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Part 3: Clickable Prototype - BookSwap

We created a clickable prototype for BookSwap using Figma to bring our ideas to life and show how the app would actually look and work. This prototype covers the main user tasks and interaction flow that we planned earlier in our storyboard and conceptual design. Here's how we applied the design requirements for this stage:

● High Fidelity in LOOK

  • We used soft tones like teal, purple, and white to give the app a clean, student-friendly feel.
  • Fonts are kept simple and easy to read, with consistent use of spacing and layout across all screens.
  • Our penguin mascot appears in several screens like the welcome, home, and profile pages to give the app a fun and memorable identity.
  • All icons follow the same rounded, minimal style to match the overall theme.
  • Main screens designed include: Welcome/Loading, Login, Home (Book List), Book Details, Favorites, Add Book, and Profile Settings.
  • The visual design reflects how we want the final version of the app to look.

● Medium Fidelity in FEEL

  • The prototype works smoothly on a desktop using mouse and keyboard, as required.
  • All clickable buttons and icons allow users to move between screens and simulate the app flow.
  • The WhatsApp button on the book detail page includes a sound effect to give feedback when clicked.
  • Although mobile gestures aren’t supported, the prototype still gives a clear experience of how users would interact with the real app.
  • The navigation bar is working across all key pages to create a consistent feel.


● Medium Fidelity in DEPTH

1. The prototype covers all main tasks and sub-tasks, including:

• Login and home screen

• Browsing books and viewing details

• Favoriting a book (simulated)

• Viewing the favorites page

• Adding a new book

• Filtering books based on school/faculty

• viewing the profile page


2. We recently added a filter feature to the home screen so users can find books based on their school/program this was inspired by the pain point in our empathy map.

3. Some features are simulated only: the favorite button is clickable, but it doesn't save to the favorites list dynamically.

4. The camera icon on the Add Book page is also a placeholder it shows where users would upload book photos in the real app.

5. These limitations are expected in Figma and are included just to show the design intent.


<iframe style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);" width="800" height="450" src="https://embed.figma.com/design/SU33rN9c5NngVoXMbjrdLF/Prototype-BookSwap?node-id=102-47&embed-host=share" allowfullscreen></iframe>


This link below is our clickable prototype in Figma :

https://www.figma.com/design/SU33rN9c5NngVoXMbjrdLF/Prototype-BookSwap?node-id=102-47&t=epQjOCrxuEFdoPbk-1 

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