Inspiration

Over the past few months among my circles I have heard time and time " I only hope this movement keeps it's momentum" or "Do you think in 5 months we'll still be watching politicians the way we are now? 5 years?" It's a good question. And the simple answer is not without help.

What it does

Politiwatch is an app built to help us keep an eye on our elected officials and judge for ourselves whether they really are fighting for the values and issues we hold dear. It is an app built to engender critical thinking among the users. It supplies politician profiles, which have understandable and reviewable metrics. This including ratings of advocacy for political issues, top campaign contributors along with their influence scores, as well as a general follow through rating which compares campaign promises to actual action taken. Users receive all the information you need on campaign donors, advocacy measures, even legislation items.

How I built it

This was built with Figma prototyping

Challenges I ran into

I wanted the design to be simple enough for someone who just wants to check in on a local politician to have what they need, but informational enough that users aren't relying on one source or taking for granted the information they see. Finding a way to walk that line was difficult, but I'm happy with the results.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I love the way the app looks. I think the design is really simple and straightforward, which is always a plus. I also really enjoyed trying to find ways to use eyes as a theme throughout the design of the app.

What I learned

Design and how users interact with/ use an app are highly intertwined. While many think app design may be simple, they overlook the intricacies that come with it.