Post perfect Mobile App

An intuitive, mobile-friendly design for an iPhone app focused on streamlining attendance management and enhancing workforce productivity through precise tracking and effortless interactions.

Mobile App

6 weeks

Online Interview

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Overview:

The app was designed for influencers to efficiently plan, schedule, and manage their Instagram content, catering to the growing need for Instagram as a powerful marketing platform. As influencers, meme pages, and brands increasingly use Instagram for business, content management became a critical part of maintaining a consistent online presence. This app was developed to help users streamline the process of content creation and scheduling, ensuring they stay engaged with their audience.

Problem:

Influencers and marketers struggled with managing their content across multiple platforms, particularly in terms of planning and scheduling posts for future dates. Instagram, once a photo-sharing app, has evolved into a key marketing tool, making it essential for brands and influencers to maintain a regular and strategic online presence. However, the process of scheduling posts and keeping track of campaigns was time-consuming and prone to inconsistencies.

Solution:

This app addresses these challenges by offering a seamless solution for scheduling posts in advance, managing content, and automating notifications. It allows influencers and marketers to plan their Instagram posts, create a library of hashtags and captions for quick access, and receive notifications for timely posting. By simplifying the scheduling process and optimizing time management, the app helps users maintain a consistent and effective online presence with minimal effort.

Key Features:

  • Schedule Posts: Plan and schedule content for any day in the future.

  • Reschedule Posts: Easily adjust post timing as needed.

  • Post Notifications: Receive reminders at the exact scheduled time to post.

  • Hashtag & Caption Library: Create and store a library of hashtags and captions for quick application.

  • Content Calendar: Visual calendar to track scheduled posts and upcoming content.

  • Analytics Integration: Insights into post performance to refine content strategy.

Design Process:

  • Research & Discovery: Conducted user interviews with influencers and analyzed competitors to identify gaps and pain points.

  • Wireframing & Prototyping: Developed low-fidelity prototypes focused on user flows for scheduling and post management.

  • UI Design: Designed a minimalistic, user-friendly interface with interactive elements for ease of use.

  • User Testing & Iteration: Performed usability testing, gathering feedback to refine the user experience.

The Approach

The Approach

Our Instagram Planner simplifies content planning with real-time scheduling updates and a one-tap solution for saving and reusing hashtags. Through a strategic launch campaign, influencer collaborations, and user-friendly design, we aim to provide a seamless and efficient tool for social media enthusiasts, businesses, and content creators alike.

Design Thinking Process

Design Thinking Process

Design thinking is a human-centered and iterative problem-solving approach that involves empathizing with users, defining problems, ideating solutions, prototyping, testing, and implementing iterative improvements. It focuses on understanding user needs, fostering creativity, and continually refining solutions based on feedback.


Design thinking is a human-centered and iterative problem-solving approach that involves empathizing with users, defining problems, ideating solutions, prototyping, testing, and implementing iterative improvements. It focuses on understanding user needs, fostering creativity, and continually refining solutions based on feedback.

Project Timeline

Project Timeline

Project Timeline

Project Timeline

Project Timeline
Qualitative Research

Qualitative research was conducted to understand user experience in planning and scheduling Instagram content. This included engaging with diverse user groups like social media enthusiasts, content creators, and businesses. Methods included one-on-one interviews, focus groups, and observing users interacting with existing planner apps.

Interview Questions

What challenges do you currently face when planning your Instagram content?

Can you describe the frustrations or pain points you've encountered with existing planner apps?

How do you currently manage scheduling and hashtags for your Instagram posts and reels?

What features would you find most valuable in an Instagram planner app?

Can you share specific instances where scheduling or hashtag management became a bottleneck in your content creation process?

Key Insights

Users frustrated with scheduling uncertainty

Hashtag management tedious; need for easy saving and reuse

Emphasis on intuitive, user-friendly design

Desire for tool that simplifies content planning

Goal: streamline process, allow focus on creativity

Competitor Analysis

Competitor Analysis
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Features :

Unified Calendar: Manage all profiles seamlessly.

Smart Hashtags & AI Suggestions: Optimize content with AI-driven hashtag suggestions.

Smart Hashtags & AI Suggestions: Optimize

content with AI-driven hashtag suggestions.

User Persona

User Persona

Piyush kumar

Shikhar Gupta

Piyush kumar

Age

Education

Occupation

Location

24

B. Des.

Graphic Design

Graphic

Design

New Delhi

Frustations

Limited time for consistent content curation.

Challenges in planning cohesive campaigns

Limited time for consistent content curation.Challenges in planning cohesive campaigns

Mani Kant

Age

Education

Occupation

Location

24

B. Des.

Social Media

Manager

New Delhi

Frustations

Scheduling Uncertainty: Clearer post timing needed in planners.Hashtag Hassle: Seek streamlined hashtag solutions.

