SILIGG for Apple Watch
Building a winning hackathon app—in 5 hours.
Over the course of 5 hours on Sunday, November 23rd, 2014, I participated in the Apple Watchkit Hackathon held at Hacker Dojo in Mountain View, CA. There I joined up with 3 really cool and AMAZINGLY talented developers, and together we designed and built "SILIGG" — the ultimate app to help you never be late again when catching a bus, train, or another mode of transport.
Compressed full-stack design
I conceived the concept and collaborated with an engineering partner for the final feature set. I was also responsible for the name, branding, UX, UI, and presentation materials, including crafting and directing the final presentation above.
3rd Place Winner!
While we did not win first place, we proved that we could design and build a lightweight, useful, and well-designed app in record time that would meet Apple’s dev guidelines.
This hackathon was the week that Apple released Watchkit for developers for the very first time, and way before Apple Watch was even launched. From Apple's early Watchkit design guidelines...
According to Apple, the Apple Watch aims to "blur the boundaries between physical object and software" through the Digital Crown navigation tool, the Taptic Engine for subtle alerts, and Force Touch, a new touch control system. Thoughtful design, says Apple, "should contribute to this experience of hardware and software feeling indistinguishable."
Apple suggests that all content created for the Apple Watch should be "lightweight," as the device is designed for simple interactions that are "accessible and dismissible quickly and easily, for both privacy and usability." Apps must "respect the context" in which the user accesses them, "briefly, frequently, and on a small display."