Sketch Note App | isral Duke

App screen designs for the sketch note app.

Sketch Note App Details

An iPhone 8 held in front of a computer screen. The screen of the iPhone has the home screen of Squiddle.

An iPhone 8 with showing the screen for an individual note. A happy face is drawn on the note.

Sketch note app allows users to create quick sticky notes on their phones.

Overview

Squiddle is a free, note-creating iOS app inspired by sticky notes. Squiddle notes have a square format, just like physical sticky notes. The user interface isn’t hidden but the “power user” gets features like tagging and alarms.

Target Audience

The user for Squiddle likes to scribble notes because they’re easier to make and it feels more natural than starting a text editing experience. The act of scribbling a note is a natural, more organic experience.

Sketch note app persona, Lora and Simone, representing two user groups.

Initial Design Concepts

We started with real pencil and paper to immerse ourselves in the organic feel we wanted to preserve for the user. Squares are the shape of sticky notes and squares are simple, basic shapes, so we decided to stick to simple shapes for the user interface and icons as well.

Initial hand-sketched concepts, drawn in a physical sketch book.

Review It

A view of some of design screens which comprise the sketch note app.

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