Mani Kant

Age

Education

Occupation

Location

24

B. Des.

Social Media

Manager

New Delhi

Frustations

Scheduling Uncertainty: Clearer post timing needed in planners.Hashtag Hassle: Seek streamlined hashtag solutions.

Needs

Mani Kant’s values an Instagram planner with clear and instant notifications about his scheduled posts.

A feature allowing his to save and reuse hashtags effortlessly is crucial for efficiency in his content planning.

Goals

Strategize visually appealing posts while efficiently managing time.

Receive real-time updates for timely scheduling, enhancing productivity.

Mani Kant’s values an Instagram planner with clear and instant notifications about his scheduled posts.

A feature allowing his to save and reuse hashtags effortlessly is crucial for efficiency in his content planning.

Needs

Strategize visually appealing posts while efficiently managing time.

Receive real-time updates for timely scheduling, enhancing productivity.

Goals

Efficient Planning Tool: Require a user-friendly platform for streamlined content scheduling.

Detailed Analytics Insights: Seek comprehensive data to understand audience engagement and optimize content strategy effectively.

Efficient Planning Tool: Require a user-friendly platform for streamlined content scheduling.Detailed Analytics Insights: Seek comprehensive data to understand audience engagement and optimize content strategy effectively.

Needs

Establish a strategic brand presence.

Drive audience engagement and coordinate timely campaigns on Instagram.

Goals

Age

Education

Status

Occupation

Location

24

B. Des.

Single

Social Media Manager

New Delhi

Mani Kant

Frustations

Scheduling Uncertainty: Clearer post timing needed in planners.

Hashtag Hassle: Seek streamlined hashtag solutions.

Needs

Mani Kant’s values an Instagram planner with clear and instant notifications about his scheduled posts.

A feature allowing his to save and reuse hashtags effortlessly is crucial for efficiency in his content planning.

Goals

Strategize visually appealing posts while efficiently managing time.

Receive real-time updates for timely scheduling, enhancing productivity.

Empathy Map

Empathy Map

Color Palette

Color Palette

Your color choice decision

#F96A02

#F96A02

#F2f2f7

#F2f2f7

#3c3c3c

#3c3c3c

#256FFF

#256FFF

Typography

Typography

Playfair Display

Playfair Display

It exudes elegance and sophistication, making it perfect for adding a touch of class to your posts and planner interface.

Aa

Aa

Aa

Playfair Display Regular

Playfair Display Regular

Playfair Display

Regular

Aa

Aa

Aa

Playfair Display Pro Semi-Bold

Playfair Display Pro Semi-Bold

Playfair Display Pro

Semi-Bold

Aa

Aa

Aa

Playfair Display Pro Bold

Playfair Display Pro Bold

Playfair Display Pro
Bold

User Flow

User Flow

Final Design

Final Design

A persona is s a frictional character representing potential users designed for a product or service. This persona is based on profile that values quality and productive approach in softwares, follow trends and prefer online management.

A persona is s a frictional character representing potential users designed for a product or service. This persona is based on profile that values quality and productive approach in softwares, follow trends and prefer online management.

Home Screen

Our Instagram planner's home screen offers a user-friendly experience for both logged-in and new users. Whether startiing fresh or managing scheduled posts, users can seamlessly create and organize their content with ease.

Schedule Page

Our plan page simplifies post scheduling with intuitive features. Users can set post times, craft captions, and effortlessly apply saved hashtags. Browsing and saving hashtags for future use is seamless, ensuring efficient content planning in one convenient space.

Takeaways

Through the Instemp project, I gained insights into the challenges users face when creating content quickly and efficiently.

Additionally, this project taught me the importance of balancing premium aesthetics with usability, especially when targeting a Gen Z audience.

Here are a few things I’d refine further in the design process:

Here are x of the insights I gathered from my research:

Streamlining template customization. Instemp allows users to select templates, but I would have liked to enhance customization options, making them even easier and faster for users to personalize their content with minimal effort.

Enhancing the “Explore” section. Instemp’s explore feature helps users find trending templates. Adding more dynamic, personalized recommendations based on user behavior would create a more immersive experience.

Elevating community engagement. Instemp’s community feature fosters inspiration, but focusing more on user interaction and peer-driven design trends could make it feel even more unique and connected.

Next Steps

What would Instemp on other platforms look like? Currently, Instemp is designed for mobile, but adapting it for web or tablet could broaden accessibility.

What can be improved in the UI? UX is a continuous process, so additional usability testing and feedback gathering will guide further refinements.

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