Chenchen Ji – Catpanion – Design Ed @ RIT

Catpanion

Catpanion is an Apple iOS-based application designed for cat enthusiast to help facilitate the cat adoption process and other cat-related resources. The design of the application will be laid out in a social media standpoint in which resources can be liked, shared, and categorized based on a search word. This process will provide a convenient and simple platform for users in the application to share information about cats, cat adoption, and provide a better understanding of their cat to improve quality of care.

Homeless and abandoned cats are becoming an issue in urban areas

A majority of them may carry illnesses that can lead to infectious diseases. Once back in the wild, cats may also harm the ecological equilibrium of urban areas as they are known to be hunters of birds and smaller mammals.

There are a lot of cat adoptors who can't find their ideal pet

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The currently websites and social media accounts are using an out-of-date method to deal with the adoption process.

It is reasonable to believe that there is a significant demand for cat adoptions. After analyzing the cat adoption process, a need is present for an application to simplify and streamline adoptions within the general populace, and while no appropriate applications exist now, the application introduced here will address this issue.

Using this posting system, the current owner of the cat can describe the cat through out several aspects, and they could set up some conditions or requests for the upcoming adoptors.

The adoptor could use the search engine specifically designed for cats to search through the application to find their ideal cat. They could chat with the current owner about adoption issues directly through the application.