AirIQ
localized air quality monitor and app
ABOUT
Tasked with identifying and solving a common city problem, I decided to develop an air quality patch and accompanying app which could be used by individuals at their homes or places of business. The patch would read localized air quality and change color based on pollution levels. Each patch has a unique id, which would be registered with the location address. The user would have the opportunity to look at the app and learn more information about the air quality reading. Information about pollutants, causes, possible solutions and health effects would be given in plain language. Users are empowered to report their air quality to local decision-makers and environmental groups.
PROCESS
Using draw.io, I drafted a process flow to understand steps the user will take and identify bottlenecks and redundancy.
Next, was the user journey map. Ideally, actual users would be studied for the journey map; for the purposes of this project I drew on empathy to identify possible user frustration points.
I hand drew a user scenario storyboard to identify key ideas for the final animated storyboard. The final animation tells the story of one user's interaction with the patch and the app. This part of the project was completed by rotoscoping filmed footage using Adobe Photoshop and Premiere.
