Archive for the ‘Grades’ Category

An App Story — Episode 5

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

In this episode we talk about bugs, betas, and the power of Twitter.

Please note: in the video Jer says that hopefully the beta for Grades 2.0 will be ready by the time this video comes out. Now, the video is out but the beta isn’t. We’re working on it. It’s almost there.

An App Story — Episode 4

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Here’s episode 4 of “An App Story.” This time we talk about how and why we are using the iAd model rather than the $1 model we used for Grades 1.0.

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Grades 2 Preview Screenshot

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

Grades 2 Preview

In case you missed it on Twitter, I posted another Grades 2 preview screenshot on Dribble yesterday. I’ve been working on refining the look and feel just as I’m finishing up programming the main functionality.

This shot introduces one of my favorite (yet unannounced) features of Grades 2.0… anyone guess what it is?

It’s not final until it’s on the app store and very well may go through who knows how many more iterations as I get more feedback but please let me know what you think. If you’ve got a Dribbble account and happen to like the shot, check it’s Dribbble page and give it some “like” love – as of this posting it just needs a few more votes to hit page 1 of the “Popular” section. By the way, I’m learning Dribbble can be another great way to build buzz and get great feedback on your app (sorry I don’t have any invites right now).

An App Story — Episode 3

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Here’s episode 3 of our ongoing video series that takes you behind the scenes of the creation of Grades 2. In this video Jer takes you into the process of designing the interface for the GPA calculator.

UPDATE: By the way, we have continued to iterate on the GPA calculator design so the final version you see here isn’t necessarily the final design. We will need to test these designs with real users before we decide on a final design.

An App Story (Episode 2) and the Features of Grades 2

Monday, December 27th, 2010

If you would have told us that Grades 1.0.3 would be approved before Christmas we would have said, “Bah! Humbug.” But it’s a wonderful life and, miraculously, it happened. So here is the second episode of “An App Story,” in which Jer talks about this update and how it relates to our marketing strategy for Grades 2.0. (The update includes a video that announces some of 2.0’s cool new features; this video can be found below.)

And here’s the Grades 2 preview video.

—Josh