TeamSafer UI

TEXTL8R (2013–2015)

The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) sought a new Iowa DOT-branded mobile application intended to monitor the driving habits of Iowa teen drivers. The app was to “leverage the capabilities of the smartphone to block incoming calls and texts while the phone is in motion, monitor phone speed as compared to posted speed limits, and upload completed trips for later viewing in a parent portal.” The parent portal was “to establish a record of the teen drivers’ performance and behavior while driving and to allow the trip results to be reviewed by parents.”

Aegis put forth a proposal and in fall 2013 we were awarded the contract to create and deliver the TEXTL8R app. TEXTL8R became my primary focus, and I represented the Aegis development organization throughout our relationship, from conception through development and testing up to handoff to the Aegis support organization when the production client was ready.

TEXTL8R was released to Iowa DOT in early 2015 for rollout.

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All the different form factors to support: phone and tablet versions of the thick client (iOS and Android), thin client (mobile browser version), and desktop browser version. Examining the different ways parents and teens might arrive at the login screen. Interaction design for a parent removing a driver from a family, on phone and tablet. Wireframe formalizing the interaction design for removing a driver from the family. Construction of the bar gauges for the dashboard. Formal description of how the bar gauges should work. Evolution of the TEXTL8R parent’s dashboard.