sorette home screen
Projects page
Direct messages screen
Notifcation center
Boost productivity with robust file tagging and powerful search features. Organize and manage files effortlessly
Invite others for a dynamic collaborative experience. Stay informed about project changes while fostering a collaborative team environment
Streamline engagements and collaborations with a centralized notification hub, enhancing organization and responsiveness
In the preliminary stage, I conducted a comprehensive evaluation of user feedback regarding the current collaborative user flow. These participants have experience with various platforms for sharing files, including cloud services. I actively engaged with 5 participants to capture their valuable thoughts and insights.
80% of users encountered struggles in collaborating with others. This indicates that there are critical issues that could pertain to workflow issues, communication challenges, user experience concerns, or resource limitations.
"Collaborating with others poses challenges for me, especially when it comes to keeping track of project revisions and managing comments from team members"
"Coordinating with numerous individuals simultaneously can become confusing, as I often find myself needing to maintain a history of bookmarks or shared folder links for future reference"
"Receiving email attachments from others can get lost especially on top of other messages and emails"
Users struggle to maintain and manage up-to-date files with other collaborators
Coordinating with others can be confusing, especially when users are tasked with managing many shared folder links
Individuals often find themselves relying on disparate communication services and tools to coordinate and manage collaborative efforts
Bryson is a talented R&B artist who finds inspiration in exploring different producers' beats to kickstart his songwriting. His music revolves around slow tempo beats, creating a mesmerizing and soulful vibe. However, he's frustrated by the lack of an option to filter files by BPM and genre, making it challenging to find the right fit for his artistic vision.
Edward is an avid music listener who loves to play songs with his friends. He recently found out about the group session feature sorette implemented. He likes the idea of such feature, but finds it tedious to constantly invite his friends through links to listen along with him. He wishes there was a better invitation system in place so he can continue to invite the same friends to his sessions.
I performed a thorough competitive analysis to gain comprehensive insights into the features and user experiences offered by popular cloud platforms like Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive.
Each platform experiences sluggish playback streaming, with a brief delay as audio files undergo buffering
While these platforms provided basic filters, these platforms lack advanced options, such as genre or BPM filtering.
The lack of tag-based organization hinders users from efficiently navigating and organizing their files.
I developed a thorough sitemap and created three user flows for sorette. My goal was to ensure that each interaction was easy to follow, providing clear guidance through every step of the process.
Sitemap
User initiates a group session and invites friends
User is invited to a group session
User views curated group session playlist
These were the initial designs I created when I first began working on sorette. While the general layout has remained largely unchanged, it's incredible to see how far it has come
I conducted an initial first-click test with 7 new participants to assess their proficiency in navigating tasks using the sorette prototype. These participants brought diverse experience levels with various cloud platforms for music collaboration. They underwent testing across three userflow scenarios: uploading a file and inviting others to listen, inviting others to a project, and adding additional tags to a file.
"I really like the modern design of sorette. It gives the platform a brand new look from traditional cloud platforms"
"I love how you can tag each indiviudal file. It will definitely help simplify the process of sorting and categorizing files"
"The Projects tab is a music collaborator's dream. I'm thrilled with the simplicity of the interface, which elegantly displays all the projects I'm currently collaborating on"
sorette represents the beginning of my venture into crafting desktop web designs. It provided a canvas for channeling my passion towards addressing real-world challenges and strategically prioritizing features to deliver significant value to users. Implementing various prototyping features fortified my proficiency in utilizing Figma's capabilities. In summary, I found immense joy in designing sorette, and I sincerely hope that you thoroughly enjoy exploring its prototype!
Looking back, one thing I would do differently is improve my time management. Juggling both sorette and mechmarket simultaneously was an exhilarating experience. Allocating specific time blocks for each project would have allowed me to better balance my efforts and ensure more focused progress on both fronts.