Sound Circle

Sound Circle is a dynamic music platform designed to bring people together through their shared musical tastes. Whether you're passionate about discovering new artists, attending local events, or connecting with others who share your unique sound, Sound Circle provides a space for music lovers to build meaningful connections.

UX Team Members

• Austin Kleinecke - UI Design, Heuristic Analysis
• Dinh Thien Tu Tran - Code, Backend Design
• Cole Hanna - Design and Analysis

User-Centered Design Artifacts

• Personas and Scenarios
• Sketches and Diagrams
• Wireframes
• Prototype

Phase I: Analyzing Users, Competitors, and Initial Designs

Executive Summary

• Competative Analysis identified opportunities within the current social media landscape by addressing unmet customer needs:
  • Very few platforms focus on the connecting of users based on shared music related interests.
  • Most music based platforms emphasize the listening experience and don't consider social interaction.
• Heuristic Evaluation highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of competing social media platforms:
  • Many features were overtly simplified, catering to a less tech-savvy audience.
  • The UI elements for creating a new posts are inconsistent and contained several rarely used elements that were overly flashy and visually distracting.
• Personas and Scenarios helped provide insights into user(s) wants and needs:
  • A platform that enables socialization with local users with similar interests.
  • Straighforward discovery of similar music tastes, artists, and genres.
  • Finding and hosting of music-based events and concerts.
• Sketches of MVP illustrate initial features:
  • An expanding feed of user-generated posts.
  • A search system with location-based filtering.
  • Sidebar skeleton of future API calls for artists, friends, genres, and events.

Full phase I report

Phase II: Refining interaction and designing wireframes

Executive Summary

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Full phase II report

Phase III: Prototypes and User Testing

Executive Summary

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Full phase III report