tiffallen
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7 years ago Our Team Name: A6 - Strawberry Jam Github: tiffallen/COGS121 Team 7: ACME github.com/emyew/ACME
Tiffany: I like the interface, it is very clean. The color scheme compliments the map nicely. I wish that as you added items to the list, a marker would be dynamically placed upon the map so that you could physically see the location of the place in relation to the other places on your list. Will there be a way to find friends on this application so that you can share lists with your friends or see where your friends have gone? It would be cool to be able to rate lists that you have been on, so you remember if you would want to go on it again later. It would be cool to be able to save the lists that they have not done yet, but would like to do in the future I think that it’s really cool that you have different mobile and laptop orientations. Jason: I like how you were able to integrate navigation functionality with Google Maps. I also like the ability to re-order the sites. A couple additions to the UI that would be nice to see: 1) the ability to click on the map to add a destination/site and have Google auto-generate the address or coordinates (i.e. maybe there’s a very cool location that doesn’t have a real address or isn’t on Google Maps.), and 2) the ability to recenter around the user’s location (i.e. if the user has been exploring other parts of the map, and wants to recenter around him/herself.).
Jimmy: Very good job on the UI design it looks very clean and modern. However the main page (before you login/register) needs to be a bit more simple and should give an idea to a new user of what this app is about. Having the map and the ability to add places right from the main page without any instructions might be overwhelming to new visitors of your page. This page would be better to see once you are logged on. Maybe try having a different design for the initial page with more catchy slogans and reason to why people should sign up for an account! Overall seems very nice, im sure itll be even better by week 10.
Stephanie: The UI is really impressive. The flat design looks clean and well put together, which I appriciate. I think its great that adding location is based on google maps API, which allows you to not worry about users clicking any location they want. One setback i could see with that is not knowing the address of where you are trying to add. I know google has functionality to say “where is this” and click on the location, and having it tell you that address, maybe that would be helpful here, if not im sure users could just quickly open a google tab. It would also be cool in the future to be able to see that path you are creating as you add to the list, so you can see if it makes sense visually. I like the design detail that the playlist order can be easily altered. The tag use is also a great way for users to find their searches, but that could benefit from having suggested tags to start them off, in case they dont know what common tags are used. Categories for yourself would also be nice, such as “add to wishlist”, “add to adventure list”, “add to san diego list” ect.
Karthik: I really liked the addition of adding multiple locations in between the routes. This adds more of a "road trip" feel to the app which is cool. I also really liked the over all look of the app. My only suggestion is that we should be able to see the time remaining for each minor location added to the list. That way, we can see how long it would take to reach each sub-marker and on top of that, also be able to see the whole destination eta also.
Robert Ferng: i wish the transition between spots are more clear. I like how you can arrange the order you travel in. The layout for the mood and tags are clear but i wish there are ways to sort and filter them
Danny Dang: I really like how the UI looked, but I wish there were numbers that accompanied the destination paths. It isn't very clear that you can change the order of each the destinations. Also after they put their destinations, the lines aren't very intuitive because they overlap each other. If there was different colors with a legend it might be much better for the user to see which path to go first. This might only be an issue if they overlap each other.
Hon Lao: I like the UI interface for the task bar, its very well placed and intuitive, the action bar on the left side of the screen is also well placed, all buttons seems self explanatory. I wish there is a feature and better example of searching and filtering different routes, with a feature like that, there is a lot more accessibility and interaction with other users. I think overall the UI looks great, and perhaps the only improvement would be a minimize on the left side task bar