ClubCal: All your Events, All in One Place
Inspiration
The idea for ClubCalender, or ClubCal for short, was born from the difficulty that organizations may have when compiling information for it's members. We noticed a gap in the way that organizations presented events to their members, so we decided to make an application that allowed Organizations to put all information about events in one location and give users the opportunity to easily view updates.
What We Learned
The journey of bringing the ClubCal to life was filled with valuable lessons, both technical and non-technical. Here are some highlights:
- User-Centric Design: Understanding our users' needs was crucial. We realized that due to the short period of time we had, it was integral to focus on what the main purpose of our application was and whether we could code correctly to bring it to fruition.
- Technical Challenges: Integrating various functionalities like the ability to easily edit on the backend and see those changes reflected on the application and other capabilities such as the ability to take notes as a user for personal reference while not affecting the global calendar.
- The Power of Improving Efficiency: Often times we made changes to past developed code based on new functionalities because we found an easier or more efficient way to implement the program. This allowed our program to continue to develop and grow as we programmed more features. ## How We Built It
Building the Unified Calendar App was a journey of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. Here's a brief overview:
- Research and Planning: We started with understanding some of the tough things about our experience as a part of organizations is sometimes the lack of important information in one location. From there we understood what could be done to fix it and designed an application that we believe could be a possible fix to such issues.
- Design: Armed with insights from our research, we designed a sleek and intuitive UI/UX, ensuring that users could easily navigate through the app and access its features. We also created an easy and intuitive way for organizations to update the calendar without having having to worry about understanding difficulty code.
- Development: Our development phase involved creating an appealing graphic user interface that is easily readable and understandable. We tried to make the the editing of the calendar as easy as possible by making the code simple and efficient.
- Testing: Continuous testing with a changing dataset allowed us to ensure that the application was versatile, with the ability to work in multiple settings.
Challenges Faced
- Integration Complexity: One of the most difficult situations we encountered was trying to find a way to make the calendar easy for organizations to edit but also allow users to add personal notes. We believe our solutions to roadblock is creative and intelligent.
- User Engagement: We wanted to ensure that the program was easy to understand and use without being too confusing. As such, simplicity was our goal and we made specific design choices tailored towards this desired result.
- Scalability: We realized that there is difficulty in trying to support massive data sets and organizations on a larger scale but that may be something that can be refined in the future.
Conclusion and Future Plans
The journey of creating ClubCal has been incredibly rewarding. It taught us the value of user-centric design, the importance of adaptability in technology, and the power of a unified solution to meet the complex scheduling needs of today's individuals. We're proud to offer an app that not only simplifies time management but also empowers users to reclaim control over their schedules. One of our goals for the future is to somehow make the program more scalable and perhaps provide a tailored experience to organizations. This is great as it provides a goal to us as developers and allows us to build on a program we are proud to share with the world.
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