Community App

Creating a community management dashboard and mobile app for college alumni association based in the middle-east

Role

UX Design

Software used

Figma

Duration

1 month

Overview

This project involved designing a comprehensive digital platform for ACKAF, a community based in the UAE that unites alumni from a group of colleges. The platform aims to help alumni reconnect, engage, and grow both personally and professionally. The final product consisted of a mobile app for alumni members and an admin dashboard for managing the community.

Why the project

ACKAF sought a solution to digitise and streamline their community activities. The goal was to create a platform where alumni could reunite, interact, and foster professional and personal growth.

My Role

As the UX designer, I contributed to:

Brainstorming & Conceptualisation: Collaborating with stakeholders to ideate features that would encourage engagement and connectivity among alumni.
Design Development: Designing user-friendly mobile screens for the alumni app and an admin dashboard for managing the community.

Challenges

The project had a tight deadline due to the fast-paced nature of the engagement.
Due to limited resources for primary research, we relied heavily on secondary research from similar community platforms.
The client had varied opinions on how the platform should be and that led to a lot of iterations during the design and development phase.

Overview

Why the project

ACKAF sought a solution to digitise and streamline their community activities. The goal was to create a platform where alumni could reunite, interact, and foster professional and personal growth.

My Role

As the UX designer, I contributed to:

Brainstorming & Conceptualisation: Collaborating with stakeholders to ideate features that would encourage engagement and connectivity among alumni.
Design Development: Designing user-friendly mobile screens for the alumni app and an admin dashboard for managing the community.

Challenges

The project had a tight deadline due to the fast-paced nature of the engagement.
Due to limited resources for primary research, we relied heavily on secondary research from similar community platforms.
The client had varied opinions on how the platform should be and that led to a lot of iterations during the design and development phase.

Entities Involved

Admin Dashboard
Mobile App

Product functionalities

New Member Registration

User receives a link to join the mobile app.
On onboarding, they provide essential details and sends request to gain access to the app.
Admin or designated college heads (president, secretary, representative, treasurer) review and approve the request.

Feed and Activities

Members view and take part in community activities, events, groups etc in the mobile app’s feed.
approval for the same are done in the admin dashboard.