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FORTUNE OR GOOD LUCK

Mockup showing application on 3 smartphones.

Links

Google Play, Behance, Github, Web version

Time

March – June 2022

Overview

"Fortune or good luck" is an app based on the Polish early modern lottery book of the same title. It seems to be the first app that transforms the antique print, along with the mechanics unique to it, into digital form.

I used JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to write the application, and it is available on Android via WebView. This was my first publicized app, so the code and user experience are not perfect, "Fortune" has received good reviews, however. I hope to make a better version of it someday, such as using React Native.

What i learned

A lot of Javascript, advanced concepts of CSS and HTML.
Axure prototyping.
Basics of Android Studio Code.
Publishing apps on Google Play.
Perfected cutting out images in Photoshop ;)

Design process

Creating personas → Paper prototype → Lo-Fi Functional prototype → Hi-Fi Functional prototype → Tests with users → Preparing graphical and text content → Editing the text and writing “critical apparatus” → Programming → Creating preview assets that showcase the application → Publishing in Google Play Store
Whole process is illustrated on Behance.

Typography

Berylium – typeface inspired by the jagged edge style of the first antiqua typefaces from the 17th century.
UnifrakturMaguntia – Peter Wiegel's UnifrakturMaguntia is, in my opinion, one of the best digital fraktur fonts. It is based on a typeface by Carl Albert Fahrenwaldt from 1901.

Colors

#EAD3B8

#000000

Result

The application garnered positive feedback from both editors and people who had no connection to text editing. I showcased it at several events, and it consistently piqued the interest of attendees.

Gallery:

Mail:
mail@jan
zaborowski.comSocial:
GitHub
Behance