Sketch 1 |
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- This is the first preliminary design sketch that emulates a common music library (Example iTunes, MediaMonkey etc.)
- Very comprehensive, includes playback control, an area for Drag 'n' Drop zip files with an import status section
- All functions are contained in one single interface only, so it may be a bit overwhelming at first
- Sections are divided into "Music added during this session" and "New Releases" (music added in the recent 3 months)
- Under "New Releases", the music tracks are further grouped into different genres (Loud Rock, RPM, Jazz and Pop/Rock)
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Sketch 2 |
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- This is the second preliminary design sketch that is a bit more uncluttered and gives more space for displaying information
- Users can still drag and drop zip files (scan did not show up clearly but there are letter "Drag and Drop to Add" printed on the background of the interface)
- Two panels at the side display the "Top Played Tracks" for a given week, and a "Search" interface for navigating the library
- Tabs at the top allow the user to create different "sessions", essentially a different view of the library. Each session can have a separate import queue
- Tabs at the side divide the music tracks by genre, since music directors are divided by genre, they hardly concern themselves with other genres
- Albums imported within the current session are shown with "album cover flow" format: album art, genre tags, artist name, album name and the full track listing
- Albums imported from previous sessions are simply displayed in a list format
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Sketch 3 |
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- This is the "stretch" design that is designed for tiny screen interfaces, here I have chosen a specific mobile touchscreen interface
- Drag and drop is implausible, so the home screen interface simply asks for a file url
- 4 icons displayed at the bottom which allows the users to navigate to: Library, Imported (list of tracks imported in this session), Playlist (list of songs currently playing on the mobile device), and CMJ List (list of top played tracks for the week)
- Library contains tabbed content by genre, with a button at the side to allow adding the song to the current playlist
- Imported section uses "album cover flow" format
- Playlist shows a list of songs queued for playback on the mobile device, with a button to navigate to the "Now Playing" interface
- Now Playing shows the current song playing along with playback options, volume control, song progress, and song details
- CMJ List interface shows the top played tracks in the current library
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