CosLife
Concept
CosLife is a mobile application for the Cosplay and Convention community. Take your event experience further with this one-stop app that allows you to add new or existing friends, photographers, stay up-to-date with your friends group with our integrated social feed, and keep track of your activities, such as convention events and cosplay shoots.
Research
Cosplay is short for costume-play, and is an activity where people can dress up as or act as their favorite characters.
Costume-related conventions are a popular hotspot and there are countless events across the globe for cosplayers to showcase their costumes, meet others within the hobby, and collaborate with photographers to reenact and photograph themselves in costume and with others.
Competitors
CosRank
An app where you can post your own cosplay, "like others," and join an alliance. It's a community for cosplayers and cosplay fans. Cosrank showcases and ranks the world’s best cosplay photos. Create alliances with your favorite cosplayers and keep up to date
Highlights
- Ranking system/trophies for best photo
- Fun and inviting colors, and comprehensive UI design
- Ability to make connections with international cosplayers
Challenges
- Must log-in to Facebook or Twitter to use
- No search capability or tagging syste to find specific cosplayers or type of cosplay
- Limited interaction with the community outside of favoriting
NYCC
The official applicaiton for New York Comic Con. Available year-round for the latest news, official announcements, exhibit info, and special events. Digital guide to everything NYCC (New York Comic Con). A handy and personalized tool for planning your time at the convention. It offers push notifications, exclusive contests to win prizes, and location lists for events
Highlights
- Innovative vs physical program
- Customization options
Challenges
- Exclusively for NYCC
- Cannot create user-generated events; events can only be generated by the app
- No functionalitites related to cosplay
Target Audience
Primary
- 20 - 35
- All genders
- College students and professionals
- Avid cosplayer (5+ conventions/year)
- Seasoned convention goer who is interested in setting up photoshoots, finding gatherings, connecting with other cosplayers and photographers
Secondary
- 15 - 19
- All genders
- High school students
- Casual cosplayers (1-3 conventions/year) and photographers
- New to the convention environment, interested in making new friends, and finding gatherings
Key Persona
Aidan
- 15
- Male
- Aidan is new to the cosplay scene and is interested in a helpful guide that is easy to utilize on his phone. He’d like to find activities at his local events and have a way of staying connected with new friends
Sarah
- 27
- Female
- Sarah is an avid photographer who attends conventions and cosplay events a few times a year. She enjoys taking photos of cosplayers at events, but would like to spend time doing more dedicated photoshoots. She finds it difficult to meet cosplayers who are seeking photoshoots at events
Khan
- 32
- Non-Binary
- Khan has been an avid cosplayer for over 10 years. They attend conventions and cosplay events once a month. They find it difficult to manage and coordinate their schedule with friends
Moodboard
Logo Sketches
Logo Final
Color Palette
Typography
UI Architecture
UI Design (Low Fidelity)
Cosplayer
App has two different modes to utilize. users can use one or both, and the app offers different options to customization. Cosplayer is the default option
Photographer
This mode allows the user to add details about the equipment they’ll have available for photos
Nearby Events & Friends
Users can search in their location area for nearby events currently going on or friends in the area who have allowed themselves to be locatable by their friends
Event Creation
Users can also create their own events by selecting the drop down menu and selected from a list of event types
Create Photoshoot
Users can fully customize their event through name, privacy setting, time/date, location, characters and cosplayers, add a photographer, or send a request to find a photographer
Add Cosplayers
Cosplayers the user knows and are mutually added to each other’s accounts can be selected and added to the photoshoot
Calendar
App has two different modes to utilize. users can use one or both, and the app offers different options to customization. Cosplayer is the default option
Newsfeed
Users can keep up with their friends and activities, such as general updates, when they check into events, and have added a new friend
Add Friends
Add other cosplayers or photographers through their profile, where they can be sent an add request or message
Friend Request
When a friend request is sent, a confirmation page will appear
UI Design (High Fidelity)
Cosplayer
App has two different modes to utilize. users can use one or both, and the app offers different options to customization. Cosplayer is the default option
Photographer
This mode allows the user to add details about the equipment they’ll have available for photos
Nearby Events & Friends
Users can search in their location area for nearby events currently going on or friends in the area who have allowed themselves to be locatable by their friends
Event Creation
Users can also create their own events by selecting the drop down menu and selected from a list of event types
Create Photoshoot
Users can fully customize their event through name, privacy setting, time/date, location, characters and cosplayers, add a photographer, or send a request to find a photographer
Add Cosplayers
Cosplayers the user knows and are mutually added to each other’s accounts can be selected and added to the photoshoot
Photoshoot Requests
Once the photoshoot form has been customized, it can be created. Any cosplayers who have been added to the event will be notified of its creation
Photoshoot Confirmation
App will let the user know that their event has been saved and added to the calendar, and any pending requests
Newsfeed
Users can keep up with their friends and activities, such as general updates, when they check into events, and have added a new friend
Friend Alerts
Alerts can also be sent even when the phone is locked
Add Friends
Add other cosplayers or photographers through their profile, where they can be sent an add request or message
Friend Request
When a friend request is sent, a confirmation page will appear