Challenge Summary
Welcome to the REMA Real Estate Mobile App Design Concepts Challenge! This challenge is focused on creating design concepts/visual ideas for a Mobile Application to show Real Estate Listings.
We currently do not have any formal requirements beyond the listed User Stories. We are looking for you to provide design concepts and click-paths based on the provide user stories. This is the first step in planning our new mobile user experience!
In this contest we are looking for DESIGN CONCEPTS on how this Mobile Application could work. What should the different user types see and experience when using the application?
Round 1
Submit your design for a Checkpoint feedback
1. Landing page = note the two user types and what they need to be able to do
2. Buyer user stories (First 5 user stories)
3. Agent user stories (First 5 user stores)
4. If you have time - a 1024x758 presentation/overview of your design
Readme.jpg : Provide notes about your submission.
Make sure all pages have correct flow! Use correct file numbering. (00, 01, 02, 03)
Round 2
Final Design plus an Checkpoint feedback
1. Landing page
2. Buyer user stories (All user stories)
3. Agent user stories (All user stories)
Readme.jpg : Provide notes about your submission.
Make sure all pages have correct flow! Use correct file numbering. (00, 01, 02, 03)
Contest Description
REMA is a real estate company looking to update their customer and agents mobile "real estate" experience. We are looking for the topcoder design Community to help us with planning our new "user experience" (UX).
There will be two kind of users for this application:
1- Consumers: Consumers will use this application to find country-specific Residential & Commercial properties according to their search criteria.
2- Agents: Agents will use the application to conduct business with existing and potential clients and to stay informed with activities/information from their office.
Note: REMA is a codename for this project.
Design Concept Goals:
- How should this mobile application look?
- Suggest user screen flows and navigation.
- What shoudl the priority features be?
- How quickly could you find information?
- What is the best UX for a customer trying to find a real estate?
- Think simple but effective solutions! Have fun creating this - let us know how you think it should work!
- Use current "flat design" techniques and iOS7 influence
- We want this to be MODERN application design!
Use the 320 x 480px (Standard sizes) for submission format. Make sure you create graphic in 'shape' format, so when resize for retina versions, graphic still look sharp! It will be great if you can provide the landscape version.
This application will have two user roles:
A) Consumer User Stories
1- As a Buyer I want to view Listings (for Sale and Rent) in my city so I can see what’s available now.
2- As a Buyer I want to view information/content in my native language and local currency.
3- As a Buyer I want to view Listings on a map so I can see what area/neighborhood they are in.
4- As a Buyer I want to view Listing details (specs, documents, price, photos, videos, etc) so I can see what features it has.
5- As a Buyer I want to Search for Listings based on my specific criteria (e.g., location, price, features, etc) so I can narrow down the results to those that meet my needs.
6- As a Buyer I want to save Favorites so I can easily find the ones I’m interested in and check changes in price.
7- As a Buyer I want to see the Status of a Listing (Just Listed, Price Change, Offer Pending, etc) so I can know if anything about it has changed.
8- As a Buyer I want to share a Listing with friends/family through social media (Fb, twitter, G+) so I can get their feedback.
9- As a Buyer I want to Rate a listing (entire or room-by-room) as I view it and/or tour it and have my Agent see that information so they know what I like.
10- As a Buyer I want to see Listings based on my Ratings so I can see which ones best meet my needs/wants.
B) Agent User Stories
1- As an Agent I want to view my current Contacts (e.g., from Salesforce, Google) so I can contact them via phone call, email, or text as needed.
2- As an Agent I want to view Tasks assigned to me so I can follow up/complete the tasks.
3- As an Agent I want to view my upcoming Appointments (e.g., from Salesforce and from Google) so I can plan my day and be on time to meetings/conference calls.
4- As an Agent I want to view my Production Stats and see where I am in relation to my Goals for the week/month/year.
5- As an Agent I want to send and receive Referrals from other Agents so I can expand my business.
6- As an Agent I want to view the History of a Listing so I can see what it sold for in the past.
7- As an Agent I want to reach out to/chat with other Agents in my office and/or on my Team so I can stay in the loop as to what’s going on in the office and with my business.
8- As an Agent I want to invite Clients/Prospect to an Event in our area so I can market Listings to them and see what interest they have to buy or sell a property.
9- As an Agent I want to enter a New Listing while at the property (and having just received the Seller’s approval) so I can get the Listing published to websites/Portals/apps as quick as possible.
Challenge Requirements
1) Review the two users experiences
- How can the functions and navigation be optimized?
- How should things be grouped to keep the experience useful and simple
- What features need to be prominant and what features can be found?
2) Review the submission rounds for requested screens
Branding Guidelines:
Please use the colors from the attached Branding Guidelines.pdf
A list of similar apps for inspiration:
- http://www.zillow.com/mobile/
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/real-estate-by-trulia-homes/id288487321?mt=8
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lovely-find-homes-apartments/id576063727?mt=8
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/homesnap-real-estate/id506563991?mt=8
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
- Real Estate Buyers
- Real Estate Agents
Judging Criteria
- How well you plan the user experience and capture your ideas visually
- Cleanliness of your graphics and design
- Your design should possible to build and make sense as a mobile application
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 checkpoint feedback.
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.