Evaulation
What informed and motivated my design decisions? (e.g. the breadth of my research)
The main motivation for my research was the understanding of crystals and how their energy works. Finding what crystals mean and their purpose to the mind body and soul helped me motivate how I would research about them. From app competitors to crystal healing books. My research is bored to know the true purpose of crystals.
What changes and developments has my project gone through?
Changes and developments of my project was mainly through the idea and concept. My interest and purpose stayed the same but how I would represent that changed from an immersive experience and to an immersive app. I wanted to keep the immersive experience but making it mobile was the best decision.
Did I manage my time well throughout the unit?
My time during this project has been managed well to the extent of making my project. I took time on how my project will develop, especially when making changes to my app and how my animations will work. I focused on what the purpose of the immersive experience and how it will reflect within my app and my project. Focusing on one main theme helped me focus on different aspects in my project which helped with my time as well.
Are there areas of my design process that need more practice?
For my design process I would say my practice would be more on the animation and making my gradients have a more crystal theme but as I wanted to make it more abstract I didn’t feel there was a need to add more to it.
What have I learnt from this unit of study? (e.g. skills, theoretical knowledge, etc.)
I would say have learnt a lot in this project from after effects to xd. This project has taught me so much to what crystals are all about, their energy, aura, emotions, app design and animation. So many skills have been developed and overall I am pleased with my outcome and how much I have developed and experimented on to get the final outcome.
On reflection, are there any improvements that I would make to my final outcome?
To on reflection I would say that the improvement in this project would be making more animations as in reflecting on all crystals that I have put in my app but also a concept of showing how new crystals can be in it each day. However I think having a sample of animations and showing what will happen during the experience is so much more important than too many features. Representing the animations and how you can come to have a special crystal is the main process of the app and overall I am pleased and happy with my outcome. Something I thought I would never be able to do but managing to learn new skills and understanding a deep version of crystals was really interesting and enjoyable.