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2-the-res-Q bring their app to life
Posted by Adizah Tejani on August 25th, 2011
James Dyer, Project Co-ordinator from Fuerte talks about working with 2-the-res-Q over the summer.
Never work with Children or Animals… isn’t that what they say? Well, ‘they’ couldn’t be more wrong. At least for the former anyway…
In mid-July Fuerte were approached by Apps for Good to support a team of young individuals who would win a Dragon’s Den style competition. The winning team, aptly named 2-the-res-Q, were the victors with their anti-bullying app. The prize? To have their idea come to life. Our role, as an App design and build agency, has been to guide and support the 2-the-res-Q team through the whole process of creating an App.
For the last few weeks we’ve been working closely with the team of girls to flesh out the concept, produce wireframes and designs. We’re now at the very exciting stage of starting the build. The main aim has been to produce what they want; we’ve played a supporting role and given them access to our designers and developers. The girls have kindly given up one day a week from their Summer Holidays to work in our studio (no rest for the… app developer?). They produced the site-map and all of the wireframes for the app themselves. The next step was to put together mood boards and sketch deigns for every screen. Our designers, working closely with the girls, produced the final artwork. It’s been a very collaborative effort.
A key component for this App is the content, and the more important question to be answered; where are we going to get it? Apps for Good assisted the girls by connecting them to a partner, Cyber Mentors, who were willing to help with the content and allow access to their mentoring system.
It’s been a great experience for all parties. The girls have had a chance to have their idea produced. They’ve had experience of working in a studio environment, created wireframes, produced design concepts and will manage a project from concept to completion. And all before they turn 15! For us, it’s a great chance to pass on our knowledge and give the girls an opportunity to experience studio life. It also educates the girls about the variety of opportunities available in our industry. We’ve had the opportunity to produce an App that helps a group of people who don’t know where to turn when experiencing bullying. Of course, it’s been fun too, and great to work with a group of bright, creative individuals who are full of life and great ideas.
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