In addition to developing the web-based product for AA’s new Drivesafe Insurance scheme, we also worked in partnership with Wunelli to develop a mobile presence for the fledgling brand. The result was the AA DriveSafe iPhone application, which went live for customers on the App Store earlier this month.

Overall Score - AA iPhone App

Project summary

The AA Drivesafe iPhone application allows insurance customers all of the perks of the web-based Driving Dashboard, including at-a-glance policy summaries as well as daily breakdowns of their driving habits. Not only that, but the application harnesses the full power of the iPhone to bring additional exclusive functionality, including the incredible GPS-powered ‘Find My Car’ feature.

Find My Car - AA iPhone App

Matching expectations

Continuing the trend of our previous web projects, we worked tirelessly with the AA to ensure the application retained brand consistency while maintaining the highest level of data management and personal security possible. In particular, a huge amount of work went into communicating the vast amounts of data associated with a telematics-based insurance product to a mobile device. We wanted to make sure the application remained stable and responsive when it mattered most – on the go.

Reports Screen - AA iPhone App

By utilising bespoke reporting tools we’ve succeeded in making the AA DriveSafe application not only a wonderful mobile experience, but also a worthy alternative to the services web-based offering. We look forward to seeing how customers use the product ‘out in the field’ and hope the application proves truly indispensable!

If you’re looking for a web development agency that also has solid, proven app development skills then give us a call.

Something Interesting build iPhone application for The AA.

The last week has been absolutely fantastic for a couple of our key clients.

The Belle Isle

Started off in Southsea a few years back, The Belle Isle soon found it had hit the right spot with the discerning locals. Serving a range of world beers and an exciting menu all set in a chilled out environment, The Belle Isle is a great venue for a quick morning meeting, a laid back lunch or evening out. And now they have launched a brand new restaurant in Chichester – bigger than the Southsea restaurant.

We worked with Paul Taylor, a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Southsea who designed the website and continues to create lovely, simple and very effective artwork for them, both online & offline.

At Something Interesting, we couldn’t be happier to be with a client like The Belle Isle who continue to grown and expand even with the tough climate out there.

Belle Isle Chichester Sign

Belle Isle Website Homepage

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ShipFinder

It was just before Christmas when we launched the ShipFinder website, a technically brilliant idea which tracks the movement of thousands of ships throughout the world. Each ship tracked shows a wide range of data – speed, destination, cargo etc. Not only can you see current data, but you can also view historical trips (using playback) and you even have the ability to “Sail Me” – which shows the path taken using Google Earth.

Working with pinkfroot we built a great website which handles an amazing amount of data every second to plot thousands of ships around the world.

The best part for techies like us, was seeing the ShipFinder website featured on BBC Click – for us this is a really fantastic achievement & we are really pleased that we got to work with pinkfoot on this and the PlaneFinder project.

ShipFinder Map View

ShipFinder Ship Detail

ShipFinder Image Gallery

So, all told, an amazing week for our clients which just makes us grin from ear to ear. And here’s to next week and what it may bring.

We are looking for new, interesting & exciting clients to work with, if you’ve got a project that needs some love and attention please get in touch.

Our latest website launched earlier this month for The AA (partnering with Wunelli), including a full pricing website, customer reporting and admin reporting suites. We followed our tried and tested approach to managing a project of this size and complexity – allowing us to bring the project in on time.

Research Stage

We’ve worked with a number of big clients on website design and development, but one thing is always constant – the research stage.

This stage includes:

• Branding & Style
  although it is a different product, we need to keep brand consistancy
• Data Management & Security
  ensuring the integrity and security of data is maintained throughout all systems
• Customer Requirements
  the end user’s needs taken in to consideration
• Bespoke Reporting
  how to best produce multiple reporting suites for various scenarios

Brochureware Homepage

Project Planning

A project of this sizes takes some serious planning. Internally we still use Basecamp, but for working with external partners we needed the classic Gantt Chart – for which we use OmniPlan. As well as being solid and reliable it also integrates nicely with Microsoft Project as well.

Working closely with a number of different third parties, we were able to bring the website development project in on time by keeping a close eye kept on the project plan at all times.

Dashboard Reporting

At Something Interesting we have built a number of websites that interpret vast amounts of data and display them in an easy to digest manner – like we did for PlaneFinder and ShipFinder.

For the AA, we built a customer Dashboard, showing their customers their DriveSafe Score – which ultimately affects their insurance premium.

The Dashboard design ensures that all their customer’s driving data is distilled in to an easy to use website. Part of this included designing an email & alerts system to better communicate with the customer.

Dashboard Homepage

And, to assist back-office staff, we created a reporting and administration portal, showing a range of important KPIs and data – all delivered in a secure system.

Overall DriveSafe Score

This was an amazing project to work on, allowing us to further hone our skills at managing and manipulating large data packets on the fly.And we are really pleased with the way the product has been received, both by the client and the public in general. It was also nice to see the project featured on the BBC News website back in February.

Something Interesting launch website for The AA DriveSafe Insurance

The Portsmouth Guildhall asked us to design them a little backdrop to their Twitter account. Quite a simple design but we hope to update it as time goes by….

Check out the Portsmouth Guildhall Twitter page just here

Our favorite Aussie client popped by the office this week, just to give us a crate of VB to say thanks for a job well done.

We’re now busy making our way through Australia’s best export (and still coming up with more ideas to help improve the site).

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