Phone App - 9 Days of UI #1

I wanted to take on a daily UI challenge since long time ago, and in order to commit I will do it for 9 days instead of the usual longer practice. Also because 9 is like, awesome.

For the first day I decided to take a go at the phone app which is one of the most used phone apps and yet it seems like it's been stuck in the same design and format for the longest time.

The first issue on ios currently, is the positioning of the keypad which requires you to use both of your hands, so I tried an approach that pushes the keypad down which makes it usable with one hand.

For the contacts list I used a card approach that's a lot more engaging and aesthetically pleasing, while keeping the list approach on the top right as an option (not showed in this prototype). Also the letter index on the top should serve as a very quick scrolling through cards if you try to swipe it.

All in all, an interesting exercise. Let's see what tomorrow brings :)