Challenge Summary
Welcome to the Air Products Mobile Application Design Concepts Challenge. In this challange we are looking for your ideas/solutions to modernize the user experience for our Gas Converter Application. As part of challenge we would like you to think about the overall user experience, branding and application features to help improve the user experience!
Round 1
Initial Design of Air Products Mobile Application Design Concept
1. Landing page
2. Tools (We are only focused on the Conversion Gas App for the checkpoint. Provide any additional tools if you have time)
3. Gas Facts (Just submit your initial design/screen)
Notes.jpg: Any comments about your design for the Client
Round 2
Final Design of Air Products Mobile Application Design Concept + Updates from Checkpoint Feedback
1. Landing page
2. Tool screens
3. Gas Fact screens
4. Company Information screens
Notes.jpg: - Any comments about your design for the Client
Air Products is an international corporation whose principal business is selling gases and chemical for industrial uses. In this challenge, we need you to redesign our mobile gas converter application and also think about any new features/functionality that might help the overall usability of the application.
Download and install our current application to get better understanding how the application works. The App is available on iOS, Android and Windows Mobile. Here's download link.
Design Concept Goals:
- We are looking to update our mobile application and create a better (modern) user experience.
- Our application is available for iOS, Android and Windows - so it is cross platform
- Research modern design things like flat design and other modern design trends.
- Think about how this application will be used and how how quickly a user will need to get their conversions
- Any other tools that would a user needs in this application? Social media? Suggest additional features.
Design Notes:
- Air Products Brand Guidelines: http://www.airproducts.com/company/about-us/our-brand.aspx
- Use the logo in your application. Download from this link: http://www.airproducts.com/company/about-us/our-brand/logos.aspx
- Use 640px x 960px (Retina Portrait sizes) for this contest submission format. Contest winner will be responsible for creating the landscape version of Retina version as Final Fixes task.
We are looking for a new design that will make our application jump ahead of other mobile conversion applications. Your solution needs to be better then:
-- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easy-gas-converter/id635290859?mt=8
-- https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/gasconverter/id681227665?mt=8
-- http://www.the-linde-group.com/en/news_and_media/linde_apps/index.html
Submission Requirements:
1. Landing page
- This landing page will consist of banner/slideshow about client's product. You can pull some data from this page
- Design user friendly and quick (think thumbs!) navigation so user can easily change the page.
- Navigation items: Tools, Charts & Table and Company Info
2. Tools
a. Gas Conversion Tool
- This tool already exists on our current application, we need this redesigned/improved
- Gas Conversion data: 'Product', 'Value', 'Convert From and To options', and 'Result'
- Notice the 'Convert From and To' options will change based on the selected 'Product'. Your design needs to anticipate the these options.
Below are tools we would like to add to our mobile application.
- How could they be integrated and designed?
- How woudl a user navigate the tools?
b. Density: http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/gas-facts/conversion-formulas/density.aspx
c. Length: http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/gas-facts/conversion-formulas/length.aspx
d. Pressure: http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/gas-facts/conversion-formulas/pressure.aspx
e. Temperature: http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/gas-facts/conversion-formulas/temperature.aspx
f. Volume: http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/gas-facts/conversion-formulas/volume.aspx
g. Weight: http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/gas-facts/conversion-formulas/weight.aspx
h. Weight and Volume Equivalents : http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/gas-facts/conversion-formulas/weight-and-volume-equivalents.aspx
i. SafetyGram
- This page will provide links to informational PDF's
- Current site PDF's: http://www.airproducts.com/company/Sustainability/environment-health-and-safety/product-safety-safetygrams.aspx
- SafetyGram file categories divided into: 'Gases', 'Electronics', 'Performance Materials' and 'General'
3. Gas Facts
- This page will be list of charts & table information
- User can see all information without needing to calculate anything
- Charts and Tables relate to the chemical and physical properties:
a. Air Flow 10-Foot Tubes
- http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/gas-facts/physical-properties-air-flow-10-foot-tubes.aspx
b. Boiling Points and Densities
- http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/gas-facts/phyisical-properties-boiling-points-and-densities.aspx
c. Dew Points
- http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/gas-facts/dew-points.aspx
d. Gas Physical Properties
- http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/gas-facts/physical-properties.aspx
e. Industrial and Medical Gas Specifications (U.S.)
- http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/gas-facts/industrial-and-medial-gas-specifications-us.aspx
4. Company Information
Some of these features below already exist on current application. Refer to existing application.
a. About Screen
- This screen explains about application functionality.
b. Standard Condition
- This screen explains about Standard Conditions used on this application.
c. Contact Air Products
- Click this button will let user send email to Air Products with 3 options "More Product Information" , "Problem with App" & "Other".
- You can also 'Phone Call' option to contact company: Technical Information Center at 800-752-1597 (U.S.) or 610-481-8565 (other locations).
d. Disclaimer
- This screen contains Disclaimer information
e. Rate Application
- This is new feature need added on Company Info
- Click this will let user rate application based on mobile device platform: iOS, Android and Windows Mobile
IMPORTANT
- Keep things consistent. This means all graphic styles should work together.
- All of the graphics should have a similar feel and general aesthetic appearance
Target User
- Industrial Gas & Chemical Customers
Judging Criteria
- How well you redesign our mobile application and think about the user experience
- Cleanliness of your graphics and design
- Your design should possible to build on different platforms: iOS, Android and Windows Mobile
Submission & Source Files
Preview Image
Please create your preview image as one (1) 1024x1024px JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode at 72dpi and place a screenshot of your submission within it.
Submission File
Submit JPG/PNG for your submission files.
Source Files
All original source files of the submitted design. Files should be created in Adobe Photoshop and saved as layered PSD file.
Final Fixes
As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify your graphics (sizes or colors) or modify overall colors. We may ask you to update your design or graphics based on other winning placements.
Please read the challenge specification carefully and watch the forums for any questions or feedback concerning this challenge. It is important that you monitor any updates provided by the client or Studio Admins in the forums. Please post any questions you might have for the client in the forums.