Electronic Law Reports publisher needs App Design (Design Only / 8 screens)

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App Design Brief
We need app designs for a complete rewrite of our Electronic Legal Research Software - LawPavilion (http://lawpavilion.com).
We're looking to release a new version (which is aimed specifically at being a tool for Legal Research) on the PC and Android and we're very much interested in aligning our applications' look and feel with the current trends on these platforms while recreating the experience of using a Law Library.
Our application is an extensive Law Library. We provide in-depth analysis of Judgments delivered in Nigeria's Appellate Courts as well as other law related content aimed at helping lawyers, judges and legal practitioners enhance their practice.
The primary objective of this release for us is to be a replacement for Law Reports printed on paper and to recreate the experience of working with books within the context of a library.
We've described a number of use cases in the PDF file attached to this brief. There are about 8 different use-cases, meaning 8 screens.
Some of the features of our application include lists of Supreme Court Judgments, Court of Appeal Judgments, The Latest Judgments from both Courts, The Laws of the Federation, The Rules of Courts, Civil Procedure Rules, etc.
We're planning to present judgments in a view that's very similar to books i.e. Users would be able to take notes, highlight text and do other things in almost the same way they do on paper.
We think it's also important to note that majority of our customers are not as technologically savvy as the rest of us so the interfaces should be uncluttered with more focus on content.
The online version of our application is hosted at: http://lawpavilionplus.com
Our App on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ng/app/lawpavilion-plus-pro/id537231417
While designers are free to make their decisions regarding color palettes, we would however like to see designs that are "skinnable" (Allow end-users to change color schemes)
Again, it is important that the primary user experience is one of using the Library. We'd also advice that designers checkout our iOS app and the Online version to get a better grip on our range of features.
Please see detailed description in the attached PDF file.
Initially, the screens we would love to see are:
* Home screen,
* Search results screen,
* Judgment Reading screen and
* a view of the user's research folder.
If you were unable to submit your designs before the deadline you can send us a message and if we get at least 5 designers, we'd consider extending the project.
Updates
Project Deadline Extended Reason: We have just recently increased the budget for this project as well as adding a reward for second place and we therefore want to give other interested designers more time to work on and submit their designs. Added Tuesday, March 24, 2015
We'd like to encourage all designers who've shown interest in submitting designs for this project to make their submissions as early as possible on Friday.Our team would like to review all the designs and possibly choose a winning design before close of work on Friday, 10th April, 2015 (17:00 GMT)Thanks. Added Thursday, April 9, 2015
If you were unable to submit your designs before the deadline you can send us a message and if we get at least 5 designers, we'd consider extending the project.
Added Saturday, April 11, 2015
Project Deadline Extended
Reason: We're giving all designers a a final opportunity to review and submit their designs. We'd be making a final decision on Friday the 17th of April, 2015.
Added Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Target Market(s)
Lawyers, Judges, Solicitors, General Legal Practitioners and Law Students
Industry/Entity Type
Electronic
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- Roboto, Open Sans
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Requirements
Must have
- The primary objective is to recreate the experience of using the Library. We're are striving to become a direct replacement for books in the Legal profession and the designs must support this sentiment.
- Judgments being read must be presented in a book view!
Nice to have
- While we're yet to come up with a name for this product, designers can create product names and logos as they see fit.
- We've seen good things about Google's Material Design for the Android platform.
- We wouldn't have a problem using a similar approach for our Desktop solution too.
Should not have
- Attached Images must only be used as reference guides to get an idea of what our current products do and look like.