My mobile app companion based on astronomy offers users an exciting and accessible way to connect with the universe. With features like star maps, planet trackers, and resource guides, users can easily explore the night sky from anywhere. These apps provide educational resources, helping users deepen their understanding of celestial events like eclipses, meteor showers, and planetary alignments. In a world filled with distractions, an astronomy companion app invites users to look up, wonder, and stay connected to the broader cosmos. My companion app will host a wide variety of functions, for example once a user clicks on a specific planet, each of which have been made using photoshop, it will display specific details about that planet including but not limited to: size, what kind of planet (for example gas giant), what kind of resources can be found there.
The above Figjam board shows research into the specific mobile companion apps. It primarily focuses on the key features of my app and looks into competitors, colour choices and styling and my intended user audience. I decided to use a retro colour pallete as they are often used because they create a sense of nostalgia, warmth, and familiarity. They remind people of earlier decades, such as the 60s, and tap into emotional memories, making designs feel comforting or timeless. In astronomy-related apps or designs, retro colors can evoke the “space race” era, classic sci-fi movies, and vintage posters, tying the visual experience to a time when it seemed something new was being invented every day! A well-designed astronomy app can be multi-generational, adapting features for different experience levels. For example , the younger users would be drawn to the visual aspect of my app, whereas older users would be more interested in the information aspect.
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