R U N F O R G O O D

A critique of my Senior Thesis project.

This application was my senior capstone project and the idea came from wanting to share my love for running with others. The main goal of this app is to motivate people to run by making it fun and purposeful. Each runner is required to run at least 90 minutes a week, and for x amount of miles they run, x amount of dollars get donated to a charity. These x variables and the charity are decided by the runner and their team. From this set-up, a friendly competition is created as runners challenge each other to log the most time and miles, which then donates more money to a good cause.

However, looking back, I wish I knew then what I know now. (Don’t we all?) If I could talk to my college-self, I would offer some constructive changes:

• The buttons would look smoother with rounded corners.

• The color palette could be expanded, keeping in mind accessible design.

• The donation total on the Teams page could be bolder to highlight progress or the addition of a Donation page may be beneficial.

• The ability to compare your team’s donation total with other teams within the app could further spark competition.

• The navigation icons could be updated to something more modern-looking and the icons can be scaled down.