{"id":1225,"date":"2014-11-10T10:56:27","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T15:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novicenolonger.com\/?p=1225"},"modified":"2023-01-13T17:23:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T22:23:27","slug":"the-ux-of-time-travel-with-sfcd-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novicenolonger.com\/the-ux-of-time-travel-with-sfcd-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"034 : The UX of time travel with SFCD Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novicenolonger.com\/the-ux-of-time-travel-with-sfcd-agency\/sfcd-agency\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novicenolonger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sfcd-agency.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sfcd-agency\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novicenolonger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sfcd-agency.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novicenolonger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sfcd-agency.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1226\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novicenolonger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sfcd-agency.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"SFCD Agency\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novicenolonger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sfcd-agency.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novicenolonger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sfcd-agency.jpg?resize=57%2C57&amp;ssl=1 57w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novicenolonger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sfcd-agency.jpg?resize=72%2C72&amp;ssl=1 72w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novicenolonger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sfcd-agency.jpg?resize=114%2C114&amp;ssl=1 114w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novicenolonger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sfcd-agency.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novicenolonger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sfcd-agency.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>It&#8217;s a seemingly simple problem\u00a0\u2014 tell the user what time it is in different countries around the world \u2014 with an endless number of solutions. There are a few questions you need to ask yourself before even touching pencil to paper: What&#8217;s the best way for humans to manipulate time? And really, what\u00a0<em>is<\/em> time?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfcd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SFCD Agency<\/a> took a break from client work to put out its first mobile application: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/miranda-time-zone-converter\/id906788140?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miranda<\/a>. It&#8217;s a time zone converter with an elegant and unique user interface. In this episode,\u00a0Yasser, the Head of Product and Strategy, and\u00a0Dmitry, the Creative Director, share their experience making Miranda.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an inside look at the app creation process within an agency, where ideas are brainstormed and workshopped into their final form.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s what we chat about:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting started with agency work<\/li>\n<li>How many projects that their agency works on at a single time<\/li>\n<li>How much apps usually cost, and why people are often surprised by that<\/li>\n<li>Why an agency is like a sherpa<\/li>\n<li>How they came up with the idea for Miranda<\/li>\n<li>How Miranda started as a design challenge to all the designers in the agency<\/li>\n<li>Why SFCD created a version of the app that can be touched as soon as possible<\/li>\n<li>How long it took to make Miranda<\/li>\n<li>The biggest unexpected challenge with creating Miranda<\/li>\n<li>How agency work differs from internal projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links mentioned in this show include:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/miranda-time-zone-converter\/id906788140?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miranda<\/a> (iOS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sfcd.com\/blog\/cost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How much does it cost to make an app?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.invisionapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">InVision<\/a> for clickable prototypes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ask a developer<\/h2>\n<p>Do you have questions about building apps? Now you can submit your question to Novice No Longer podcast and have it answered live on air! Record a question using your computer and it may be answered by some of the top developers in the App Store.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Ask a developer\" href=\"http:\/\/novicenolonger.com\/ask-a-developer\/\"><strong>Submit a question now<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Did you enjoy this episode? Thank the SFCD Agency on Twitter!<\/h2>\n<p>If you thought this episode of the podcast was interesting, take a few seconds and let them\u00a0know by clicking the link below to share via Twitter (you can edit the tweet first):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Thanks+%40sfcdteam+for+being+a+guest+on+%40DannBerg%27s+Novice+No+Longer+podcast%21+http%3A%2F%2Fnovicenolonger.com%2Fthe-ux-of-time-travel-with-sfcd-agency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to thank the SFCD Agency on Twitter!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Comments?<\/h2>\n<p>How do you currently keep track of different time zones?<strong> Let us know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Can&#8217;t get enough?<\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s a new episode every week, so subscribe to stay in the loop! 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