Pocket Pin Pointers: Doha Edition

Expatriates comprise 85% of Doha, Qatar's population (World Population Report 14 Oct. 2015), which results in a community of diverse perspectives and backgrounds. I noticed a need for platforms to enable easy information exchange about places, activities, locations and services within the community. The outcomes of this 5 month project are a uniquely bound Doha guidebook, a set of location stamps, and a mobile map application. The goal is to provide fun and incentivized ways for Doha residents to explore the city with a fresh perspective in the hopes that they gain a better appreciation for the space.

The final app prototype

The final guidebook.

I began ideating contexts with which to view the project. I decided to observe the project through the lens of cultural scaling.

After developing my strategy, I began my research, found precedents for the project, and decided upon 3 outcomes: a mobile map app, a Guidebook, and a set of stamps.

I then created a timeline for the project. After researching more, I began to construct an abstract. I began prototyping, brought it to my team, and updated the prototypes based on the feedback.

By the end of the project, I had a fully-working Guidebook and method of printing, a set of working stamps, and an app proposal which can be viewed by clicking on this link. I created a physically bound process book to document the journey.

Final set of stamps

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