Design App: pesquisa e desenvolvimento de estrutura e interface gráfica para um aplicativo de gestão de dados departamentais

Abstract

This Project presents the research and development of a structure and graphic interface for an application to students and professors to manage the data from Design Academic Department of UTFPR (DADIN). Aiming to design the application, the worldwide and Latin American scenario of mobile app research and development was explored. Then, the web browser was considered as the most convenient platform to develop the project. The methodology used was “The Five Plans” by J.J.Garrett, supported by the Interaction design processes. Since the DADIN website is the main platform and tool to manage all department information nowadays, the students` opinion about the problems they noticed and what they expect from the website was collected. In addition, all information about the department, university, necessities the students usually have and innovative ideas, gathered from similar apps research, were organized and hierarchized, allowing the development of sitemap, wireframes and layout alternatives. After user testing and layout improvement, now the “Design App” has everything that design students need to survive at university and it shows the department new visual identity.