What’s Been Done
Research (3hr)
- Completed 2 concept tests. Takeaways + Features/Changes added below. Full notes: (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q4i419beQ4be3DdumseGoylo7d0v0EICuTgWCP6Y3Ms/edit#), (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W-0p7WvBhzqg2bJKYgzlX6VQRXp5LdlGmXOpme8dFVo/edit#)
- Compiled NUF analysis results from group last week. This validated a lot of the previous features that we felt that were important. Some of the key features that I see from this analysis are: filtering for discography (to quickly navigate from albums, songs, EPs, etc.), connecting and opening artists on Spotify, displaying influences/influencers. Some features that seem to be long-term goals would be: displaying artist via Last.fm, artist active years, and artist genres.
Design (2 hours)
- Continued updating the prototype based on feedback received from initial set of concept testing interviews. We got valuable feedback about things such as artist name visibility, link colors/visibility. Updated the design based on this to include artist names, removed secondary links (on default, could implement a toggle function), added selected artist history function (in-bottom left corner)(https://www.figma.com/file/3b0UPHJb5BIZDMW0CcS4mF/Omni?node-id=435%3A603).
- Began designing the “Create Playlist” user flow. Kept the concept mostly conceptual to gauge interest during the concept testing. So far, seems users are interested in the feature, so will continue to design additional functionality over next week. (https://www.figma.com/file/3b0UPHJb5BIZDMW0CcS4mF/Omni?node-id=408%3A574)
Dev (2hr)
- Completed additional development research to hone in on what tools, API, etc. will be needed. Links included in development plan below.
- Found additional projects that utilize the Spotify API and d3.js to create a similar network of artists that Omni is looking to achieve. These can be used to reference in addition to the project found last week. 2nd link includes an in-depth case study explaining their process that has valuable information about the potential issues that we might run into when moving into development. (https://artist-explorer.glitch.me/) (https://emily.louie.ca/sixdegrees/)
Before Next Meeting
Research
- Complete additional 1-2 concept testing interviews
Design
- Continue refining desktop & mobile prototypes based on concept testing interviews
Dev
- Continue researching and refining the development plan
Obstacles
- Time
