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Interactive Design Lab 1

Student: Ysabella Sapp

DigiToons app
My app's purpose is for people to read comics, mangas, and manhwas for free or at a discounted price. The people who would use it are comic readers and comic writers.

A major problem I want to improve is the mental and physical strain on the writers and artists of webcomics. Small creators can create and publish their work and even make a profit. If their comic becomes very popular or mainstream, they could be offered a contract that will give them more protections, benefits, and profit options.

For consumers, they would have the option of choosing between different types of packages to subscribe to. Creators will have the option to filter their work as compatible with specific packages. This will give the readers certain benefits when reading multiple comics. Those who do not want to pay will still have access to all comics but might have to wait longer for full access. When a comic is finished, readers will have endless free access.
 

UX/UI app design
UX/UI app design
UX/UI app design
UX/UI app design
UX/UI app design
UX/UI app design
 


User Scenarios

1. Janice, age: 24
Bio: Janice is a full-time elementary teacher with a passion for making comics in her free time. She does not care much about making a profit but that would be a plus.
Goals and Needs: Janice is a very talented artist and storyteller who wants to finally begin producing and sharing her work with others. She needs to find a platform that will allow her to gradually share her work and cause her zero stress.
Story: “As a primary school teacher, I want to be able to post my stories on an app that will accommodate my time constraints and provide a positive and uplifting social environment.”
Main task: Post her current progress on her new webcomic. Given that Janice already has the app installed and is logged in:

  1. Tap on the “MY” icon on the bottom right
  2. Click on the profile icon
  3. Go to the “My Submissions” tab and click the “+” sign
  4. Press the “New Story” button
  5. Fill out the information for the “Title”, ”Chapter Number”, “Chapter Name”, sections
  6. Either submit a complete chapter at once or gradually edit the chapter over time
  7. When finished, press the “POST” button on the bottom to share publicly
  8. When posting more chapters, follow steps 2 and 3. A button with your story’s name will be above the “New Story” button. Click the former and only fill out the ”Chapter Number” and “Chapter Name” sections.

2. Maya, age: 20
Bio: Maya is a college student who likes to read webcomics in her free time. She is not interested in paying for anything. Currently, she is looking for a new horror webcomic to read. She is only interested in reading a completed comic.
Goals and Needs: Maya is impatient and does not want to wait for new chapters to be posted. She needs a platform that will provide her with at least one completed quality horror comic that does not require her to pay for anything.
Story: “As a full-time college student, I don't have the money to fully support a creator so I would prefer to read a full comic for free in my spare time.”

Main Task: Find a horror webcomic to binge. Given that Maya already has the app installed and is logged in:

  1. Tap on the “Search” icon at the top of the homepage which appears by default when opening the app
  2. Press the “Filter” option and click “Horror”, “Completed”, and “Free”
  3. Look through all the options that appear
  4. Click on various ones and read the summaries
  5. After having picked one, press the tab for the first chapter and begin reading

3. Michael, age: 32
Bio: Michael is a complete geek who loves fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and action genres. He is looking to pick up a new hobby and sees a post by an artist that he follows on Instagram. The post contains information and graphics for a new series that the artist has posted the entire first volume of on this webcomic app. He is immediately intrigued and knows that he wants to read it even if it requires payment.
Goals and Needs: Micheal is an avid lover of sci-fi horror and has found the perfect series to start binging. Now, he just needs to download the app that it is located on and figure out how to gain access to the comic.
Story: “As a geek, I love certain genres and have a respect for those who share the same niche. I want to support the creator of a new story that I found.”

Main Task: Gain access to a linked story and pay if need be. Given that Micheal already has the app installed and is logged in:

  1. Go to the Instagram post and click on the link provided
  2. The link will automatically transfer you to the story’s page on the webcomic app
  3. Read the first three chapters, as they are free
  4. To read the other chapters, click the “Subscribe” button below the comic’s title
  5. This will bring you to a page that shows all the available subscription packages that the creator has their story attached to
  6. Choose the package that allows you to read the entire volume
  7. Input payment information
  8. Go back to the story’s page and continue reading

 





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