Soulpet

About

Soulpet was created for the Adobe Creative Jam UT. 82 teams of two had 68 hours to create an app prototype in Adobe XD. The prompt was Smart Cities: creating an app that utilizes technology and government data to improve the lives of citizens.

Our idea was to connect Dallas metroplex citizens with a furry friend to bring home, while also helping the city empty Animal Services Shelters and reduce the 5000+ animals euthanized annually in Dallas.

My role

I conducted research, sketched initial ideas and created wireframes in Adobe XD.

My teammate and I collaborated on brainstorming topic and name ideas, prototyping interactions and UI. My teammate took the lead on visual design.

Since it was a 68 hour challenge, we used strong collaboration and each contributed on whatever needed to get done by the deadline.

Ideation

Together we brainstormed several app ideas that met the prompt, including:

• A covid-19 related app that tells you which restaurants and services are open, and gives ratings for safety measures being practiced
• A recycling app
• An app that guides you to a safe driving path on the notoriously bumpy roads in our hometown, Irving, TX
• An voting and city council meeting app
• An app that collects citizen input for the city of Dallas and uses suggestions to make improvements to the city
• A pet adoption app that saves stray animals and helps solve the loneliness many are feeling during the pandemic

We decided on the pet adoption app because we wanted to take a unique approach and do something creative for the prompt, and it was a topic we were both passionate about.

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Research

I researched animal shelter statistics from the City of Dallas to learn how big of a problem we were facing. The data revealed that over 5000 cats and dogs had been euthanized in Dallas in 2019. Although Dallas has teamed up with local no-kill shelters to house some of the stray pets found, those numbers showed that there was room for improvement and pets that could use a safe home.

Wireframing

Wireframes

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Prototyping

Although the challenge required a minimum of 15 unique screens, we ended up creating 45 screens to prototype all of the interactions we wanted to show.

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Lessons Learned

Although we did not win the challenge, it was a great learning experience. This was my first time doing a design challenge in two days, and my first time creating a project in Adobe XD.

In the future, I would like to spend a bit more time on the research and ideation phase to make sure our app truly solves a clear problem that’s more related to the prompt.