Muse

Connecting local creators and businesses to their community

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Inspiration

Many of my friends are aspiring artists. I've heard them complain about how difficult it is to find commissions at a fair price. Many customers will demand a lower price or attempt to pay them in exposure, not realizing the time and skill it takes to create art.I noticed the media advising people to order take out from their local restaurants rather than chains to benefit their community. However, I saw the same wasn't being done for the local artists that were hit just as hard. Furthermore, with the closure of so many events, many local businesses at appear regularly at conventions have taken a substantial hit, forcing them to hold large scale sales and move to majority online purchases to make up for the lost revenue. I wanted to create a product that could help my friends and local businesses receive the profits and recognition they deserve, without relying on sites that pull a percentage of their profit.

What it does

Muse is a mobile app that allows consumers to look for commissions to search for a list of artists in their area. They can search for them by their profession or style until they find the artists they need. They can also utilize the locate function to find artists within their area and where they might be performing. Once an artist has been selected, the customer can message them about the project, price, and any other elements before formally purchasing a commission from the artist. On the artist's end, they'll be able to upload their work or previous experience and encourage their past employers to leave them reviews. They can also link to their social media for a more in-depth look at their skills

How we built it

We built our app using FIGMA while planning out interactions powered by several technologies. We intend to use Android Studio powered by Flutter to create the app and link it to google maps for the locator tool and google cloud to store the data and information.

Challenges we ran into

At the moment of implement some features it was a little bit hard because we forgot to put it in the "main design" so we had to redesign full pages to make it work, finding the correct icons so everything can look good

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are most proud of our teamwork together. Even though we all live far apart, most of us in different time zones, we evenly divided tasks and asked each other's opinions on each step. From the color palette to the included features. This resulted in a detailed and well-crafted prototype that we can be proud of.

What's next for Muse

Our goal is to continue working and have the app entirely constructed, utilizing Flutter for its creation and Google Cloud for data storage. Once completed, the app will be placed onto the apple store and google play to reach the maximum amount of artists.

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