Tearing the little hair I have out.

I'm stuck. Frustrated. Brain dead.

I've spent the whole weekend in front of this machine trying to get my ideas out of my sketchpad and note book into a somewhat designed if not working model and what do I get for my troubles? Just more woes. It's Alexanderplatz again, so no surprises there.

Here's the deal: a station ticket point where you can pay for not only your travel tickets but you can buy other tickets too! Football matches, exhibitions, Expos etc. You also don't want to be waiting for the woman in front to be fumbling for change, or trying to put the note up the right way. So, the way this thing works is you have only a few stops until you get to your request.

First, what is it you want: Travel, Leisure, or Network stuff (downloads, messages, top ups, etc). Second, what type do you want. If it's Travel is it Tram, train, ferry, bus, subway. If it's Leisure is it sports, concerts, museums etc. Third, is a sub-type of the second, and so on until you get to your choice.

Actually, now that I'm typing this it sounds a little long winded. Although the mock-up looks fairly simple. I've tried it out just pushing the buttons on my screen and if it works as quickly as it should you should get to where you want to get to in about 20 seconds.

What makes this even better is that you pay for this all by using your mobile phone. Once you've gotten what you want you touch your mobile phone to the screen and then confirm your transaction on your phone, not the screen.

But it still needs more thought. The project ends on Thursday. I'll be working past that date to see if I can get this to work. I wish I'd thought of this sooner instead of trying to figure out how to get the leaves moving on the tree structure.


On a plus note I did finish the design for my sister's birthday bash. Check it out on the left. Macromedia Freehand is still the best. I know they don't make it anymore but it still works for me!