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The Flow

The Flow is a conceptual application meant to address the water drought in California. In my Graphitecture class, a class created by Professor Brett Snyder, we were asked to make a graphic program that would encourage users to interact with their environment to practice water waste prevention, or to educate themselves about the drought. My partner Gayatri Narayan and I worked in partnership and came up with an idea called "The Flow".

About the app

My partner and I wanted to make an app that specifically focused on the danger of leaks, regarding the drought. Our project was inspired by an app called Wayz that alerts drivers where things are around them, such as police on duty. We wanted to make an app that could alert people where leaks are. Leaks contribute 17% of water waste in the United States-- which is a lot. The info screen tells people why leaks are so important and also educates them on how to look for common leaks in their daily environment. This is the message we want to send out to users: to be aware of your surroundings and participate in a group effort to save water.

Info screen App homescreen

Step 1: Sign Up

You first sign up for an account setting up a user name and general info. Then you are asked to set your location and radius of notifications that you wish to recieve from that location. People can set their locations for their home, a building they manage or even just their neighborhood. This allows users to be notified of leaks in their area and allows them to keep track of anything that needs attention.

sign up screen #2 sign up screen

Step 2: Take action!

Once you sign up for the app you then have access to 3 main screens: report, repair and a general map. If you are walking by a building or on your way to the bathroom exit and you spot a leak, you can then fill out information about the leak to report it. After it is reported, a spot on the UC Davis map is marked with a flag, shaped like a water drop. That's all there is to it to report, it's pretty easy and users can collect points for how many leaks they report and can use them for special givaways.

Repairing a leak starts with the map with all of its flagged leaks. The longer a leak goes unrepaired, its puddle grows larger to illustrate the severeness of that leak and that more and more water is being wasted. To repair, whether you own a building and want to repair your leak or you see a public leak, you simply click on the water drop flag and you are presented with some options. You can either knock on the person's door/leave a note if the leak is located at a person's home. Or you can call repair men to come repair your leak for your own building or a public space.

Repair screen App map Report screen

Promo Video

Here is a promotional video my partner and I created together, which ended up being how our final project was required to be presented. In the end Gaya and I were proud of our idea and thought, and still think, it could take off and make a real difference in California.