Finalizing (for now) in Sketch and InVision
Design is never final; however, I’m willing to consider my UX designs largely complete for all intents and purposes. I may choose to revisit the designs should my other app plans fall through and I have extra time on my hands.
I attempted to mimic the vibrancy and movement of the splash screen throughout the following pages of the app. I have considered adding a third color, perhaps appearing in the iconography, but found it to be distracting to the eye especially given the gradients and often sideways text. Since the webcam is a significant component of this app, I decided to make the camera view the “dashboard.” I designed the app so that it has a natural flow or progression (each screen has a prerequisite action), so a typical dashboard with all icons displayed on one screen would not be sensible in this context. The camera view icons were inspired by Snapchat’s minimalistic means of navigation. Upon login, the user is directed to her or his profile, which allows the option to select genres and “opposite mode” to tailor the playlist curation. The single-screen user profile customization features a lightbox for the “genre search” and a notification for the “?” next to the “opposite mode” toggle switch to dispel confusion and avoid jarring screen-switching. The emotions menu slide-out feature on the camera view screen is another attempt to create an intuitive and convenient means of accessing information. The gradient transparency of the playlist view song list aims to encourage interaction with the video links and create a sense of song hierarchy. The share button following the curated playlist is another attempt to minimize screen-switching and create a more streamlined, music-centric experience.
Here are some images from the profile section of the app.
