An introduction to sketch

I uncovered some problems in current market dating apps by talking to girlfriends.  

I defined the type of user that would be inclined to use my app, Pauw, as those looking to date. This influenced other decisions and parameters the app would require a new user to fill-out or comply by. 

The biggest complaints of current women using dating apps were: that some apps don't promote matched users to engage, often you had to pay to have access to profile parameter selections (ie. only seeing profiles of people over a certain height), and they need to enforce identity verification for all profiles. 

After identifying these pain points I dug into identifying the MVP and drew up mockups.  

There were three main views the app would need:

• Create a profile. Users start by creating an account with their personal information.
• View other profiles. Users can see other user’s profiles and interact with them one at a time.
• Message with matches. Users message with the other users when there is mutual interest.

I turned these ideas into wireframes in Sketch, using a IOS compatible designing package.

I would love to finish up the designs for this practice project, and run some user testing. Taking that information and writing the front-end in Xcode and while learning Xcode's UI kit to develop the app. Pairing up with a friend in software engineering to help me execute the backend development would also be an idea to explore.