyping, printing and materials needed including the final supply of products to sell. Managing the money will fall under the Finance role which I have been given, however I feel as a group we will equally agree on how the money will be spent.
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