11 October 2011

Muud.io - Embarrassing Baby Photos

I found these Muud.io prototype screenshots while migrating to my new MacBook Air.

The main focus, starting out, was to prove that the back-end tech could work. I'd built a very basic client app, which plugged into a Rails instance running on my Mac.

As you can see, the "Build Playlist" feature was a little more complicated than it is now, and there was no way to save your playlists!

The second prototype was a complete re-working of the app and Rails service. The app now used the tab bar layout that eventually made it into the final build.

Once the general UI layout had been decided on, it was time to start thinking about adding some colour and texture to the app. I used my good friend, Google Image Search, to find some placeholder images and picked a strong orange colour to make the app stand out amongst the sea of blue icons on my iPhone.

I got in touch with Darran Morris of App-Bits to help with the design. Darran has worked on a lot of great-looking apps, but I'd never had the pleasure of working with him before. Needless to say, the final product looks extremely well-polished.

Muud.io is a music app for iPhone & iPod touch that can recommend playlists, based on a given mood.