Code

PeckApp’s contact sharing process evolved over time from Bluetooth to WiFi to a simple QR code. I utilized location services and distance calculations in order to determine who is standing next to each other with the app. Initial versions utilized the iPhone’s gyroscope and velocity metrics to calculate angle of movement and speed to mimic Bump’s technology.

I utilized Firebase and MySQL in the Swift app to support thousands of users in colleges and universities across the country.

Storytelling

The idea came from the desire to easily meet new people in college since all three of us cofounders were freshmen at the time. We user tested with the people around us, iterated on our product, and evolved from a social app to supporting Providence University’s biggest job fair in March of 2020 in which 100+ companies and thousands of students attended.

Users were integral to our design and different evolutions. We told their stories through our designs.

Design

Our design from the beginnning needed to serve our users. We had to figure out how to design an app that worked from a professional setting to the basement of a frat house. The design of the tech beneath it also had to follow this template.

At 1871 in Chicago we worked with multiple teams and design agencies to arrive at our final version.