Rob Green - Final Major Project

Here is a PDF version of my final context publication. Although it gives a basic ideas of what the final app is, none of the interactive elements work so please make sure you look through the app to get the full experience and see all the images & videos.

I have exported my final iBooks file and will take it in to the DFGA office to copy it to an iPad this morning so that I can submit it with my main boards. I tested the book out on my own iPad, here is a shot of the final file in my iTunes library:

Here are some lists I've been making of what content is going into my final publication:

Here are some screen-caps of the bookmarks I've been keeping for when I'm deciding what to include in my final publication:

Some information about behavioural therapy and how it can help people with depression. I feel my app will address some of these therapy techniques:

So how can behavior therapy help you overcome your depression?  Which techniques are used?  The rest of this article lists typical techniques used by behavior therapy to treat depression:

- Decreasing and/or managing the avoiding of events that may contain a damaging stimulus.

- Increasing levels of behavioral productivity through different social and pleasurable activities

- The teaching of relaxation techniques including mental imagery and stress management techniques through positive coping images.

- Developing healthy patterns of self-reinforcement

- Developing cognitive skills to modify self-statements and improving cognitive self-control, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

- Training assertiveness, communication skills, and the use of role play to develop social skills and interpersonal effectiveness.

- Self-monitoring and evaluation of mood and activity levels

Behavior therapy has proven itself to be an effective treatment for depression.  If used in conjunction with other forms of psychotherapy such as cognitive therapy, it can quickly reduce levels of depression, allowing you to live your life to the fullest potential.

Here are some examples of promotional videos for apps, I want to create by own video for the Cat Trails app.

Simple but effective pattern design by Norrasak Ramasute.

Some cat illustrations I've been looking as inspiration for my own designs:

Some examples of pet themed apps:

Geometric Illustrations by Paul Tebbott.

All this icons are examples of excellent iPhone app icon design, more can be found on this article. I really want to create my own icon for the Quick Reader app and to show it in use on an iPhone screen.

Some abstract logo designs I've been looking at, I want to try out some more abstract versions for of the DFGA logo:

I found this article that talks about ways to stop negative thinking. I think that my app idea fits to the socialising with positive thinking people and keeping a negative thought log:

Ways to challenge negative thinking:

Think outside yourself. Ask yourself if you’d say what you’re thinking about yourself to someone else. If not, stop being so hard on yourself. Think about less harsh statements that offer more realistic descriptions.

Allow yourself to be less than perfect. Many depressed people are perfectionists, holding themselves to impossibly high standards and then beating themselves up when they fail to meet them. Battle this source of self-imposed stress by challenging your negative ways of thinking

Socialize with positive people. Notice how people who always look on the bright side deal with challenges, even minor ones, like not being able to find a parking space. Then consider how you would react in the same situation. Even if you have to pretend, try to adopt their optimism and persistence in the face of difficulty.

Keep a “negative thought log." Whenever you experience a negative thought, jot down the thought and what triggered it in a notebook. Review your log when you’re in a good mood. Consider if the negativity was truly warranted. Ask yourself if there’s another way to view the situation. For example, let’s say your boyfriend was short with you and you automatically assumed that the relationship was in trouble. But maybe he’s just having a bad day.

Here are some images of doctors that I will use as inspiration when creating my own illustrations:

Here are some logos that utilise some interesting use of colour: