This Week
Research (1.5 hours)
- Spotify Brand Redesign (2014) – dark backgrounds puts more focus on the albums, artists, and the whole music experience. A comparison made by Michelle Kadir, director of product development at Spotify, was that in a dark movie theater, the audience experiences the movie, not the theater. (https://uxdesign.cc/why-minimalism-never-goes-out-of-style-9c3ffca9237a, https://medium.com/@2fullj37/tv-mobile-streaming-prototypes-2ee0ce436d75, https://www.fastcompany.com/3028603/inside-the-redesign-why-spotify-went-black)
- General research on Spotify’s Web API to gain a better understanding of the concept and processes. (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/)
Design (2.5 hours)
- primarily focused on the beginning stages of the design process – this included gathering UI inspiration as well as creating two mood boards, based off of research that informed some color choices.
Next Week
- Research and learn more about Neo4j (https://neo4j.com/) for database visualization of Omni
- Finalize Omni’s color scheme and typography to create a stylesheet
- Look into potential animations/interactions
- Create 2-3 user personas
- Depending on team’s progress, start sketching wireframes of the main pages of Omni
Obstacles
- Scheduling/time management – dedicating time on Thursday and Sunday for Omni
- Knowledge on database visualization, different frameworks and softwares, API (Web scraper, Neo4j, AllMusic, Spotify Web API) – continuous research for better understanding
