Weekly Update Blogs
With Stephen's feedback and continuing to finalize our app, we're feeling more ready to deliver a standout presentation.
Week 12 | Presentation Preparations and Polishing Touches
This week, we wrapped up key features, finalized marketing materials, and prepared for our big event with special items and a polished presentation.
Week 11 | Countdown to Presentation Day Begins
With less than three weeks until our big presentation day, we’re ramping up efforts to ensure every element of Civica shines. This week, we made significant strides in both development and design to bring our vision to life.
Week 10 | The Redesign and Commercial Filming
From tackling a major app redesign – to finalizing our logo – and filming for our commercial, this was a big week for Civica. The redesign improved usability and elevated our app. Meanwhile, the commercial shoot gave us hands-on experience, and tested our problem-solving skills.
Week 9 | Midterm Presentation Lessons and Prepping for the Marketing Video
From unexpected challenges during our midterm presentation to organizing our marketing video, Week 9 has been a whirlwind of lessons learned and new plans in place for Civica.
Week 8 | Building Civica’s Static Components and Strengthening Team Collaboration
Focused on front-end development for our midterm demo, we brought Civica’s core screens to life while dividing tasks to leverage each team member’s strengths, ensuring efficient progress and a cohesive user experience.
Who is Civica?
“Civica is an accessible and affordable legal aid app designed to empower women, to navigate legal challenges with confidence.”
Week 1 | How the Team Started
During the summer break, we had discussions, presented our project pitches at the start of the term, and subsequently adopted a legal support app to keep the dream team alive.
Week 2 | Name Change and Ideation
We rebranded from Lawly to Civica to reflect our broader mission of inclusivity while solidifying our project’s scope and beginning competitor research.
Week 3 | Competitor Analysis, User Research, and Project Structure
We conducted competitor and user research, created survey questions, and developed a sitemap to structure Civica’s flow and ensure the app meets user needs.
Week 4 | Survey Results, Presentation Challenges, and Refocusing Our App
After a challenging presentation, we refocused Civica on supporting women, driven by valuable insights from our instructor Darinka and user feedback.
Week 5 | Establishing Core Values to Guide Our App Development
During our discussions with our instructors, we focused on refining our mission statement and core values to provide a structured outline for our app development.
Week 6 | Receiving the All or Mostly - Clear to Start Coding and Refining the App details.
We had another insightful meeting with Darinka, and once again, her feedback helped shape our direction.
Week 7 | Data Driven Design, Getting Started with the Coded Screens, and Storyboarding.
Gathering insights for our app through a women-focused survey, refining our design elements, and progressing on the video ad production.