As part of my Interaction Design 1 class, we were tasked with doing a UI project on reading and were given just a few categories of reading to base our idea off of. We completed competitive analysis and user interviews as a group where we found our insights and potential problems to solve, and then split off to build our features and app on our own.

My idea, Scribble, takes from Notability, a note-taking app that I use frequently on my iPad, and has several features centered around reading for the purpose of essay writing. With an outline feature you can type or write on connected directly to the reading, as well as the ability to highlight and collect quotes, generate quick summaries, and export your outline, Scribble simplifies the essay writing and reading process.

For this project I wanted to push myself to create a design system that felt more tangible than typical note-taking UI, but was still consistent and readable throughout the app. By using handwriting and typewriter-inspired typography, a grid pattern, and a playful color scheme, I emphasized the tactile aspect of note-taking that our user interviewees stressed they missed out on in digital reading interfaces. It was also interesting developing this project starting from interviews and competitive analysis rather than an idea. I felt like my final UI was a more effective solution to a real problem, which just further proves how essential research is to design.